Seol Young-woo
South Korean footballer (born 1998)
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Seol Young-woo (Korean: 설영우; born 5 December 1998) is a South Korean professional footballer who plays as a full-back for Serbian SuperLiga club Red Star Belgrade and the South Korea national team.[3]
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Seol in 2022 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 5 December 1998 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Ulsan, South Korea | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Full-back | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Red Star Belgrade | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 66 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2016 | Ulsan Hyundai | ||||||||||||||||
| College career | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017–2019 | University of Ulsan | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020–2024 | Ulsan HD | 120 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Red Star Belgrade | 61 | (8) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2014 | South Korea U17 | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2016 | South Korea U20 | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019[2] | South Korea Universiade | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020–2023 | South Korea U23 | 15[α] | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023– | South Korea | 32 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10 May 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 31 March 2026 | |||||||||||||||||
Club career
Ulsan HD
Born in Ulsan, Seol played as a youth player for hometown team Ulsan Hyundai (renamed Ulsan HD in 2024) since childhood. After attending university for a while, he played for the senior team of Ulsan Hyundai since 2020. He contributed to Ulsan's two K League 1 titles in 2022 and 2023. On 1 October 2024, he was nominated for the AFC Player of the Year for 2023 by helping his club and national team reach the semi-finals of the 2023–24 AFC Champions League and the 2023 AFC Asian Cup, respectively, in addition to the league title.[4]
Red Star Belgrade
On 29 June 2024, Seol moved to Serbian SuperLiga club Red Star Belgrade for an undisclosed fee on a three-year contract with an option for a one-year extension.[5][6] He provided three assists in eight league phase matches during his first UEFA Champions League season.[7] For two years, he helped the club win two Doubles,[8] and was selected for the league's Team of the Season twice.[9][10]
International career
Seol was called up for the South Korea national team for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup. He underachieved in the group stage, and conceded a penalty against Malaysia.[11] He provided an accurate cross, assisting Cho Gue-sung's equalising header in second-half stoppage time of the round of 16 match against Saudi Arabia. He showed tremendous workrate by moving 15.54 km in the quarter-final match against Australia and was selected for the team of the matchday after the match,[12] although he took a rest for only two days after the round of 16.[13] South Korea was eliminated in the semi-finals by Jordan, but found solace in a new full-back.[14]
Style of play
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Ulsan HD | 2020 | K League 1 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6[b] | 0 | — | 22 | 0 | |
| 2021 | K League 1 | 31 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | 38 | 2 | |
| 2022 | K League 1 | 34 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6[b] | 1 | — | 43 | 1 | ||
| 2023 | K League 1 | 32 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4[b] | 0 | — | 38 | 3 | ||
| 2024 | K League 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6[b] | 2 | — | 15 | 2 | ||
| Total | 120 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 156 | 8 | ||
| Red Star Belgrade | 2024–25 | Serbian SuperLiga | 30 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 10[d] | 0 | — | 43 | 6 | |
| 2025–26 | Serbian SuperLiga | 31 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 15[e] | 0 | — | 50 | 2 | ||
| Total | 61 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 25 | 0 | — | 93 | 8 | |||
| Career total | 181 | 13 | 17 | 0 | 49 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 249 | 16 | ||
- Includes Korean FA Cup, Serbian Cup
- Appearances in AFC Champions League
- Appearances in FIFA Club World Cup
- Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- Five appearances in UEFA Champions League, ten appearances in UEFA Europa League
International
- As of match played 31 March 2026[19]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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| South Korea | 2023 | 7 | 0 |
| 2024 | 15 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | |
| Career total | 32 | 0 | |
Honours
Ulsan Hyundai
Red Star Belgrade
South Korea U23
Individual
- K League Young Player of the Month: September 2021, November 2021[20][21]
- K League 1 Young Player of the Year: 2021[22]
- Korean FA Young Player of the Year: 2021[23]
- K League All-Star: 2023[24]
- K League 1 Best XI: 2023[25]
- K League Player of the Month: October–December 2023[26]
- Serbian SuperLiga Team of the Season: 2024–25, 2025–26[9][10]
Notes
- Includes seven appearances as an overage player in Asian Games.
