Kim Jin-gyu (footballer, born 1997)

In this Korean name, the family name is Kim.

Kim Jin-gyu

Kim in December 2019
Personal information
Full name	Kim Jin-gyu
Date of birth	(1997-02-24) 24 February 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth	Pohang, South Korea
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder, winger
Team information
Current team	Gimcheon Sangmu (draft)
Number	4
Youth career
2012–2015	Busan IPark
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–2022	Busan IPark	130	(17)
2022–	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	26	(2)
2023–	→ Gimcheon Sangmu (draft)	40	(6)
International career^‡
2015	South Korea U-20	3	(0)
2019–2021	South Korea U-23	13	(1)
2022–	South Korea	8	(2)
Medal record Men's football Representing  South Korea EAFF Championship Runner-up 2022 Japan Team AFC U-23 Championship 2020 Thailand
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 October 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 July 2022

Kim Jin-gyu
Hangul	김진규
Hanja	金鎮圭
Revised Romanization	Kim Jingyu
McCune–Reischauer	Kim Chinkyu

Kim Jin-gyu (Korean: 김진규; born 24 February 1997) is a South Korean footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or a winger for Gimcheon Sangmu and the South Korea national team.

Career

Kim signed a professional contract with Busan IPark in January 2015. Kim made his debut for the club on 4 July 2015 in a 1–0 defeat to Seongnam FC. He scored his professional debut goal on 27 July against Daejeon Citizens to become the youngest goal scorer in the K League 1.[1]

Under Choi Yun-kyum in 2018, Kim featured regularly on the left side of a front three. However, Choi's replacement Cho Deok-je preferred to use Kim in central midfield. Under Cho, Kim was a regular for the side that went on to gain promotion to the K League 1.

In January 2020, Kim played for the South Korea U-23 team at the AFC U23 Championship. The team won the tournament to qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics.

In July 2021, Kim was named in the final squad for the 2020 Summer Olympics. He made three appearances in South Korea's run to the quarter-finals.

On 17 March 2022, Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors announced the official signing of Kim. He made his debut game for Jeonbuk Hyundai on 19 March 2022 in a draw against Gimcheon Sangmu.

Career statistics

Club

As of 29 October 2023

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition<

Club performance			League		National cup		Other[a]		Total
Season	Club	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
2015	Busan IPark	K League 1	14	1	0	0	1[b]	0	15	1
2016		K League 2	6	0	1	0	—		7	0
2017			10	0	2	1	—		12	1
2018			32	7	3	1	2[b]	1	37	9
2019			32	4	1	0	2[b]	0	35	4
2020		K League 1	8	1	1	1	—		9	2
2021		K League 2	27	4	0	0	—		27	4
2022			1	0	1	0	—		2	0
2022	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	K League 1	26	2	5	1	9[c]	1	40	4
2023	Gimcheon Sangmu (draft)	K League 2	30	6	0	0	—		30	6
Career total			186	25	14	4	14	2	214	31

1. Includes K League promotion-relegation play-offs and AFC Champions League
2. K League promotion-relegation playoffs
3. AFC Champions League

International

Scores and results list South Korea's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Kim goal.[2]

List of international goals scored by Kim Jin-kyu

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	15 January 2022	Mardan Sports Complex, Antalya, Turkey	Iceland	4–1	5–1	Friendly
2	21 January 2022	Mardan Sports Complex, Antalya, Turkey	Moldova	1–0	4–0	Friendly

Honours

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors

• Korean FA Cup: 2022

South Korea U23

• AFC U-23 Championship: 2020

Individual

• K League 2 Best XI: 2023

References

1. 'K리그 최연소 골' 부산 김진규 "JS컵 큰 교훈됐다" (in Korean). Sports Seoul. 28 July 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
2. "Kim, Jin-gyu" (in Korean). Retrieved 15 January 2022.

External links

• Kim Jin-gyu – K League stats at kleague.com (in Korean)