Park Yi-young

In this Korean name, the family name is Park.

Park Yi-young

Personal information
Date of birth	(1994-06-29) 29 June 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth	Seoul, South Korea
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Right-back/Center-back
Team information
Current team	Phnom Penh Crown
Number	2
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–2014	Team Socceroo	21	(5)
2014	Pachanga Diliman
2015–2024	FC St. Pauli II	104	(3)
2017–2019	FC St. Pauli	25	(1)
2020–2021	→ Türkgücü München (loan)	28	(0)
2024	Kaya-Iloilo	13	(1)
2024–	Phnom Penh Crown
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Park Yi-young (Korean: 박이영; born 29 June 1994) is a South Korean professional footballer who plays as a right-back or center-back for Cambodian Premier League club Phnom Penh Crown.

Club career

Team Socceroo

Park was going to join a university, but he left for the Philippines after hearing the news that Philippine football clubs were recruiting South Korean based players. In 2013, he joined Team Socceroo, a team of Philippine second division, and contributed to their league title. The next year, he scored five goals and provided six assists during 21 games in the first division.

Pachanga Diliman

Park moved to Pachanga Diliman in July 2014 and participated in friendly games after the league season ended.[1]

St. Pauli

In 2015, Park was eliminated from tryouts for Marítimo and Teplička nad Váhom, challenging Europe, but succeeded in joining St. Pauli.[1] He established himself as the first team's right back in the second half of the 2017–18 season. On 6 May 2018, he scored the crucial winning goal against Arminia Bielefeld which prevented his team's relegation.[2] In August 2018, he agreed a contract extension until June 2022.[3]

loan to Türkgücü München

For the 2020-21 season, he moved on loan to 3. Liga side to Türkgücü München.[4]

Kaya–Iloilo

On 7 February 2024, Park moved back to the Philippines now with league champions Kaya-Iloilo for the Philippines Football League 2024 season.[5]

In July 2024, Park became a victim of six women pickpocketers in Bonifacio Global City. He lost some cash but recovered his wallet.[6]

Phnom Penh Crown

In December 2024, he signed for Phnom Penh Crown[7] in the Cambodian Premier League.

Career statistics

As of 30 November 2022[1][8]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Team Socceroo	2013	UFL Division 2	—		—		—
	2014	UFL Division 1	21	5	—		—		21	5
	Total		21	5	—		—		21	5
Pachanga Diliman	2014	UFL Division 1	—		—		—
St. Pauli II	2015–16	Regionalliga Nord	22	1	—		—		22	1
	2016–17		26	0	—		—		26	0
	2017–18		6	0	—		—		6	0
	2018–19		9	0	—		—		9	0
	2019–20		1	0	—		—		1	0
	2021-22		22	1	—		—		22	1
	2022-23		18	1	—		—		18	1
	Total		104	3	—		—		104	3
St. Pauli	2016–17	2. Bundesliga	2	0	—		—		2	0
	2017–18		15	1	—		—		15	1
	2018–19		7	0	0	0	—		7	0
	2019–20		1	0	0	0	—		1	0
	Total		25	1	0	0	—		25	1
Türkgücü München (loan)	2020–21	3. Liga	28	0	0	0	—		28	0
Career total			178	9	0	0	0	0	178	9

Honours

Club

Team Socceroo

• UFL Division 2: 2013

Kaya–Iloilo

• Philippines Football League: 2024

References

1. Kim, Han-byeol (21 October 2015). [김한별의 풋볼씬] 장크트파울리 U-23 박이영, 꿈을 향한 '1만 마일'의 여정. Daum (in Korean). Sportalkorea. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
2. "Park dupes Ortega - St. Pauli is fighting to stay in the class" (in German). kicker. 6 May 2018. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
3. ""Tolle Entwicklung": Park verlängert auf St. Pauli" (in German). kicker. 21 August 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
4. Jeong, Jae-eun (24 July 2020). [Goal 인터뷰] ‘새 도전’ 박이영, “3부 결정 어려웠어, 축구 하나 생각하고 왔다"(영상) (in Korean). Goal. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
5. "Yi-Young Park". worldfootball.net. Heim:Spiel. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
6. Pasajol, Anne (9 July 2024). "Korean football player Yi Young-park falls victim to alleged pickpockets in BGC". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
7. "ខ្សែការពារចំណូលថ្មីភ្នំពេញក្រោន Yi-young Park". ppcfc.com. Phnom Penh Crown FC. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
8. Park Yi-young at Soccerway