Kim Bo-kyung
 Kim playing for Cardiff City in 2013 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kim Bo-kyung[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 6 October 1989 | ||
| Place of birth |
Gurye, Jeonnam , South Korea | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder, winger[3] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | ||
| Number | 13 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2009 | Hongik University | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2012 | Cerezo Osaka | 41 | (15) |
| 2010 | → Oita Trinita (loan) | 27 | (8) |
| 2012–2015 | Cardiff City | 58 | (3) |
| 2015 | Wigan Athletic | 18 | (2) |
| 2015 |
Matsumoto Yamaga | 6 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 44 | (7) |
| 2017–2019 | Kashiwa Reysol | 36 | (2) |
| 2019 |
→ Ulsan Hyundai (loan) | 35 | (13) |
| 2020–2022 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 82 | (10) |
| 2023– | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2007–2009 | South Korea U-20 | 21 | (6) |
| 2009–2012 | South Korea U-23 | 22 | (6) |
| 2009[4] | South Korea Universiade | 6 | (3) |
| 2010–2019 | South Korea | 38 | (4) |
Medal record | |||
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 December 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 December 2019 | |||
| Kim Bo-kyung | |
| Hangul | 김보경 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 金甫炅 |
| Revised Romanization | Gim Bo-gyeong |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kim Pogyŏng |
Kim Bo-kyung (Korean: 김보경; Korean pronunciation: [kim.bo.ɡjʌŋ] or [kim] [po.ɡjʌŋ]; born 6 October 1989) is a South Korean professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Korean club Suwon Samsung Bluewings.
Club career
Cerezo Osaka
In 2010, Kim dropped out of
J. League Division 2 side Oita Trinita for the 2010 season,[6][7] he returned to Cerezo Osaka. During the 2011 season, Kim scored 8 goals. In 2012, while Levir Culpi resigned and Cerezo Osaka appointed Sérgio Soares as the new manager, he remained a key player for the team, scoring 7 goals in 15 matches. When he left the team to participate in the 2012 Summer Olympics, he was the fourth leading goal scorer in J1 League
.
Cardiff City
On 10 July 2012, his agents confirmed that his club
£2.5 million.[9] The deal was completed on 27 July, when Kim signed a three-year deal.[10] He made his debut on 18 September in a 2–0 win over Millwall coming on for Craig Noone. Kim's first start for Cardiff came against Burnley in a 4–0 win at Cardiff City Stadium on 27 October. Kim scored his first goal for Cardiff in their 4–1 victory over Blackburn Rovers on 7 December. His second was the opening goal at Blackpool
in a 2–1 victory for Cardiff on 19 January.
On 17 April 2013, Cardiff City won the
Manchester United
on 24 November 2013, to secure a late 2–2 home draw with an injury time headed equaliser.
On 24 January 2015, Cardiff City announced Kim's contract had been terminated by mutual consent.[12]
Wigan Athletic
On 6 February 2015, Wigan Athletic announced that Kim agreed a contract until the end of 2014–15 season.[13] After his contract expired, local rivals Blackburn Rovers tried to sign him, but Kim failed to get a work permit.[14]
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
At the
Mamelodi FC
.
International career
Kim's international career began in 2009 as a member of the
Hong Myung-Bo, then the head coach of the South Korea U-23 team
.
On 9 January 2010, Kim made his first international appearance for
2010 World Cup later that year. He scored his first and second goals on 12 June 2012, in a World Cup qualifying match against Lebanon
.
Kim was included in Hong's squad for the 2012 Summer Olympics and contributed to winning the bronze medal. He scored the winning goal against Switzerland via a spectacular left-foot volley shot and helped his side advance to the knockout stage. He was also included in the team of the tournament for his outstanding performances.
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 17 January 2023.[15]
| Club | Season | League | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Oita Trinita (loan) | 2010 |
J2 League | 27 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 27 | 8 | |
| Cerezo Osaka | 2011 |
J1 League | 26 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 37 | 10 |
2012 |
15 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | — | 18 | 9 | |||
| Total | 41 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 55 | 19 | ||
| Cardiff City | 2012–13 | Championship |
28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 28 | 2 | |
| 2013–14 | Premier League | 28 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 31 | 1 | ||
| 2014–15 | Championship | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| Total | 58 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 64 | 3 | |||
| Wigan Athletic | 2014–15 | Championship | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 18 | 2 | |
Matsumoto Yamaga |
2015 |
J1 League | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |
| Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 2016 | K League 1 | 29 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | 13[a] | 3 | 43 | 7 | |
| 2017 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 3 | ||||
| Total | 44 | 7 | 2 | 0 | — | 13 | 3 | 59 | 10 | |||
| Kashiwa Reysol | 2017 | J1 League | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 0 | ||
| 2018 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 32 | 2 | ||
| Total | 36 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 47 | 2 | ||
Ulsan Hyundai (loan) |
2019 | K League 1 | 35 | 13 | 0 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | 43 | 13 | |
| Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 2020 | 25 | 5 | 4 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | 35 | 5 | ||
| 2021 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | 39 | 3 | |||
| 2022 | 25 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | 9 | 1 | 38 | 3 | |||
| Total | 82 | 10 | 8 | 0 | — | 22 | 1 | 112 | 11 | |||
| Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 2023 | K League 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career total[16] | 347 | 60 | 20 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 56 | 5 | 431 | 68 | ||
- ^ Eleven appearances and one goal in AFC Champions League, two appearances and two goal in FIFA Club World Cup
International goals
- Scores and results list South Korea's goal tally first.
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 June 2012 | Goyang Sports Complex, Goyang , South Korea |
 Lebanon |
1–0 | 3–0 | 2014 FIFA World Cup Qualification |
| 2 | 2–0 | |||||
| 3 | 15 October 2013 | Cheonan Baekseok Stadium, Cheonan, South Korea |  Mali |
3–1 | 3–1 | Friendly |
| 4 | 11 November 2016 | Cheonan Baekseok Stadium, Cheonan, South Korea |  Canada |
1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
Honours
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Club
Cardiff City
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Country
South Korea U-23
- Asian Games bronze medal: 2010[22]
South Korea
Individual
References
- ^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Egypt 2009™: List of Players: Korea Republic" (PDF). FIFA. 6 October 2009. p. 13. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 October 2009.
- ^ "FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2016: List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 14 December 2016. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 December 2017.
- ^ Williams, Paul. "5 into 3 doesn't go as Victory and Sydney forced to make tough ACL calls". The World Game. Special Broadcasting Service. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
- ^ 2009년 5월 18일 2009 하계유니버시아드 남자 (in Korean). KFA. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
- ^ "김보경, J-리그 세레소 오사카 입단" (in Korean). Daily Sports. 29 December 2009. Retrieved 10 January 2009.
- ^ "'허정무호 영건' 김보경, J2리그 오이타로 임대" (in Korean). SpotalKorea. 28 January 2010. Retrieved 30 January 2009.
- ^ キム ボギョン選手 期限付き移籍加入決定のお知らせ (in Japanese). Oita Trinita. 28 January 2010. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 30 January 2009.
- ^ "Kim Bo-Kyung's agency claims talks with Cardiff City". goal.com. 10 July 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
- ^ "キム、イングランド２部・カーディフ移籍...Ｃ大阪 (Osaka moved ... C-Part 2 Kim Cardiff, England)". Sports Hochi (in Japanese). 12 July 2012. Archived from the original on 13 July 2012. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
- ^ "Kim Bo-Kyung City deal completed". Cardiff City F.C. Official Site. 27 July 2012. Retrieved 10 October 2013.
- ^ "카디프시티 EPL 승격 확정 '감격'... 김보경 한국인 12번째 프리미어리거". kyeongin.com. Retrieved 5 May 2013.
- ^ "Kim Bo-Kyung departs". Cardiff City F.C. Official Site. 24 January 2015. Archived from the original on 25 January 2015. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
- ^ "Kim Bo-kyung: Wigan Athletic sign former Cardiff midfielder". BBC Sport. 29 July 2015. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
- ^ "Rovers fail to sign midfielder Kim". BBC Sport.
- ISBN 978-4905411529(p. 34 out of 289)
- ^ "Kim Bo-Kyung stats". Soccerway. 1 December 2018.
- ^ "Bo-Kyung Kim". Soccerway. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
- ^ "Jeonbuk clinch second AFC Champions League crown". foxsportsasia. Archived from the original on 7 December 2019. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
- ^ "Jeonbuk wins K League title for 4th straight year". Korea Joongang Daliy. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
- ^ "Jeonbuk win fifth consecutive K League title". Korea Joongang Daliy. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
- ^ "Jeonbuk compete the double with 2-1 win in FA Cup final". Korea Joongang Daliy. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
- RSSSF. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
- ^ "2012 Olympics – Soccer (Mens) – Bronze medal game". The New York Times. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- ^ "2019 EAFF E-1 Football Championship Table and Awards".
- ^ "[포토] 김보경-문선민-세징야-완델손, K리그1 베스트11 MF" (in Korean). sports donga. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
- ^ "High-scoring midfielder wins K League MVP". yonhapnews. 2 December 2019. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
- Sports Chosun. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kim Bo-kyung (footballer).
- Kim Bo-kyung – National Team stats at KFA (in Korean)
- Kim Bo-kyung – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Kim Bo-kyung at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
- Kim Bo-kyung – K League stats at kleague.com (in Korean)
