Ki Sung-yueng

Ki Sung-yueng
Ki in 2024
Personal information
Full name Ki Sung-yueng[1]
Date of birth (1989-01-24) 24 January 1989 (age 35)[2]
Place of birth Gwangju, South Korea
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[3]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
FC Seoul
Number 6
Youth career
2001–2005 John Paul College
2005 Kumho High School [ko]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2009 FC Seoul 64 (7)
2010–2012 Celtic 66 (9)
2012–2018 Swansea City 139 (12)
2013–2014Sunderland (loan) 27 (3)
2018–2020 Newcastle United 21 (0)
2020 Mallorca 1 (0)
2020– FC Seoul 110 (5)
International career
2004 South Korea U17 6 (3)
2006–2007 South Korea U20 16 (2)
2007–2012 South Korea U23 22 (1)
2008–2019 South Korea 110 (10)
Medal record
Representing  South Korea
Men's football
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2012 London Team
AFC Asian Cup
Silver medal – second place 2015 Australia Team
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Qatar Team
AFC Youth Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2006 India Team[4]
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 December 2023
Ki Sung-yueng
Hangul
기성용
Hanja
奇誠庸[5]
Revised RomanizationGi Seong-yong
McCune–ReischauerKi Sŏng'yong

Ki Sung-yueng (Korean기성용; Hanja奇誠庸; Korean pronunciation: [ki.sʌŋ.joŋ]; born 24 January 1989) is a South Korean professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder or a defensive midfielder for the K League 1 club FC Seoul.[6]

From 2008 to 2019, Ki was a full international for South Korea, gaining 110 caps. He was selected in their squads for three World Cups, leading them as captain in the 2018 edition in Russia, and participated in three Asian Cups, finishing as runner-up in the 2015 edition. He has also played at two Olympic Games with his country, winning bronze in 2012.

On 20 May 2015, Ki was voted Swansea City's Player of the Year as he scored eight goals in 33 appearances, with whom he also won the EFL Cup in 2013. He has also won the Scottish Premier League and the Scottish Cup with Celtic.

  1. ^ "Barclays Premier League Squad Numbers 2013/14". Premier League. 16 August 2013. Archived from the original on 25 September 2013. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
  2. ^ "2018 FIFA World Cup: List of players: Korea Republic" (PDF). FIFA. 15 July 2018. p. 16. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 June 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  3. ^ "Ki Sung-Yueng: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  4. ^ 2006년 10월 20일 아시아 청소년대회 본선 명단 (in Korean). KFA. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  5. ^ 월드컵 허정무호 젊은 '쌍룡', 이란 격파 선봉에 [World Cup Heo Jung Mu-ho's young 'Double Dragon's to lead against Iran] (in Korean). Newsis. 20 January 2009.
  6. ^ "Sung-yueng Ki". worldfootball.net. 21 January 2019. Retrieved 15 May 2020.