Kim Yu-song
Yu-song in 2019
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-01-24) 24 January 1995
Place of birth Wonsan, North Korea
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
April 25
Number 18
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
April 25 6 (9)
International career‡
2014 North Korea U19 6 (2)
2015 North Korea U20 3 (0)
2017– North Korea U23 3 (4)
2016– North Korea 17 (8)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:03, 14 June 2017 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 November 2018
Kim Yu-song
Chosŏn'gŭl
Revised RomanizationGim Yuseong
McCune–ReischauerKim Yusŏng

Kim Yu-song (Korean: 김유성; born 24 January 1995[1]) is a North Korean professional footballer who plays as a forward for April 25 in the DPR Korea League.

Club career

During the 2017 AFC Cup, Kim made headlines for scoring five goals in a 6–0 victory over Mongolian side Erchim FC.[2]

International career

Kim made his senior international debut in a 5–2 away loss to Vietnam, replacing Kim Kuk-Bom after 73 minutes.[3] He scored his first goal for his nation on 6 June 2017; the equaliser in a 2–2 draw with Qatar, before scoring another equaliser a week later, this time against Hong Kong.[4][5]

Career statistics

International

As of matches played 13 November 2017.
National teamYearAppsGoals
North Korea 201640
201797
201841
Total178

International goals

Scores and results list North Korea's goal tally first.[6]
NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.6 June 2017Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar Qatar2–22–2Friendly
2.13 June 2017Hong Kong Stadium, Mong Kok, Hong Kong Hong Kong1–11–12019 AFC Asian Cup qualification
3.5 September 2017Kim Il-sung Stadium, Pyongyang, North Korea Lebanon1–02–2
4.10 November 2017New I-Mobile Stadium, Buriram, Thailand Malaysia2–04–1
5.13 November 20171–04–1
6.2–0
7.3–0
8.11 November 2018Taipei Municipal Stadium, Taipei, Taiwan Mongolia2–04–12019 EAFF E-1 Football Championship qualification

U23 goals

Scores and results list North Korea's U-23 goal tally first.
NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.21 Jule 2017Rungrado 1st of May Stadium, Pyongyang, North Korea Chinese Taipei0–11–72018 AFC U-23 Championship qualification
2.1–3
3.1–7
4.23 Jule 2017 Laos5–06–0


References

  1. ↑ "FIFA U-20 World Cup New Zealand 2015 - Squad Lists" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
  2. ↑ "Fans' Asian Player of Matchday 3: 4.25 SC's 5-goal hero Kim Yu-song". goal.com. 25 March 2017. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
  3. ↑ "Vietnam 5-2 North Korea". ESPN. 6 October 2016. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
  4. ↑ "Hong Kong almost pull off famous victory over North Korea". South China Morning Post. 13 June 2017. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
  5. ↑ "Hong Kong 1-1 North Korea". The AFC. 13 June 2017. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
  6. ↑ "Kim, Yu-Song". National Football Teams. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
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