Song Min-kyu (footballer)
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| Full name | Song Min-kyu[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 12 September 1999 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Nonsan, South Korea | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Winger, forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | Chungju Commercial High School (Youth) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Chungju Commercial High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2021 | Pohang Steelers | 72 | (19) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021– | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 116 | (22) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020–2023 | South Korea U23 | 14[α] | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021– | South Korea | 14 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 27 June 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 26 March 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Song Min-kyu | |
| Hangul | 송민규 |
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| Hanja | 宋旻揆 |
| RR | Song Mingyu |
| MR | Song Min'gyu |
Song Min-kyu (Korean: 송민규; born 12 September 1999) is a South Korean footballer who plays as a winger or a forward for K League 1 club Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors and the South Korea national team.
Club career
[edit]Song started his career with Pohang Steelers. He scored his first goal for the club in a 1–0 win over Gangwon on the 3rd of April 2019.[2]
International career
[edit]Song made his debut for South Korea national team on 9 June 2021 in a 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Sri Lanka.[3]
On 11 November 2022, he scored his first international goal in a friendly match against Iceland. Song was then called up to South Korea for the 2022 FIFA World Cup held in Qatar, however he didn't play in all of the matches.
Personal life
[edit]On May 3, 2025, Song announced his engagement to his girlfriend, announcer Gwak Min-seon.[4]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]As of 2 July 2025
| Club performance | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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| Club | Season | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Pohang Steelers | 2018 | K League 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2019 | K League 1 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 2 | |||
| 2020 | K League 1 | 27 | 10 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 31 | 11 | |||
| 2021 | K League 1 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 17 | 7 | ||
| Total | 72 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 78 | 20 | |||
| Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 2021 | K League 1 | 17 | 3 | — | 2[a] | 0 | — | 19 | 3 | ||
| 2022 | K League 1 | 22 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 5[a] | 1 | — | 32 | 4 | ||
| 2023 | K League 1 | 30 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 4[a] | 1 | — | 37 | 10 | ||
| 2024 | K League 1 | 28 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5[b] | 2 | 1[c] | 0 | 35 | 8 | |
| 2025 | K League 1 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2[d] | 1 | — | 23 | 5 | ||
| Total | 116 | 22 | 11 | 3 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 146 | 30 | ||
| Career total | 188 | 41 | 17 | 4 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 224 | 50 | ||
- ^ a b c Appearances in AFC Champions League
- ^ Three appearances and one goal in AFC Champions League, two appearances and one goal in AFC Champions League Two
- ^ Appearance in K League promotion-relegation play-offs
- ^ Appearances in AFC Champions League Two
International goals
[edit]- Scores and results list South Korea's goal tally first.[5]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1. | 11 November 2022 | Hwaseong Stadium, Hwaseong, South Korea |  Iceland |
1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
Honours
[edit]South Korea U23
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Individual
- R League top assist provider: 2018[6]
- K League Young Player of the Year: 2020
Notes
[edit]- ^ Includes two appearances one goal against another KFA team.
References
[edit]- ^ "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Squad list: Korea Republic (KOR)" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 17. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
- ^ "Pohang Steelers vs Gangwon FC - 3 April 2019". uk.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Sri Lanka v South Korea game report". ESPN. 9 June 2021. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
- ^ Jang, Woo-young (4 May 2025). ""여자친구에게 바치는 골" 송민규♥곽민선, 전격 결혼 발표…7살 연상연하 커플 탄생 [Oh!쎈 이슈]" ["Goal dedicated to girlfriend" Song Min-gyu♥Kwak Min-sun, surprise marriage announcement… Birth of a 7-year age gap couple [Oh! Strong Issue]] (in Korean). OSEN. Retrieved 4 May 2025 – via Naver.
- ^ "Song, Min-kyu". National Football Teams. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
- ^ "K League Data Portal" (in Korean). K League. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
External links
[edit]- Song Min-kyu – K League stats at kleague.com (in Korean)
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