Kim Jin-gyu (footballer, born 1997)
 Kim in December 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Kim Jin-gyu | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 24 February 1997 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Pohang, South Korea | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 97 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2015 | Busan IPark | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2022 | Busan IPark | 128 | (17) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022– | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 63 | (10) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | → Gimcheon Sangmu (draft) | 47 | (6) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015 | South Korea U20 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2021 | South Korea U23 | 13 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022– | South Korea | 12 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16 August 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 15 July 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Kim Jin-gyu | |
| Hangul | 김진규 |
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| Hanja | 金鎮圭 |
| RR | Gim Jingyu |
| MR | Kim Chin'gyu |
Kim Jin-gyu (Korean: 김진규; born 24 February 1997) is a South Korean footballer who plays as a midfielder for Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors and the South Korea national team.
Career
Kim signed a professional contract with Busan IPark in January 2015. Kim made his debut for the club on 4 July 2015 in a 1–0 defeat to Seongnam FC. He scored his professional debut goal on 27 July against Daejeon Citizens to become the youngest goal scorer in the K League 1.[1]
Under Choi Yun-kyum in 2018, Kim featured regularly on the left side of a front three. However, Choi's replacement Cho Deok-je preferred to use Kim in central midfield. Under Cho, Kim was a regular for the side that went on to gain promotion to the K League 1.
In January 2020, Kim played for the South Korea U-23 team at the AFC U23 Championship. The team won the tournament to qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics.
In July 2021, Kim was named in the final squad for the 2020 Summer Olympics. He made three appearances in South Korea's run to the quarter-finals.
On 17 March 2022, Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors announced the official signing of Kim. He made his debut game for Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors on 19 March 2022 in a draw against Gimcheon Sangmu.
Career statistics
Club
As of 20 August 2025[2]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Busan IPark | 2015 | K League 1 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[a] | 0 | 15 | 1 | |
| 2016 | K League 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||
| 2017 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 12 | 1 | ||||
| 2018 | 31 | 7 | 3 | 1 | — | 3[a] | 1 | 37 | 9 | |||
| 2019 | 31 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | 3[a] | 0 | 35 | 4 | |||
| 2020 | K League 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 9 | 2 | |||
| 2021 | K League 2 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 4 | |||
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 128 | 17 | 9 | 3 | — | 7 | 1 | 144 | 21 | |||
| Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 2022 | K League 1 | 26 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 9[b] | 1 | — | 40 | 4 | |
| 2024 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[a] | 0 | 16 | 4 | |||
| 2025 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4[c] | 0 | — | 30 | 4 | |||
| Total | 63 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 86 | 12 | ||
| Gimcheon Sangmu (draft) | 2023 | K League 2 | 32 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 6 | ||
| 2024 | K League 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 0 | |||
| Total | 47 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 47 | 6 | ||||
| Career total | 238 | 33 | 17 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 277 | 39 | ||
- ^ a b c d K League promotion-relegation playoffs
- ^ AFC Champions League
- ^ AFC Champions League Two
International
- Scores and results list South Korea's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Kim goal.[3]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 January 2022 | Mardan Sports Complex, Antalya, Turkey |  Iceland |
4–1 | 5–1 | Friendly |
| 2 | 21 January 2022 | Mardan Sports Complex, Antalya, Turkey |  Moldova |
1–0 | 4–0 | Friendly |
| 3 | 5 June 2025 | Basra International Stadium, Basra, Iraq |  Iraq |
1–0 | 2–0 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Honours
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Gimcheon Sangmu
South Korea U23
Individual
References
- ^ 'K리그 최연소 골' 부산 김진규 "JS컵 큰 교훈됐다" (in Korean). Sports Seoul. 28 July 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
- ^ Kim Jin-gyu at Soccerway. Retrieved 23 July 2025.
- ^ "Kim, Jin-gyu" (in Korean). Retrieved 15 January 2022.
External links
- Kim Jin-gyu – K League stats at kleague.com (in Korean)
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