Kim Seung-gyu

Kim Seung-gyu (Korean: 김승규; born 30 September 1990) is a South Korean football player who plays as a goalkeeper for Saudi Professional League club Al-Shabab and the South Korea national football team.

For the former government minister, see Kim Seung-kew. For the South Korean judoka, see Kim Seung-gyu (judoka). For the South Korean basketball player, see Kim Seung-gyu (basketball).
In this Korean name, the family name is Kim.

Kim Seung-gyu
Kim with South Korea in 2017
Personal information
Full name Kim Seung-gyu[1]
Date of birth (1990-09-30) 30 September 1990[2]
Place of birth Ulsan, South Korea
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[3]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Al-Shabab
Number 18
Youth career
2003–2012 Ulsan Hyundai
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2015 Ulsan Hyundai 114 (0)
2016–2019 Vissel Kobe 107 (0)
2019 Ulsan Hyundai 16 (0)
2020–2022 Kashiwa Reysol 72 (0)
2022– Al-Shabab 27 (0)
International career‡
2006–2007 South Korea U17 17[lower-greek 1] (0)
2008–2009 South Korea U20 16 (0)
2009–2012 South Korea U23 9 (0)
2014 South Korea Asian Games (OA) 6 (0)
2013– South Korea 72 (0)
Honours
Representing  South Korea
Men's football
AFC Asian Cup
Silver medal – second place2015 AustraliaTeam
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place2014 Incheon Team
Bronze medal – third place2010 GuangzhouTeam
EAFF Championship
Gold medal – first place2015 ChinaTeam
Gold medal – first place2019 South KoreaTeam
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 May 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 March 2023
Kim Seung-gyu
Hangul
김승규
Hanja
金承奎
Revised RomanizationGim Seunggyu
McCune–ReischauerKim Sŭnggyu
IPA[kim.sɯŋ.ɡju]

Club career

Kim was a much-anticipated youth player of Ulsan Hyundai, and joined the senior team after graduating middle school. However, he usually played in reserve team and high school's team for a long time. He became Ulsan's main goalkeeper after showing impressive performances in important opportunities while existing goalkeeper Kim Young-kwang was injured in 2013. He was also selected for the K League Best XI in that season.[5]

International career

2014 World Cup

Kim made his senior international debut against Peru on 14 August 2013 in a goalless draw, keeping a clean sheet in his debut.[6]

Kim was named in South Korea's squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup as the second-choice goalkeeper behind Jung Sung-ryong. He did not play the first two games, but after Jung's poor performance against Algeria he was selected to play against Belgium. He made numerous saves, but conceded one as Korea lost 1–0. Despite the loss, Kim was well praised by the fans for his performance, conceding only one goal against one of the top ranked teams in the world on his World Cup debut.[7]

2014 Asian Games

Kim was named as an over-aged player for the South Korean under-23 team to play in the 2014 Asian Games. Kim helped his team get a gold medal for the first time in 28 years. Kim conceded no goals in the six matches he played and was granted a military exemption.[8]

Kim was selected for South Korea's squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia,[9] but the manager Shin Tae-yong chose Jo Hyeon-woo as his main goalkeeper, and so he couldn't appear during the competition.

2022 World Cup

After the 2018 World Cup, South Korea's next manager Paulo Bento had great faith in Kim. He participated in the 2019 AFC Asian Cup, conceding two goals during five matches until the quarter-finals. In the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification, he conceded only three goals during 14 appearances, helping South Korea qualify for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.[10]

In 2022, Kim participated in the World Cup as the first-choice goalkeeper for the first time. During the group stage, he was criticised for failing to block any of Ghana's three shots on target, but proved his abilities by conceding only one goal against Uruguay and Portugal.[11] He met Brazilian forwards in the round of 16, and struggled to defend against them in a 4–1 defeat.

Style of play

Known as one of the most versatile goalkeepers in South Korea, Kim is originally noted for his quick reflexes and movement, and also polished up his passing skills in the J1 League.[12]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 14 May 2023[13][14]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Continental Total
Division AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Ulsan Hyundai2008K League 2000001030
2009K League 0000001010
2010K League 301040—80
2011K League 200000—20
2012K League 12000—00120
2013K League 1 32020——340
2014K League 1 29010—60360
2015K League 1 34040——380
Total 11408040801340
Vissel Kobe2016J1 League 3401020—370
2017J1 League 3103050—390
2018J1 League 3002000—320
2019J1 League 1200010—130
Total 10706080001210
Ulsan Hyundai2019K League 1 160———160
Kashiwa Reysol2020J1 League 240—30—270
2021J1 League 3501010—370
2022J1 League 1300000—130
Total 720104000770
Al-Shabab 2022–23Saudi Professional League 260100020290
Career total 33501601601003770

    International
    As of match played 24 March 2023[4]
    Appearances and goals by national team and year
    National teamYearAppsGoals
    South Korea 201330
    201440
    2015100
    201650
    201750
    2018100
    2019110
    202190
    2022140
    202310
    Career total720

    Honours

    Ulsan Hyundai

    Kashiwa Reysol

    South Korea U23

    South Korea

    Individual

    Notes
    1. Includes one appearance considered non-international.[4]

    References
    1. "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.
    2. "FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2012 presented by Toyota: List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 29 November 2012. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 December 2012.
    3. "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 4 June 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 June 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
    4. "Kim Seung-gyu at Korea Football Association" (in Korean). KFA. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
    5. <프로축구> 김신욱, K리그 클래식 MVP…감독상은 황선홍(종합). Naver.com (in Korean). Yonhap News Agency. 3 December 2013. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
    6. <한·페루축구> 정성룡 긴장시킨 새내기 골키퍼 김승규 (in Korean). Yonhap News Agency. 14 August 2013. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
    7. 골키퍼 김승규, 벨기에전 눈부신 활약…“실점은 내실수” 눈물 (in Korean). Dong-A Ilbo. 27 June 2014. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
    8. [AG]'6경기 무실점' 김승규, 금메달의 마지막 버팀목 (in Korean). JoyNews24. 2 October 2014. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
    9. "Revealed: Every World Cup 2018 squad – 23-man & preliminary lists & when will they be announced?". Goal.com. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
    10. [AG]'6경기 무실점' 김승규, 금메달의 마지막 버팀목 (in Korean). Yonhap News Agency. 2 February 2022. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
    11. ‘자동문’에서 ‘거미손’ 된 김승규 “가나·우루과이 전 기다릴 때 1초도 너무 길어” (in Korean). Seoul Newspaper. 3 December 2022. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
    12. [人사이드] ① 김승규의 골키퍼論 “공부하고 연구해야 막을 수 있다” (in Korean). Footballist. 21 October 2016. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
    13. Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "2017 J1&J2&J3選手名鑑 (NSK MOOK)", 8 February 2017, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411420 (p. 58 out of 289)
    14. Kim Seung-gyu at Soccerway
    15. [2016 KFA 팬투표] 포지션별 최고의 선수 - 남자 부문 (in Korean). KFA. 18 December 2016. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
    16. "EAFF E-1 Football Championship 2019 Final Korea Republic". EAFF. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
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