Paik Seung-ho
Paik Seung-ho (Korean: 백승호; RR: Baek Seung-ho; born 17 March 1997) is a South Korean professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors and the South Korea national team.[2] Starting playing football since May in 2005 in a football academy, Baekk was awarded MVP award in juvenile team and MVP award from KFA(Korea Football Association) in youth team for the first time at the age of 11. While he played in FC Barcelona youth team at the age of 13, he was expected to join FC Barcelona A for the first time as Korean player.[3]
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| Full name | Paik Seung-ho[1] | |||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 17 March 1997 | |||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Seoul, South Korea | |||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | |||||||||||||||
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Current team | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | |||||||||||||||
| Number | 8 | |||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||
| 2010 | Maetan Middle School | |||||||||||||||
| 2010–2016 | Barcelona | |||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | Barcelona B | 2 | (0) | |||||||||||||
| 2017–2019 | Peralada | 54 | (2) | |||||||||||||
| 2019 | Girona | 3 | (0) | |||||||||||||
| 2019–2021 | Darmstadt 98 | 41 | (2) | |||||||||||||
| 2021– | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 66 | (8) | |||||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2017 | South Korea U20 | 20 | (7) | |||||||||||||
| 2019–2021 | South Korea U23 | 5 | (0) | |||||||||||||
| 2019– | South Korea | 15 | (3) | |||||||||||||
Honours
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 May 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 December 2022 | ||||||||||||||||
| Paik Seung-ho | |
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| Revised Romanization | Baek Seungho |
| McCune–Reischauer | Baek Sŭngho |
Early life
In 2009, as a member of Seoul Daedong Elementary School, he played 18 games in the Elementary Weekend League and scored 30 goals. Since then, he has received attention as an outstanding prospect, winning the 22nd Cha Bum-keun Football Grand Prize. In December, he participated in the 1st Korea-Catalonia Youth Cup in Barcelona, Spain as a member of the South Korean U-14 national football team,[4] and was offered a contract as a result of his impressive performance.[5] However, he was already scouted by Maetan Middle School, a youth team of Samsung Bluewings in Suwon, and was scheduled to enter, but Samsung Bluewings decided to send Paik Seung-ho to Spain with a long term vision and also to support him.[6]
Paik Seung-ho played for Maetan Middle School, U-15 youth team of the Suwon Samsung Bluewings until March 2010, before moving to FC Barcelona's Under 13 youth team, Infantil A, in April 2010. In July 2011, Paik signed a five-year contract with FC Barcelona's youth team, leaving him in Barcelona's uniform until the age of 19.[7] However, in February 2013, FIFA suspended six players, including Paik, from FC Barcelona's youth team, for violating Article 19 of the FIFA Rules[8] that made Paik not participate in FC Barcelona's official matches until January 2016. After the disciplinary action was released in January 2016, he played actively for FC Barcelona Juvenile A, and made his professional debut on 21 February, as a substitute in Segunda División B match with Levante UD in the 45th minute of the second half.[9]
Club career
Girona
He played for Barcelona as a youth player for seven years, but he had difficulty competing in the senior team. On 21 July 2017, he joined Girona and played for Peralada, the reserve team of Girona at that time, in the Segunda División B. He made his first team debut on 10 January 2019 in the Copa del Rey.[10]
Darmstadt 98
On 31 August 2019, Paik signed for 2. Bundesliga side Darmstadt 98 on a three-year deal.[11] He played for Darmstadt for one and a half years.
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Paik returned to his native South Korea in March 2021, joining Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors.[12]
International career
He made his South Korea national team debut on 11 June 2019 in a friendly against Iran, as a starter.[13]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 14 May 2023[14]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Others | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Barcelona B | 2015–16 | Segunda División B | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2016–17 | Segunda División B | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Peralada | 2017–18 | Segunda División B | 34 | 1 | — | — | — | 34 | 1 | |||
| 2018–19 | Segunda División B | 20 | 1 | — | — | — | 20 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 54 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 2 | ||
| Girona | 2018–19 | La Liga | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Darmstadt 98 | 2019–20 | 2. Bundesliga | 28 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 2 | ||
| 2020–21 | 2. Bundesliga | 13 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 16 | 1 | |||
| Total | 41 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 3 | ||
| Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 2021 | K League 1 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | 33 | 4 | |
| 2022 | K League 1 | 30 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | — | 40 | 3 | ||
| 2023 | K League 1 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 11 | 2 | ||
| Total | 66 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 9 | ||
| Career total | 166 | 12 | 13 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 192 | 14 | ||
International goals
- Scores and results list South Korea's goal tally first.[15]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1. | 15 January 2022 | Mardan Sports Complex, Antalya, Turkey |  Iceland | 3–0 | 5–1 | Friendly |
| 2. | 21 January 2022 | Mardan Sports Complex, Antalya, Turkey |  Moldova | 2–0 | 4–0 | Friendly |
| 3. | 5 December 2022 | Stadium 974, Doha, Qatar |  Brazil | 1–4 | 1–4 | 2022 FIFA World Cup |
References
- "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Squad list: Korea Republic (KOR)" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 17. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
- Paik Seung-ho at Soccerway
- "[U-20]父가 들려준 '축구천재'의 부활 스토리". Sports Chosun (in Korean). 24 May 2017. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
- "유소년축구 대표, 스페인 카탈루냐컵 출전". news.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved 13 April 2021.
- "6년 만에 흩어진 바르사 3총사…"정상에서 만나자"". 28 January 2019. Archived from the original on 28 January 2019. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
- OSEN (27 June 2012). ""수원 이겨라" 바르샤 유스 백승호, 빅버드 찾아 '응원'". mosen.mt.co.kr (in Korean). Retrieved 13 April 2021.
- "'축구신동' 백승호, 바르셀로나 유소년팀과 5년 계약". hankyung.com (in Korean). 6 July 2011. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
- Kim, Yeong-rok (25 February 2013). "'바르샤 코리안' 적신호…이승우 이어 백승호-장결희도 출전금지". Sports Donga.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - OSEN (21 February 2016). "백승호, 바르사 B 공식 데뷔". mosen.mt.co.kr (in Korean). Retrieved 13 April 2021.
- Paik Seung-ho Debuts in Spain's Top-Tier League
- "SV 98 verpflichtet Seung-Ho Paik" (in German). SV Darmstadt 98. 31 August 2019. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
- "Seung-Ho Paik verlässt den SV Darmstadt 98 Richtung Südkorea". kicker (in German). 30 March 2021. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
- "South Korea v Iran game report". ESPN. 11 June 2019.
- "Paik Seung-Ho". Soccerway. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
- "Paik, Seung-Ho". National Football Teams. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
External links
- Paik Seung-ho at BDFutbol
- Paik Seung-ho at National-Football-Teams.com
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