Kim Min-woo (Korean: 김민우; born 25 February 1990) is a South Korean football player who is currently playing for Chengdu Rongcheng.
![]() Kim with South Korea at the 2018 FIFA World Cup | ||||||||||||||||
Personal information | ||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Kim Min-woo[1] | |||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1990-02-25) 25 February 1990 (age 32) | |||||||||||||||
Place of birth |
Jinju, South Gyeongsang, South Korea | |||||||||||||||
Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[2] | |||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Midfielder, Full-back | |||||||||||||||
Club information | ||||||||||||||||
Current team | Chengdu Rongcheng | |||||||||||||||
Number | 11 | |||||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||||
2008–2009 | Yonsei University | |||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||
2010–2016 | Sagan Tosu[3] | 213 | (31) | |||||||||||||
2017–2021 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 96 | (17) | |||||||||||||
2018–2019 | → Sangju Sangmu (army) | 56 | (4) | |||||||||||||
2022– | Chengdu Rongcheng | 0 | (0) | |||||||||||||
National team‡ | ||||||||||||||||
2006–2007 | South Korea U17 | 18 | (1) | |||||||||||||
2009 | South Korea U20 | 10 | (5) | |||||||||||||
2009–2012 | South Korea U23 | 13 | (0) | |||||||||||||
2009[4] | South Korea Universiade | 3 | (0) | |||||||||||||
2013– | South Korea | 22 | (1) | |||||||||||||
Honours
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 June 2018 |
Kim Min-woo | |
Hangul | 김민우 |
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Hanja | 金民友 |
Revised Romanization | Gim Min-U |
McCune–Reischauer | Kim Min-U |
Kim attended Yonsei University in Seoul. When he was a member of Yonsei University, he scored 3 goals in 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup as a member of South Korea under 20 team and team achieved quarterfinals. Encouraged by his great plays in U-20 World Cup, he made trials in PSV Eindhoven, but failed to pass the trials.[5] The trials were conducted without the knowledge of Yonsei University and he was expelled from university football team.
Unable to continue his career in Korea following the PSV episode, Kim was recruited by compatriot Yoon Jung-Hwan to join J. League Division 2 side Sagan Tosu. Kim signed a three-year contract with Sagan Tosu.[6]
He was member of South Korea U-20 team in 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[7] Kim was called up to the South Korea squad for friendly match against Nigeria for the first time in 2010[8]
In May 2018 he was named in South Korea's preliminary 28 man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.[9]
Updated to 10 December 2021.[10]
Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
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Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | J. League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
2010 | Sagan Tosu | J2 League | 24 | 4 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 25 | 4 | ||
2011 | 28 | 7 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 29 | 7 | ||||
2012 | J1 League | 31 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | - | 36 | 2 | ||
2013 | 33 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - | 41 | 5 | |||
2014 | 34 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - | 40 | 6 | |||
2015 | 33 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 36 | 2 | |||
2016 | 30 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - | 36 | 5 | |||
South Korea | League | KFA Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
2017 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | K League 1 | 30 | 6 | 3 | 0 | - | 6 | 0 | 39 | 6 | |
2018 | Sangju Sangmu (army) | 36 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 36 | 2 | |||
2019 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 20 | 2 | ||||
Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 8 | 2 | ||||
2020 | 27 | 4 | 2 | 0 | - | 7 | 1 | 36 | 5 | |||
2021 | 33 | 6 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 33 | 6 | ||||
Total | Japan | 213 | 31 | 16 | 0 | 14 | 0 | - | 243 | 31 | ||
South Korea | 152 | 21 | 7 | 1 | - | 13 | 1 | 172 | 23 | |||
Career total | 365 | 52 | 23 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 415 | 54 |
# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 10 October 2014 | Cheonan Stadium, South Korea | ![]() | 1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
South Korea squads | |||||||||||||
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