Paik Seung-ho (Korean: 백승호; 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, Paik 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]
![]() Paik in June 2019 | ||||||||||||||||
Personal information | ||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Paik Seung-ho[1] | |||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1997-03-17) 17 March 1997 (age 25) | |||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Seoul, South Korea | |||||||||||||||
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Midfielder | |||||||||||||||
Club information | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 55 | (6) | |||||||||||||
National team‡ | ||||||||||||||||
2014–2017 | South Korea U20 | 20 | (7) | |||||||||||||
2019–2021 | South Korea U23 | 5 | (0) | |||||||||||||
2019– | South Korea | 14 | (2) | |||||||||||||
Honours
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 October 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 November 2022 |
Paik Seung-ho | |
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Revised Romanization | Baek Seungho |
McCune–Reischauer | Paek Sŭngho |
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]
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]
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.
Paik returned to his native South Korea in March 2021, joining Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors.[12]
He made his South Korea national team debut on 11 June 2019 in a friendly against Iran, as a starter.[13]
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 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||||
Peralada | 2017–18 | Segunda División B | 34 | 1 | — | — | — | 34 | 1 | |||
2018–19 | Segunda División B | 20 | 1 | — | — | — | 20 | 1 | ||||
Total | 54 | 2 | — | — | — | 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 | — | — | 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 | ||
Total | 55 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 1 | — | 73 | 7 | |||
Career total | 155 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 181 | 12 |
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 15 January 2022 | Mardan Sports Complex, Antalya, Turkey | ![]() | 3–0 | 5–1 | Friendly |
2. | 21 January 2022 | Mardan Sports Complex, Antalya, Turkey | ![]() | 2–0 | 4–0 | Friendly |
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
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South Korea squad – 2022 FIFA World Cup | ||
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