Kang Min-soo (Korean: 강민수; born 14 February 1986) is a South Korean football player who plays at center back for Incheon United. He also played for Chunnam Dragons, Jeju United, Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors, Suwon Bluewings and Ulsan Hyundai.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1986-02-14) 14 February 1986 (age 36) | ||
| Place of birth | Goyang, Gyeonggi, South Korea | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Center back, Full back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Incheon United | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2001–2003 | Koyang High School | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2007 | Chunnam Dragons | 45 | (1) |
| 2008 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 20 | (0) |
| 2009 | Jeju United | 19 | (0) |
| 2010 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 20 | (1) |
| 2011–2019 | Ulsan Hyundai | 204 | (10) |
| 2014–2015 | → Sangju Sangmu (army) | 46 | (1) |
| 2020–2021 | Busan IPark | 20 | (1) |
| 2021– | Incheon United | 45 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2003 | South Korea U-20 | 0 | (0) |
| 2006–2008 | South Korea U-23 | 20 | (1) |
| 2007– | South Korea | 33 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 October 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 November 2015 | |||
| Kang Min-soo | |
| Hangul | 강민수 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 姜敏壽 |
| Revised Romanization | Gang Minsu |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kang Minsu |
He was a member of South Korea Olympic football team and South Korea national football team.
His first match is 2008 Summer Olympics football qualification second round against Yemen U-23 football team at 28 February 2007. And his international debut match is Friendly match against Netherlands at 2 June 2007.
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| South Korea | League | KFA Cup | League Cup | Asia | Total | |||||||
| 2004 | Chunnam Dragons | K League 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 2005 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - | 16 | 0 | |||
| 2006 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | - | 30 | 0 | |||
| 2007 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 27 | 2 | ||
| 2008 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 21 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | - | 30 | 1 | ||
| 2009 | Jeju United | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - | 24 | 0 | ||
| 2010 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 20 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 31 | 2 | |
| 2011 | Ulsan Hyundai | 25 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | - | 36 | 2 | ||
| 2012 | 31 | 2 | 2 | 0 | - | 11 | 1 | 44 | 3 | |||
| 2013 | 37 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 38 | 2 | ||||
| 2014 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | 5 | 1 | 17 | 2 | |||
| Sangju Sangmu | 19 | 1 | 3 | 0 | - | - | 22 | 1 | ||||
| 2015 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 27 | 0 | ||||
| 2016 | Ulsan Hyundai | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 28 | 0 | |||
| 2017 | 24 | 0 | 4 | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 30 | 0 | |||
| 2018 | 30 | 1 | 4 | 0 | - | 7 | 0 | 41 | 1 | |||
| 2019 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 26 | 3 | |||
| 2020 | Busan IPark | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 20 | 1 | |||
| 2021 | K League 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2021 | Incheon United | K League 1 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 20 | 0 | ||
| 2022 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 25 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 423 | 14 | 38 | 2 | 35 | 1 | 36 | 3 | 532 | 19 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Korea U23 | 2006 | 1 | 0 |
| 2007 | 13 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 5 | 0 | |
| Total | 19 | 1 | |
| South Korea | 2007 | 8 | 0 |
| 2008 | 12 | 0 | |
| 2009 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2010 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2011 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 31 | 0 |
Statistics correct as of matches played 14 February 2010[1]
| International appearances and goals | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Result | Goal | Competition |
| 2006 | ||||||
| 14 November | Changwon Civic Stadium, Changwon, South Korea | 1–1 | 0 | Friendly | ||
| 2007 | ||||||
| 28 February | Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon, South Korea | 1–0 | 0 | 2008 Summer Olympics Qualifiers 2 | ||
| 14 March | Al Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi, UAE | 3–1 | 0 | 2008 Summer Olympics Qualifiers 2 | ||
| 28 March | Ansan Wa~ Stadium, Ansan, South Korea | 2–0 | 0 | 2008 Summer Olympics Qualifiers 2 | ||
| 18 April | Pakhtakor Markaziy Stadium, Tashkent, Uzbekistan | 1–0 | 0 | 2008 Summer Olympics Qualifiers 2 | ||
| 16 May | Ali Mohsen Stadium, Sana'a, Yemen | 0–1 | 0 | 2008 Summer Olympics Qualifiers 2 | ||
| 16 May | Daejeon World Cup Stadium, Daejeon, South Korea | 3–1 | 0 | 2008 Summer Olympics Qualifiers 2 | ||
| 1 | 2 June | Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul, South Korea | 0–2 | 0 | Friendly | |
| 2 | 5 July | Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul, South Korea | 2–1 | 0 | Friendly | |
| 3 | 11 July | Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia | 1–1 | 0 | 2007 AFC Asian Cup | |
| 4 | 15 July | Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia | 1–2 | 0 | 2007 AFC Asian Cup | |
| 5 | 18 July | Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia | 1–0 | 0 | 2007 AFC Asian Cup | |
| 6 | 22 July | National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 0–0 (4–2p) | 0 | 2007 AFC Asian Cup | |
| 7 | 25 July | National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 0–0 (3–4p) | 0 | 2007 AFC Asian Cup | |
| 8 | 28 July | Gelora Sriwijaya Stadium, Palembang, Indonesia | 0–0 (6–5p) | 0 | 2007 AFC Asian Cup | |
| 22 August | Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul, South Korea | 2–1 | 0 | 2008 Summer Olympics Qualifiers 3 | ||
| 3 September | Al-Rashid Stadium, Dubai, UAE | 0–0 | 0 | Friendly | ||
| 8 September | Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa, Bahrain | 1–0 | 1 | 2008 Summer Olympics Qualifiers 3 | ||
| 12 September | Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul, South Korea | 1–0 | 0 | 2008 Summer Olympics Qualifiers 3 | ||
| 17 October | Abbasiyyin Stadium, Damascus, Syria | 0–0 | 0 | 2008 Summer Olympics Qualifiers 3 | ||
| 17 November | Pakhtakor Markaziy Stadium, Tashkent, Uzbekistan | 0–0 | 0 | 2008 Summer Olympics Qualifiers 3 | ||
| 21 November | Ansan Wa~ Stadium, Ansan, South Korea | 0–0 | 0 | 2008 Summer Olympics Qualifiers 3 | ||
| 2008 | ||||||
| 9 | 6 February | Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul, South Korea | 4–0 | 0 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification Round 3 | |
| 10 | 20 February | Chongqing Olympic Sports Center, Chongqing, China | 1–1 | 0 | 2008 East Asian Football Championship | |
| 11 | 23 February | Chongqing Olympic Sports Center, Chongqing, China | 1–1 | 0 | 2008 East Asian Football Championship | |
| 12 | 26 March | Hongkou Football Stadium, Shanghai, China | 0–0 | 0 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification Round 3 | |
| 13 | 7 June | King Abdullah Stadium, Amman, Jordan | 1–0 | 0 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification Round 3 | |
| 14 | 14 June | Ashgabat Olympic Stadium, Ashgabat, Turkmenistan | 3–1 | 0 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification Round 3 | |
| 15 | 22 June | Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul, South Korea | 0–0 | 0 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification Round 3 | |
| 16 July | Ansan Wa~ Stadium, Ansan, South Korea | 2–1 | 0 | Friendly | ||
| 27 July | Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon, South Korea | 2–1 | 0 | Friendly | ||
| 31 July | Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul, South Korea | 1–0 | 0 | Friendly | ||
| 7 August | Olympic Sports Center Stadium, Qinhuangdao, China | 1–1 | 0 | 2008 Summer Olympics | ||
| 10 August | Olympic Sports Center Stadium, Qinhuangdao, China | 0–3 | 0 | 2008 Summer Olympics | ||
| 13 August | Shanghai Stadium, Shanghai, China | 1–0 | 0 | 2008 Summer Olympics | ||
| 16 | 5 September | Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul, South Korea | 1–0 | 0 | Friendly | |
| 17 | 10 September | Hongkou Football Stadium, Shanghai, China | 1–1 | 0 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification Round 4 | |
| 18 | 11 October | Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul, South Korea | 3–0 | 0 | Friendly | |
| 19 | 14 November | Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar | 1–1 | 0 | Friendly | |
| 20 | 19 November | King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | 2–0 | 0 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification Round 4 | |
| 2009 | ||||||
| 21 | 1 February | Al-Maktoum Stadium, Dubai, UAE | 1–1 | 0 | Friendly | |
| 22 | 4 February | Al-Maktoum Stadium, Dubai, UAE | 2–2 | 0 | Friendly | |
| 23 | 11 February | Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran | 1–1 | 0 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification Round 4 | |
| 24 | 28 March | Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon, South Korea | 2–1 | 0 | Friendly | |
| 25 | 1 April | Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul, South Korea | 1–0 | 0 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification Round 4 | |
| 26 | 12 August | Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul , South Korea | 1–0 | 0 | Friendly | |
| 27 | 18 November | Craven Cottage, London, England | 0–1 | 0 | Friendly | |
| 2010 | ||||||
| 28 | 9 January | Rand Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa | 2–4 | 0 | Friendly | |
| 29 | 18 January | Estadio Ciudad de Málaga, Málaga, Spain | 2–0 | 0 | Friendly | |
| 30 | 22 January | Estadio Ciudad de Málaga, Málaga, Spain | 1–0 | 0 | Friendly | |
| 31 | 14 February | Tokyo National Stadium, Tokyo, Japan | 3–1 | 0 | 2010 East Asian Football Championship | |
Incheon United FC – current squad | |
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