Kwon Kyung-won (Korean: 권경원; born 31 January 1992) is a South Korean professional footballer who plays as a left-footed centre back or a defensive midfielder for J1 League club Gamba Osaka and the South Korea national team.
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Full name | Kwon Kyung-won[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1992-01-31) 31 January 1992 (age 30) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Seoul, South Korea | |||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Centre back, defensive midfielder | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Gamba Osaka | |||||||||||||||||||||
Number | 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2007–2010 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | |||||||||||||||||||||
2010–2013 | Dong-a University | |||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||
2013–2014 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 25 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||
2015–2017 | Al Ahli | 45 | (4) | |||||||||||||||||||
2017–2020 | Tianjin Quanjian | 62 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||
2019 | → Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (loan) | 13 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||
2020–2021 | → Sangju / Gimcheon Sangmu (army) | 23 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||
2021 | Seongnam FC | 18 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||
2022– | Gamba Osaka | 16 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||
National team‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2013–2014 | South Korea U23 | 4 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||
2017– | South Korea | 28 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||
Honours
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 October 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 November 2022 |
Kwon Kyung-won | |
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Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Gwon Gyeongwon |
McCune–Reischauer | Kwŏn Kyŏngwŏn |
He was selected by Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors in the 2010 K-League draft[3] and entered Dong-a University. He joined Jeonbuk before 2013 season starts.
In February 2015, Kwon signed for Al Ahli Dubai on a three-year contract making him the club's designated Asian player.
In January 2017, Kwon signed for Tianjin Tianhai on a five-year contract making him the club's designated Asian player.
On 3 July 2019, Kwon joined Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors on a loan deal until the end of 2019 seaseon.
On 1 January 2022, Kwon signed for J1 League club Gamba Osaka.
In May 2018 he was named in South Korea's preliminary 28 man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.[4] However, he did not make the final 23.[5]
Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Super Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||||
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Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
South Korea | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Super Cup | AFC | Total | ||||||||
2013 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | K League 1 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | 25 | 0 | ||
2014 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||||
United Arab Emirates | League | President's Cup | League Cup | Super Cup | AFC | Total | ||||||||
2014–15 | Al Ahli | UAE Pro-League | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 28 | 2 | |
2015–16 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 2 | ||||
2016–17 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 19 | 1 | |||
China PR | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Super Cup | AFC | Total | ||||||||
2017 | Tianjin Quanjian | Chinese Super League | 21 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 23 | 1 | |||
2018 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | 38 | 0 | ||||
2019 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 15 | 0 | |||||
South Korea | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Super Cup | AFC | Total | ||||||||
2019 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (loan) | K League 1 | 13 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 2 | ||||
2020 | Sangju Sangmu Gimcheon Sangmu (army) | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 23 | 1 | ||||
2021 | K League 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
2021 | Seongnam FC | K League 1 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 18 | 1 | |||
Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | League Cup | Super Cup | AFC | Total | ||||||||
2022 | Gamba Osaka | J1 League | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 2 | ||
Total | South Korea | 79 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | 88 | 4 | |||
United Arab Emirates | 45 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 75 | 5 | ||
China PR | 62 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | 76 | 1 | ||||
Japan | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 2 | ||
Total | 202 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 258 | 12 |
# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 7 October 2017 | VEB Arena, Moscow, Russia | ![]() | 1–4 | 2–4 | Friendly |
2. | 14 November 2020 | Stadion Wiener Neustadt, Wiener Neustadt, Austria | ![]() | 2–3 | 2–3 | Friendly |
Al Ahli
2020 K League 1 Best XI | |
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