Yun Suk-young

Summary

Yun Suk-young (Korean윤석영; Korean pronunciation: [jun.sʌ.ɡjʌŋ]; born 13 February 1990) is a South Korean footballer who plays as a left-back for Gangwon FC in the K League 1.

Yun Suk-young
Yun training with South Korea in 2013
Personal information
Full name Yun Suk-young[1]
Date of birth (1990-02-13) 13 February 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth Suwon, Gyeonggi, South Korea
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Position(s) Left back
Team information
Current team
Gangwon FC
Number 20
Youth career
2006–2008 Jeonnam Dragons
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2012 Jeonnam Dragons 80 (4)
2013–2016 Queens Park Rangers 33 (1)
2013Doncaster Rovers (loan) 3 (0)
2016Charlton Athletic (loan) 9 (0)
2016 Brøndby IF 0 (0)
2017–2020 Kashiwa Reysol 17 (0)
2018FC Seoul (loan) 22 (1)
2019Gangwon FC (loan) 28 (0)
2020Busan IPark (loan) 6 (0)
2021– Gangwon FC 65 (2)
International career
2007 South Korea U17 10 (1)
2008–2009 South Korea U20 12 (0)
2010–2012 South Korea U23 27 (0)
2012–2018 South Korea 13 (0)
Medal record
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2012 London Team
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Guangzhou Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 February 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 September 2018
Yun Suk-young
Hangul
윤석영
Hanja
尹錫榮
Revised RomanizationYun Seokyeong
McCune–ReischauerYun Sŏkyŏng

Club career edit

Jeonnam Dragons edit

Yun made his debut for Jeonnam Dragons in 2009 and went on to make a total on 86 appearances for the side.[3]

QPR edit

Yun signed for Queens Park Rangers on the 30 January 2013 for an undisclosed fee on a three and a half year deal.[4] Yun did not make a senior appearance for QPR in his first season with the club, in which they were relegated from the Premier League. However, he was included in the match day squad as a substitute for the first game of the 2013–14 Championship season before making his first league start of the campaign the next week in the away trip to Huddersfield Town, where he provided the assist for Junior Hoilett's equalising goal.

On 18 March 2014 in away game at Sheffield Wednesday, Yun come in as substitute for Junior Hoilett at half time to cover the left-back position after Richard Dunne had been sent off. QPR lost the game 3–0.[5] In the following game, on 23 March he played full 90 minutes against Middlesbrough and was awarded the Man of the Match.[6] QPR won the game 3–1.[7] He scored his first QPR goal on the 3 May 2014 in a 3–2 win against Barnsley.[8]

Doncaster Rovers (loan) edit

Yun signed a two-month loan deal with Doncaster Rovers on 25 October 2013.[9]

Charlton Athletic (loan) edit

On 15 February 2016, Yun signed for Charlton Athletic on loan until the end of season.[10]

Brøndby IF edit

Signed for Brøndby IF on free transfer on 12 September 2016 a contract for the remainder of the year. On 9 December 2016, Brøndby IF announced, that Yun would leave the club at the start of the new year.[11]

Kashiwa Reysol edit

On 1 January 2017, he joined J.League side Kashiwa Reysol. Yun made 10 appearances during the 2017 J1 League season, as Kashiwa finished fourth, qualifying for the 2018 AFC Champions League play-off round. The following January, he extended his contract until 2020.[12]

FC Seoul (loan) edit

On 29 June 2018, he joined K League 1 side FC Seoul on loan for the second half of the season.

Gangwon FC (loan) edit

Yun joined Gangwon FC on loan for the 2019 K League 1 season on March 5, 2019.

Busan IPark (loan) edit

Ahead of the 2020 K League 1 season, he joined Busan IPark on loan from Kashiwa Reysol. Yun missed most of the season due to injury, making six appearances in total, as Busan were relegated to K League 2.

Gangwon FC edit

On 6 January 2021, Yun returned to Gangwon FC, this time on a permanent deal. He scored his first goal for the club in a 3–0 home victory over Daegu FC on 10 April 2021.

International career edit

Yun played at Under 17 and Under 20 before appearing for the South Korea senior team on 16 October 2009 against Iran in a World Cup qualifier.

He also appeared in the 2012 Summer Olympics at Under 23 level, winning a bronze medal.[13][14]

In the 2014 FIFA World Cup, Yun appeared in all three of South Korea's games during the group stage. The team finished last in their group with one point.

Personal life edit

Despite the similarities in name, Yun is not related to incumbent President of South Korea Yoon Suk-yeol.

Career statistics edit

Club edit

As of matches played 7 February 2023 [15][16]
Club Season League Cup League Cup Other1 Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Jeonnam Dragons 2009 K League 1 20 1 2 0 1 0 23 1
2010 16 0 3 0 3 0 22 0
2011 19 1 2 0 2 0 23 1
2012 25 2 2 0 0 0 27 2
Queens Park Rangers 2012–13 Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2013–14 Championship 7 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 11 1
Doncaster Rovers (loan) 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Queens Park Rangers 2014–15 Premier League 23 0 0 0 0 0 23 0
2015–16 Championship 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Charlton Athletic (loan) 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0
Brøndby IF 2016–17 Alka Superliga 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Kashiwa Reysol 2017 J1 League 10 0 2 0 12 0
2018 7 0 0 0 1 0 8 0
FC Seoul (loan) 2018 K League 1 22 1 2 0 1 0 25 1
Gangwon FC (loan) 2019 28 0 3 0 0 0 31 0
Busan IPark (loan) 2020 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
Gangwon FC 2021 33 1 2 0 0 0 35 1
2022 32 1 1 0 0 0 33 1
Career total 263 8 20 0 8 0 4 0 295 8

1Includes EFL Championship play-offs and AFC Champions League and K League Promotion-Relegation Playoffs.

References edit

  1. ^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Egypt 2009™: List of Players: Korea Republic" (PDF). FIFA. 6 October 2009. p. 13. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 October 2009.
  2. ^ "Yun Suk-young: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
  3. ^ "▒▒ 현대오일뱅크 K리그 2012 - 열정 놀이터 352 ▒▒". Archived from the original on 16 February 2013.
  4. ^ "QPR sign Yun and close on Crouch". BBC Sport.
  5. ^ "Sheffield Wednesday 3–0 QPr". BBC Sport. 18 March 2014. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
  6. ^ Video on YouTube
  7. ^ "Middlesbrough 1–3 QPR". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
  8. ^ "YUN SUK-YOUNG REVELS IN FIRST QPR GOAL". www.qpr.co.uk. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
  9. ^ "YOON MAKES DONNY SWITCH". Queens Park Rangers F.C. 25 October 2013.
  10. ^ "Charlton sign attacking full-back Yun Suk-Young on loan". Charlton Athletic. 15 February 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-04-13. Retrieved 2016-02-15.
  11. ^ Brøndby siger farvel til duo‚ bold.dk, 9 December 2016
  12. ^ 단독'국대풀백'윤석영, 가시와 레이솔과 2020년까지 연장계약
  13. ^ "Korea Republic - Yun Suk-Young - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway".
  14. ^ "Yun Seok-Yeong Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2019-03-03.
  15. ^ "Korea Republic - Yun Suk-Young - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway".
  16. ^ "Yun Suk-Young | Football Stats | Brondby | Season 2013/2014 | Soccer Base".

External links edit

  • Yun Suk-young – K League stats at kleague.com (in Korean)  
  • Yun Suk-young – National Team stats at KFA (in Korean)
  • Yun Suk-young – FIFA competition record (archived)
  • Yun Suk-Young at Soccerbase  
  • Yun Suk-young at Soccerway
  • Yun Suk-young at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)