Kang Seong-jin
![]() Kang in 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 26 March 2003 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Seoul, South Korea | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Winger, attacking midfielder | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Team information | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Current team | FC Seoul | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Number | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2016–2021 | FC Seoul | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2021– | FC Seoul | 61 | (4) | ||||||||||||||||||||
International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2018–2019 | South Korea U17 | 7 | (5) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2022–2023 | South Korea U20 | 14 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2022– | South Korea U23 | 5 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2022– | South Korea | 2 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 March 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 March 2024 |
Kang Seong-jin (Korean: 강성진; born 26 March 2003) is a South Korean footballer currently playing as a winger or an attacking midfielder for FC Seoul and the South Korea national team.
Club career
A youth player of FC Seoul, Kang joined the club's senior team in 2021.[2] He made his K League 1 debut in a match against Seongnam FC on 10 March 2020.[3] He had his first assist in the Super Match against Suwon Samsung Bluewings on 26 September,[4] and his first goal against Gwangju FC on 3 November.[5]
International career
Kang was part of the South Korea squad at the 2022 EAFF Championship. He played two matches against China and Hong Kong, and scored two goals against the latter.[6]
Kang evaded three Jordanian players and scored a goal after starting a dribble from inside his own half in an AFC U-20 Asian Cup match on 5 March 2023. His solo goal was nominated for the FIFA Puskás Award.[7]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 10 March 2024
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
FC Seoul | 2021 | K League 1 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 1 | ||
2022 | K League 1 | 34 | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 40 | 1 | |||
2023 | K League 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 8 | 3 | |||
2024 | K League 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
Career total | 57 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 5 |
International
- Scores and results list South Korea's goal tally first.[6]
No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 24 July 2022 | Toyota Stadium, Toyota, Japan | ![]() |
1–0 | 3–0 | 2022 EAFF Championship |
2 | 3–0 |
Honours
South Korea U23
South Korea
- EAFF Championship runner-up: 2022
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