Ryang Yong-gi

Ryang Yong-gi (Korean: 량용기; Hanja: 梁勇基; born 7 January 1982 in Tadaoka, Osaka) is a Japanese-born North Korean footballer who plays for Sagan Tosu in the J1 League.[1]

Ryang Yong-gi

Personal information
Date of birth	January 7, 1982
Place of birth	Tadaoka, Osaka, Japan
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Sagan Tosu
Number	50
Youth career
2000–2003	Hannan University
2003–2004	Vegalta Sendai
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2004–2019	Vegalta Sendai	522	(76)
2020–	Sagan Tosu	3	(0)
National team^‡
2008–	North Korea	26	(7)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 July 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19 July 2020

Ryang Yong-gi
Chosŏn'gŭl	량용기
Hancha	梁勇基
Revised Romanization	Yang Yonggi
McCune–Reischauer	Ryang Yonggi

Ryang is captain of his club where he is a creative midfielder.[2]

Ryang has made one appearance for the Korea DPR national football team in the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying rounds [3] and was named as one of the North Korean squad for the 2010 AFC Challenge Cup.[4] Ryang won the Golden Boot and Most Valuable Player awards at the competition that guided Korea DPR to win the title and qualify for 2011 AFC Asian Cup.

2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami

During the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, Ryang was out driving when it hit. "I thought my tires had gone flat or I had driven over the curb, but the shaking continued and I saw the windows of shops shaking too," he recalled. "I knew it was a bad one and rushed home to see my wife." Ryang and his heavily pregnant wife spent the night sleeping in their car, fearful of further damage to buildings in an urban landscape that suffered severe wreckage.[5]

In the aftermath of the disaster, Ryang and his teammates made frequent visits to affected areas to lend support.[5]

Career stats

Club

As of match played 18 July 2020[6][7]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Vegalta Sendai	2004	J2 League	32	2	2	0	-		-		34	2
	2005		39	6	1	0	-		-		40	6
	2006		42	4	1	0	-		-		43	4
	2007		48	8	1	0	-		-		49	8
	2008		42	13	0	0	-		-		42	13
	2009		51	14	4	1	-		-		55	15
	2010|	J1 League	34	11	0	0	3	0	-		37	11
	2011		34	4	0	0	3	0	-		37	4
	2012		27	3	1	0	5	1	-		33	4
	2013		30	4	4	1	2	0	5	1	41	6
	2014		33	2	1	0	5	0	-		40	2
	2015		33	3	3	0	5	1	-		41	4
	2016		26	0	0	0	1	0	-		27	0
	2017		24	2	1	0	1	0	-		26	2
	2018		14	0	2	0	3	0	-		19	0
	2019		13	0	0	0	8	1	-		21	1
	Total		522	76	21	2	36	3	5	1	584	81
Sagan Tosu	2020	J1 League	3	0	0	0	1	0	—		4	0
Career total			525	76	21	2	37	3	5	1	588	81

International

As of match played 18 July 2020[6]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
North Korea
	2008	2	0
	2009	1	0
	2010	7	5
	2011	9	0
	2012	3	1
	2013	0	0
	2014	0	0
	2015	3	1
	2016	0	0
	2017	1	0
Total		26	7

International goals

As of goal scored on 14 January 2015[6]

Scores and results list Templatonia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Template goal.

List of international goals scored by Tim Template

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition	Ref.
1	17 February 2010	Sugathadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka	Turkmenistan	1–0	1–1	2010 AFC Challenge Cup
2	21 February 2010	Sugathadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka	India	1–0	3–0	2010 AFC Challenge Cup
3				3–0
4	27 February 2010	Sugathadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka	Turkmenistan	1–0	1–1	2010 AFC Challenge Cup
5	31 December 2010	Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium, Doha, Qatar	Turkmenistan	1–0	1–0	Friendly
6	9 December 2012	Hong Kong Stadium, Wanchai, Hong Kong	Hong Kong	2–0	4–0	2013 EAFF East Asian Cup Preliminary round 2
7	14 January 2015	AAMI Park, Melbourne, Australia	Saudi Arabia	1–0	1–4	2015 AFC Asian Cup

Honours

Vegalta Sendai

• J. League Division 2 - 2009

North Korea

• 2010 AFC Challenge Cup
• 2012 AFC Challenge Cup

References

1. "Stats Centre: Ryang Yong-gi Facts". Guardian.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2012-06-17. Retrieved 2009-06-18.
2. "Jong poised to fire Chollima". FIFA. 2008-09-03. Retrieved 2009-06-18.
3. Ryang Yong-gi – FIFA competition record
4. "梁勇基選手 2010AFCチャレンジカップ及び朝鮮民主主義人民共和国代表強化合宿参加のお知らせ". Vegalta Sendai official site. 14 January 2010. Retrieved 5 February 2010.
5. Paul Gittings and Yoko Wakatsuki (28 August 2013). "Korea United: Football hero Ryang Yong-gi's ambitious goal". CNN.
6. "Ryang Yong-gi". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman.
7. Ryang Yong-gi at Soccerway

External links

• Ryang Yong-gi – FIFA competition record
• Ryang Yong-gi at National-Football-Teams.com
• Ryang Yong-gi at Soccerway
• Ryang Yong-gi at J.League (in Japanese)