Yun Suk-young

Yun Suk-young (Hangul: 윤석영; Korean pronunciation: [jun.sʌ.ɡjʌŋ]; born 13 February 1990) is a South Korean footballer who plays as a left-back and is currently playing 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
Date of birth	13 February 1990
Place of birth	Suwon, Gyeonggi, South Korea
Height	1.82 m (5 ft 11 ^1⁄2 in)[1]
Position(s)	Left back
Club information
Current team	Gangwon FC
Number	17
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)
2013	→ Doncaster Rovers (loan)	3	(0)
2016	→ Charlton Athletic (loan)	9	(0)
2016	Brøndby IF	0	(0)
2017–	Kashiwa Reysol	17	(0)
2018	→ FC Seoul (loan)	22	(1)
2019	→ Gangwon FC (loan)	28	(0)
2020	→ Busan IPark (loan)	6	(0)
2021–	Gangwon FC	0	(0)
National team^‡
2007	South Korea U17	10	(1)
2008–2009	South Korea U20	12	(0)
2010–2012	South Korea U23	27	(0)
2011–	South Korea	13	(0)
Honours Olympic Games 2012 London Team Asian Games 2010 Guangzhou Team
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 January 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 September 2018

Yun Suk-young
Hangul	윤석영
Hanja	尹錫榮
Revised Romanization	Yun Seokyeong
McCune–Reischauer	Yun Sŏkyŏng

Club career

Jeonnam Dragons

Yun made his debut for Jeonnam Dragons in 2009 and went on to make a total on 86 appearances for the side.[2]

QPR

Yun signed for Queens Park Rangers on the 30 January 2013 for an undisclosed fee on a three and a half year deal.[3] 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.[4] In the following game, on 23 March he played full 90 minutes against Middlesbrough and was awarded the Man of the Match.[5] QPR won the game 3–1.[6] He scored his first QPR goal on the 3 May 2014 in a 3–2 win against Barnsley.[7]

Doncaster Rovers (loan)

Yun signed a two-month loan deal with Doncaster Rovers on 25 October 2013.[8]

Charlton Athletic (loan)

On 15 February 2016, Yun signed for Charlton Athletic on loan until the end of season.[9]

Brøndby IF

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.[10]

Kashiwa Reysol

On 1 January 2017, he joined J.League side Kashiwa Reysol. In January, he extended his contract until 2020.[11]

FC Seoul (loan)

On 29 June 2018, he joined K League 1 side FC Seoul on loan.

On 28 February 2019, Yun Suk-young's loan contract with FC Seoul was terminated by mutual consent.

International career

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.[12][13]

He appeared 3 matches of group stages in the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

Club career statistics

Club

As of match played 9 August 2020 [14][15]

Club	Season	League			Cup		League Cup		Other^1		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	0	0	–		12	0
	2018		7	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	8	0
FC Seoul (loan)	2018	K League 1	22	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	25	1
Gangwon FC (loan)	2019		28	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	31	0
Busan IPark (loan)	2020		6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
Career total			198	6	17	0	8	0	4	0	227	6

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

References

1. "Premier League Player Profile Yun Suk-young". Premier League. Barclays Premier League. 2015. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
3. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/21260430
4. "Sheffield Wednesday 3–0 QPr". BBC Sport. 18 March 2014. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
5. Video on YouTube
6. "Middlesbrough 1–3 QPR". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
7. "YUN SUK-YOUNG REVELS IN FIRST QPR GOAL". www.qpr.co.uk. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
8. "YOON MAKES DONNY SWITCH". Queens Park Rangers F.C. 25 October 2013.
9. "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.
10. Brøndby siger farvel til duo‚ bold.dk, 9 December 2016
11. 단독'국대풀백'윤석영, 가시와 레이솔과 2020년까지 연장계약
12. https://int.soccerway.com/players/suk-young-yoon/78012/
13. "Yun Seok-Yeong Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2019-03-03.
14. https://int.soccerway.com/players/suk-young-yoon/78012/
15. http://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=69082&season_id=143

External links

• 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
• Yun Suk-Young at Soccerbase
• Yun Suk-young at Soccerway
• Yun Suk-young at J.League (in Japanese)