Kim Myung-jun
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| Date of birth | 21 March 2006 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | South Korea | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Jong Genk | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 89 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| Pohang Steelers | |||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024 | Pohang Steelers | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Jong Genk | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | South Korea U17 | 23 | (9) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024– | South Korea U20 | 5 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 January 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 September 2024 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||
Kim Myung-jun (Korean: 김명준; born 21 March 2006) is a South Korean footballer who plays as a striker for Challenger Pro League club Jong Genk.
On 11 October 2023, he was named by English newspaper The Guardian as one of the best players born in 2006 worldwide.[1]
Club career
[edit]After playing for academies of Pohang Steelers, Kim joined Jong Genk, the reserve team of Belgian Pro League club Genk, in January 2025.[2]
International career
[edit]Kim represented South Korea at the 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup, scoring two goals in the group stage of the tournament.[3]
Honours
[edit]South Korea U17
- AFC U-17 Asian Cup runner-up: 2023
References
[edit]- ^ Christenson, Marcus; Bloor, Steven; Blight, Garry (11 October 2023). "Next Generation 2023: 60 of the best young talents in world football". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
- ^ "South Korean youth international Myung-jun Kim (18) joins Jong Genk". K.R.C. Genk. 23 January 2025. Retrieved 24 January 2025.
- ^ Kim Myung-jun at Soccerway
External links
[edit]- Kim Myung-jun at KFA (in Korean)
- Kim Myung-jun at Soccerway