Kim Young-gyu
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kim Young-Gyu | ||
| Date of birth | 5 January 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Yeongju, South Korea | ||
| Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||
| Playing position | Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team |
Melilla (on loan from Almería) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2011 | Real Madrid | ||
| 2010–2011 | → Palencia (loan) | ||
| 2011–2013 | Almería | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013– | Almería B | 56 | (0) |
| 2013– | Almería | 2 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Avilés (loan) | 12 | (1) |
| 2016– | → Melilla (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2014 | South Korea U20 | 2 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 May 2016. | |||
Kim Young-gyu (born 5 January 1995), commonly known as Kiu, is a South Korean footballer who plays for Spanish club UD Melilla on loan from UD Almería as a winger.
Football career
Kiu was born in Yeongju, and began his footballing career at local club Young In FBC. In 2010, aged 15, he signed for Real Madrid, but never appeared neither for its first team, nor for its youth setup. In January of the following year, he signed for second division's UD Almería,[1] after impressing with CF Palencia.[2]
Kiu was promoted to the reserves in the 2013 summer, and made his debut for the Andalusians' first team on 19 August, coming on as a late substitute for Fernando Soriano in a 2–3 La Liga home loss against Villarreal CF.[3] On 30 January 2015, after appearing rarely, he was loaned to Real Avilés also in Segunda División B, until June.[4]
On 26 July 2016, Kiu was loaned to fellow third tier club UD Melilla, for one year.[5]
References
- ↑ "El Almería ficha a dos internacionales coreanos para su cantera" [Almería signs two Korean international for its cantera] (in Spanish). Teleprensa. 11 January 2011. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
- ↑ "El sueño de Kiu" [Kiu's dream] (in Spanish). Marca. 15 August 2013. Retrieved 20 August 2013.
- ↑ "Valiant Villarreal open with win". ESPN FC. 19 August 2013. Retrieved 20 August 2013.
- ↑ "Kim Young-Gyu llega cedido por el Almería "B"" [Kim Young-Gyu arrives on loan from Almería "B"] (in Spanish). Real Avilés. 30 January 2015. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
- ↑ "La Unión Deportiva Melilla firma al surcoreano Kiu por una temporada" [Unión Deportiva Melilla sign South Korean Kiu for one season] (in Spanish). UD Melilla. 26 July 2016. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
External links
- Kiu profile at BDFutbol
- Kiu profile at Futbolme (Spanish)
- Kiu profile at Soccerway