Park Ji-soo (footballer)
Park Ji-soo (Korean: 박지수, Hanja: 朴志洙; born 13 June 1994) is a South Korean footballer who plays as a centre-back and the South Korea national team.[2]
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| Full name | Park Ji-soo | ||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 13 June 1994 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Mungyeong, Gyeongbuk, South Korea | ||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2013 | Incheon United | ||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||
| 2013 | Incheon United | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||
| 2014 | FC Uijeongbu | 20 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2018 | Gyeongnam FC | 129 | (6) | ||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2022 | Guangzhou Evergrande | 38 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||
| 2021 | → Suwon FC (loan) | 14 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | → Gimcheon Sangmu (draft) | 37 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2009 | South Korea U17 | 2[α] | (0) | ||||||||||||||||
| 2021 | South Korea Olympic (OA) | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||
| 2018– | South Korea | 14 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||
Honours
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 October 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 November 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||
Playing career
Park Ji-soo would play for top tier club Incheon United's youth setup before he was promoted to their senior team where he signed his first professional contract at the start of the 2013 league season. Throughout the season he did not make any appearances for the team and was released from the club at the end of the season.[3] This saw Park join K3 League club FC Uijeongbu for the 2014 league season before going on a practice match for K League 2 club Gyeongnam FC where he showed potential and was signed by the team.[4]
In January 2015, Park officially joined Gyeongnam FC and he would make his debut in a league game against Ansan Police on 22 March 2015 in a 0–0 draw.[5] This would be followed by his debut goal for the club in a league match against Chungju Hummel on 5 July 2015 in a 1–1 draw.[6] Park would establish himself as an integral part of the team's defence and go on to aid the club to win the 2017 K League 2 division and promotion to the top tier.[7] Park and Gyeongnam FC would continue their upward trajectory and the club surprisingly came runners-up in the 2018 K League 1 campaign.[8]
On 20 February 2019, Park transferred to Chinese Super League side Guangzhou Evergrande.[9] On 5 March 2019, he made his debut for the club in a 2–0 home win over Japanese side Sanfrecce Hiroshima in the 2019 AFC Champions League.[10] He would go on to establish himself as a regular within the team and go on to win the 2019 Chinese Super League title with the club.[11]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 29 October 2022
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Incheon United | 2013 | K League 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| FC Uijeongbu | 2014 | K3 League | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 1 | ||
| Gyeongnam FC | 2015 | K League 2 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 1 | ||
| 2016 | K League 2 | 35 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 1 | |||
| 2017 | K League 2 | 33 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 2 | |||
| 2018 | K League 1 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 2 | |||
| Total | 129 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 134 | 6 | ||
| Guangzhou Evergrande | 2019 | Chinese Super League | 20 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | — | 34 | 1 | |
| 2020 | Chinese Super League | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 22 | 0 | ||
| Total | 38 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 1 | ||
| Suwon FC (loan) | 2021 | K League 1 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 0 | ||
| Gimcheon Sangmu (draft) | 2021 | K League 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 1 | ||
| 2022 | K League 1 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[a] | 0 | 32 | 1 | ||
| Total | 37 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 40 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 238 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 265 | 10 | ||
International
- As of 11 November 2022[1]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Korea | 2018 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 6 | 0 | |
| Career total | 14 | 0 | |
Honours
Gyeongnam FC
Guangzhou Evergrande
Gimcheon Sangmu
South Korea
Individual
- K League 2 Best XI: 2017
- AFC Champions League All-Star Squad: 2019[12]
- AFC Champions League Opta Best XI: 2019[13]
Notes
References
- ^ a b "Park Ji-soo at Korea Football Association" (in Korean). KFA. Retrieved 2022-08-08.
- ^ Park Ji-soo at Soccerway
- ^ FC의정부 출신 '박지수 선수' 국가대표로 발탁. FC KHT. 2018-10-02. Retrieved 2020-03-28.
- ^ 족집게 과외 받고 프로로 돌아간 박지수. Football Journal. 2015-02-09. Retrieved 2020-03-28.
- ^ "GYEONGNAM VS. CHUNGNAM ASAN 0 - 0". Soccerway. 2015-03-22. Retrieved 2020-03-28.
- ^ 경남FC, 충주와 무승부… 리그 6위 복귀 (in Korean). KNnews. 2015-07-05.
- ^ "South Korea 2017". RSSSF. 2018-11-29. Retrieved 2020-03-28.
- ^ "South Korea 2018". RSSSF. 2019-06-06. Retrieved 2020-03-28.
- ^ "恒大官宣归化球员布朗宁加盟 携手韩国外援朴志洙" (in Chinese). Sina Sports. 2019-02-20.
- ^ "Group F: Guangzhou Evergrande FC (CHN) 2-0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima (JPN)". AFC. 5 March 2019. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
- ^ a b "China » Super League 2019 » 30. Round". worldfootball.net. 2019-12-01. Retrieved 2022-10-07.
- ^ "AFC Champions League 2019 Technical Report & Statistics". AFC. Retrieved 2022-05-13.
- ^ "The Best ACL2019 XI announced!". AFC. 13 September 2020. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
External links
- Park Ji-soo – K League stats at kleague.com (in Korean)