Kim Shin-wook

Kim Shin-wook (Korean: 김신욱, pronounced [kim.ɕi.nuk̚]; born 14 April 1988) is a South Korean professional footballer who plays as a striker for chinese club Shanghai Shenhua.

Kim Shin-wook
Kim in Seoul Plaza, South Korea in 2018
Personal information
Date of birth (1988-04-14) 14 April 1988
Place of birth Gwacheon, South Korea
Height 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)[1]
Position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 Shanghai Shenhua
Number 20
Youth career
2004–2006 Kwachon High School
2007–2008 Chungang University
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2015 Ulsan Hyundai 215 (81)
2016–2019 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 118 (37)
2019– Shanghai Shenhua 16 (12)
National team‡
2010– South Korea 55 (14)
2014 South Korea U-23 (WC) 3 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 December 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14 November 2019
Kim Shin-wook
Hangul
김신욱
Hanja
金信煜
Revised RomanizationGim Sin-uk
McCune–ReischauerKim Sin-uk
In this Korean name, the family name is Kim.

Club career

Kim spent his youth training either as a central defender or a defensive midfielder, but upon suggestion by his manager, he changed his position into a forward a few weeks after signing his first professional contract with Ulsan Hyundai FC.[2] At first, he struggled to adjust in the new position but lately he has been proving his worth by being one of the top forwards in the Korean football league. His improvement as a striker the last few years is evidenced by his ever-increasing goal scoring record.

Kim was a very influential figure during Ulsan's road to the 2012 AFC Champions League winning title. Kim performed at a top level in all of the 13 matches he played in and ended the tournament with 6 goals scored. With such performance, he was nicknamed by "Attack on Titan" or "Chinook".[3]

On 8 July 2019 Kim joined Chinese Super League club Shanghai Greenland Shenhua F.C. and was reunited with his manager at Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors, Choi Kang-hee.[4] He would make his debut in a league game against Hebei China Fortune F.C. where he also scored his first goal for the club in a 2-1 defeat.[5] After that game Kim quickly established himself as an integral member of the team and he would personally score 10 goals in 15 games as the club moved away from the relegation zone and went on to win the 2019 Chinese FA Cup.[6]

International career

On October 2014, he and his teammates were awarded with a conscription exemption after winning the gold medal at the 2014 Asian Games.[7]

In May 2018 he was named in South Korea's preliminary 28 man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.[8]

Personal life

Kim is known to be a devout Christian who reads the bible before games and is nicknamed "church brother" by his teammates. He sometimes participates in evangelizing activities.[9]

Career statistics

Club
As of 31 December 2020.[10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Ulsan Hyundai2009K League 1237114051—339
20102871153——3411
201135840811——4719
2012351343—1162[lower-alpha 1]05222
2013361920———3819
201420920—52—2711
2015381842———4220
Total 21581187171421920273111
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors2016K League 133722—1212[lower-alpha 1]14911
2017351010———3610
2018331120—106—4517
201917910—74—2513
Total 11837620029112115551
Shanghai Shenhua2019Chinese Super League12931———1510
20204300—30—73
Total 1612310030002213
Career total 34913027101714532041450175
  1. Appearances in FIFA Club World Cup

International
As of 14 November 2019[11]
South Korea
YearAppsGoals
201030
201130
201271
201391
201471
201530
201640
201753
2018104
201944
Total5514
Scores and results list South Korea's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Kim goal[12]
List of international goals scored by Kim Shin-wook
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.8 June 2012Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar Qatar3–14–12014 FIFA World Cup qualification
2.19 November 2013Zabeel Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates Russia1–01–2Friendly
3.25 January 2014Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, United States Costa Rica1–01–0
4.9 December 2017Ajinomoto Stadium, Tokyo, Japan China PR1–12–22017 EAFF E-1 Football Championship
5.16 December 2017 Japan1–14–1
6.3–1
7.27 January 2018Mardan Stadium, Antalya, Turkey Moldova1–01–0Friendly
8.30 January 2018 Jamaica1–12–2
9.2–1
10.3 February 2018 Latvia1–01–0
11.10 October 2019Hwaseong Stadium, Hwaseong, South Korea Sri Lanka2–08–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification
12.4–0
13.6–0
14.7–0

Honours and achievements

Club

Ulsan Hyundai

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors

Shanghai Shenhua

International

South Korea

South Korea U23

Individual

References
  1. "2018 FIFA World Cup: List of players" (PDF). FIFA. 8 July 2018. p. 16.
  2. "Kim Myung-jo · Kim Shin-wook 'Successful Era'" (in Korean). Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  3. 정, 지훈 (4 June 2018). "Kim Shin-wook, "We can advance to the Round of 16"". Interfootball. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
  4. "官宣不停！申花宣布金信煜加盟 与恩师崔康熙重逢". sports.sina.cn (in Chinese). 8 July 2019. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  5. "HEBEI CFFC VS. SHANGHAI SHENHUA 2 - 1". int.soccerway.com. 12 July 2019. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  6. "申花打破足协杯先主后客夺冠魔咒 并终结尴尬纪录" (in Chinese). sports.sina.com.cn. 6 December 2019. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  7. "Kim Shin-wook, who replaced the gold medal in the Asian Games". 오마이스타. 8 October 2014. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  8. "Revealed: Every World Cup 2018 squad – 23-man & preliminary lists & when will they be announced?". Goal. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  9. 월드컵 현장에 '기독교'도 뜨겁다...한국 대표팀 다수가 크리스천 ['Christianity' is hot in the World Cup scene ... Many Korean national teams are Christian]. Brazilian Protestant Social Voices (in Korean). Korea Daily. 16 June 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
  10. KIM SHIN-WOOK at int.soccerway.com Retrieved 2020-01-24
  11. "KFA - Kim Shin-wook".
  12. "KFA - Kim Shin-wook".
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