Kim Jin-kyu (footballer, born 1997)


Kim Jin-kyu is a South Korean footballer who plays as a midfielder for Busan IPark.

Career

Kim signed a professional contract with Busan IPark in January 2015. Kim made his debut for Busan IPark on 4 July 2015 in a 1–0 defeat to Seongnam, and scored his professional debut goal on 27 July against Daejeon to become the youngest goal scorer in K League 1.
Under Choi Yun-kyum in 2018, Kim featured regularly on the left side of a front three. However, Choi's replacement Cho Deok-je preferred to utilize Kim in central midfield. Under Cho, Kim was a regular for the side that went on to gain promotion to the K League 1.
In January 2020, featured for Korea in the AFC U23 Championship. Korea won the tournament to qualify for the 2020 Olympic Games.

Club career statistics

As of 21 December 2019

Honours

International

South Korea U23