Ryang Yong-gi


Ryang Yong-gi is a Japanese-born North Korean footballer who plays for Sagan Tosu in the J1 League.
Ryang is captain of his club where he is a creative midfielder.
Ryang has made one appearance for the Korea DPR national football team in the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying rounds and was named as one of the North Korean squad for the 2010 AFC Challenge Cup. Ryang won the Golden Boot and Most Valuable Player awards at the competition that guided Korea DPR to win the title and qualify for 2011 AFC Asian Cup.

2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami

During the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, Ryang was out driving when it hit. "I thought my tires had gone flat or I had driven over the curb, but the shaking continued and I saw the windows of shops shaking too," he recalled. "I knew it was a bad one and rushed home to see my wife." Ryang and his heavily pregnant wife spent the night sleeping in their car, fearful of further damage to buildings in an urban landscape that suffered severe wreckage.
In the aftermath of the disaster, Ryang and his teammates made frequent visits to affected areas to lend support.

Career stats

Club

International

International goals

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1Sugathadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka1–01–12010 AFC Challenge Cup
2Sugathadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka1–03–02010 AFC Challenge Cup
3Sugathadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka3–03–02010 AFC Challenge Cup
4Sugathadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka1–01–12010 AFC Challenge Cup
5Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium, Doha, Qatar1–01–0Friendly
6Hong Kong Stadium, Wanchai, Hong Kong2–04–02013 EAFF East Asian Cup Preliminary round 2
7AAMI Park, Melbourne, Australia1–01–42015 AFC Asian Cup

Honours

;Vegalta Sendai
;North Korea