Danny Hyungjun Kim (born 28 May 1998) is an Australian professional

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who plays as a

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for

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Early life

Kim is the son of South Korean international defender

Kim Pan-keun Kim Pan-keun (Korean: 김판근, born 5 March 1966) is former South Korean footballer. International career When South Korea reached the semi-finals in the 1983 FIFA World Youth Championship, Kim was a key member of the semi-finalists and bec ...

Playing career

Club

Kim signed a short-term loan deal for

Brisbane Roar Brisbane Roar Football Club is an Australian professional soccer club based in Brisbane, Queensland and has won the domestic title on three occasions, as well as holding the longest unbeaten record of 36 league matches without defeat. Brisba ...

from Lions FC for the Roar's final games of the

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season, following delays caused by the

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. Kim previously played for

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prior to signing for Hume City in 2017. Kim returned to Lions FC at the end of the A-League season.

Geylang International

On 16 July 2021, Danny Kim embarks his move to Southeast Asia by signing for the

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side,

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. The 23-year-old midfielder will join

's vacant slot of the foreign players for the 2021 season. On 25 August 2021, Kim scored his 1st goal for Geylang International FC, scoring with a powerful shot from just outside the penalty box against

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. On 11 November 2021, he leaves

International

Kim has represented the Australian under-17 national side, and scored a long-range goal for the team in a win over

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Career statistics

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* 1998 births Living people Australian men's soccer players Australia men's youth international soccer players Men's association football midfielders Hume City FC players Queensland Lions FC players Brisbane Roar FC players National Premier Leagues players A-League Men players Australian people of South Korean descent Place of birth missing (living people) {{Australia-footy-midfielder-stub