Do Dong-hyun (

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: ;

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: ; ; born 19 November 1993) is a South Korean professional

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who plays mainly as

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but can also play as an

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. He currently plays for

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Club career

Brisbane Roar

Do signed a three-year deal with

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club

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on 17 July 2012, making him the youngest player to occupy a Visa spot in the

. He never made as a club starter during his season debut and only made 3 appearances as a substitute. For some bitter reason, Do could not continue with the side and was released from the club in July 2013.

FC Gifu

On 17 July 2013, Do signed for

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team

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, where he made 5 appearances for the team.

NorthEast United

Dong-Hyun was drafted by

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in the

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draft on 21 August 2014.

East Bengal

On 27 June 2015, Do signed a one-year contract with an

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based club

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for the

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season. The club is under newly appointed East Bengal coach

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. Do started the season in the 2015

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where he scored 12 goals in 10 appearances, helping his team to clinch the title, including a brace in the 4–0 derby win over

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where he scored 2 goals both from a

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. He made his I-League debut for East Bengal on 10 January 2016 and recorded an assist in

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's 3–1 win over

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. He also played an important role in the return league of

in the match against arch rivals

as he scored two goals one from a spot-kick and the other one by dancing past two defenders at

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. On 17 November 2016 it was announced that Do had been released by East Bengal after failing to impress head coach Trevor Morgan.

UiTM

On 11 January 2017, Do signed a one-year contract with Malaysian

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side

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. He made his Liga Premier debut in a 1–1 draw against

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on 3 February 2017. Do made 29 appearances and 16 goals during his debut season with UiTM. On 24 November 2017, Do had already been offered a contract extension to stay with the club but he has refused.

Kelantan

On 23 November 2017, Do signed a two-year contract with the Malaysian

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. Do made his league debut for Kelantan in 2–1 defeat to

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on 3 February 2018. On 6 February 2018, Do scored his first goal for Kelantan in a 1–1 draw against

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. Do scored a hatrick in 3–2 win over

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on 24 February 2018 at

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Terengganu

After being frozen out of the Kelantan first team as a result of new head coach

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reshuffling of the team, Do signed with rivals Terengganu F.C. II until the end of the 2018 season.

Gyeongnam FC

In 2019, Dong-hyun joined

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Jinju Citizen FC

In 2022 season, he joined

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side

for his military service as a social service agent.

International career

Do made 2 appearances for South Korea U20 in

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. His debut was in 1–0 defeat against Thailand U20 on 31 October 2011. Do scored a hat trick in an 18–0 win over Guam U20 on 2 November 2011.

Career statistics

Club

Calcutta Football League: Premier Division Group A result http://kolkatafootball.com/ifa_cfl_2015_premier_divn/group_a.html#horizontalTab4

Honours

Individual * East Bengal "Player of the Season Award": 2016

References

External links

* *
Do Dong-hyun
at National Team stats at KFA * {{DEFAULTSORT:Do, Dong-hyun Living people 1993 births South Korean men's footballers South Korean expatriate men's footballers Brisbane Roar FC players A-League Men players J2 League players I-League players K League 1 players K League 2 players K4 League players FC Gifu players NorthEast United FC players Indian Super League players East Bengal Club players UiTM United players Kelantan F.C. players Gyeongnam FC players South Korean expatriate sportspeople in Australia Expatriate men's soccer players in Australia South Korean expatriate sportspeople in Japan Expatriate men's footballers in Japan South Korean expatriate sportspeople in India South Korean expatriate sportspeople in Malaysia Expatriate men's footballers in India South Korea men's under-20 international footballers Men's association football wingers Men's association football forwards Calcutta Football League players