Jang Nam-Seok (born 18 April 1983) is a South Korean former

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Club career

In 2006, Jang made his professional debut with

Daegu FC Daegu FC (Korean: 대구 FC) is a South Korean professional football club based in Daegu. The club was founded as a community club at the end of 2002, and made their K League 1 debut in 2003. Daegu has played mostly in the K League 1 but was re ...

, and finished as the top scorer in the

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that year. In 2008, Jang Nam-Seok, together with Lee Keun-Ho and

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, played a key role in the offense orientated tactics that was employed by Daegu FC that season. On 6 June 2008, he scored a goal within 40 seconds of kickoff in a home match against

Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i Ulsan Hyundai FC ( ko, 울산 현대 축구단) is a South Korean professional football club based in Ulsan that competes in the K League 1, the top tier of South Korean football. Founded in 1983 as Hyundai Horang-i, they joined the K League ...

. This set a 2008 season record for the quickest goal scored in a K-League match. He serves as

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. On 29 November 2010, he moved to

Sangju Sangmu FC Gimcheon Sangmu FC (Hangul: 김천 상무 프로축구단; Hanja: 金泉尚武 프로蹴球團) is a South Korean professional association football club based in Gimcheon that competes in the K League 2, the second tier of South Korean football. ...

to fulfill his compulsory military duties. He is expected to return to Daegu FC upon completion of his two years service in the military.

Club career statistics

Honours

Individual

Top Scorer:

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* 1983 births Living people Men's association football forwards South Korean men's footballers Daegu FC players Gimcheon Sangmu FC players K League 1 players Footballers from Daegu {{SouthKorea-footy-forward-stub