Kang Seong-jin (; born 26 March 2003) is a South Korean

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currently playing as a

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for

FC Seoul FC Seoul ( ko, FC 서울) is a South Korean professional football club based in Seoul that competes in the K League 1, the top flight of South Korean football. The club is owned by GS Sports, a subsidiary of GS Group. They play their home games ...

and the South Korea national team.

Club career

Kang Seong-jin joined

in 2021. On 10 March 2020, Jung debuted in

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.'FC서울 미래' 2003년생 강성진, K리그1 최연소 출전 기록 작성
/ref> On September 26, he started as a right winger in the

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away against

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in the 32nd round of the league. In a corner kick situation, after receiving a short connected ball and raising a cross,

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scored the goal and helped record his first offensive point in his professional debut. After that, he showed active movement throughout the game until he was replaced by Dong-won Ji in the 68th minute. In the 33R

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match, he started as a right winger and did not play much, and was substituted out with Dong-Won Ji. In the 35th round

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away, in the 78th minute, after shaking the Gwangju defense with a dribble from the right flank, a powerful left-footed shot hit the near post passed goalkeeper Yoon Bo-sang and equalized the goal. It was his first professional goal and became the first semi-professional player to score. He is also the youngest scorer in the K-League history since 2013, when the promotion system was introduced. Seoul also succeeded in winning the so-called 'Seoul overturning the three-goal gap' in the match, adding to the festive atmosphere.

International career

He was part of the South Korea squad at the

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Career statistics

Club

International goals

:''Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first.''

References

External links

* * 2003 births Living people South Korean footballers South Korea youth international footballers Association football forwards K League 1 players FC Seoul players {{SouthKorea-footy-bio-stub