Kwon Kyung-won ( ko, 권경원; born 31 January 1992) is a South Korean professional footballer who plays as a left-footed centre back or a defensive midfielder for K League 1 club

Suwon FC Suwon FC ( ko, 수원 FC; Hanja: 水原 FC) is a South Korean professional football club based Suwon that competes in the K League 1, the top division of South Korea. They play their home games at Suwon Stadium. History Early years: semi-profe ...

and the South Korea national team.

Career

He was selected by

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors ( ko, 전북 현대 모터스) is a South Korean professional football club based in Jeonju, North Jeolla Province that competes in the K League 1, the top tier of South Korean football. Playing at the Jeonju World Cup S ...

in the

2010 K-League The 2010 K League, officially known as Sonata K-League 2010, was the 28th season of the K League. It was sponsored by Hyundai Motor Company, and was held from 27 February to 5 December 2010. The K League match-fixing scandal, the biggest incide ...

draft and entered Dong-a University. He joined Jeonbuk before 2013 season starts. In February 2015, Kwon signed for Al Ahli Dubai on a three-year contract making him the club's designated Asian player. In January 2017, Kwon signed for Tianjin Tianhai on a five-year contract making him the club's designated Asian player. On 3 July 2019, Kwon joined

on a loan deal until the end of 2019 seaseon. On 1 January 2022, Kwon signed for

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club Gamba Osaka.

International career

In May 2018 he was named in South Korea's preliminary 28 man

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for the

2018 FIFA World Cup The 2018 FIFA World Cup was the 21st FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial world championship for men's national Association football, football teams organized by FIFA. It took place in Russia from 14 June to 15 July 2018, after the country was awa ...

in Russia. However, he did not make the final 23.

Club statistics

International goals

:''Results list South Korea's goal tally first.''

Honours

Al-Ahli * UAE Pro League: 2015–16 *

UAE League Cup The UAE League Cup ( ar, كأس رابطة المحترفين الإماراتية) or the Pro League Cup is a knockout tournament for clubs in the UAE Pro-League. The first edition of the tournament was played in the 2008–2009 season. In the 2 ...

: 2016–17 * UAE Super Cup:

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Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors * K League 1:

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South Korea *

EAFF Championship EAFF E-1 Football Championship, known as the East Asian Football Championship from 2003 to 2010, and the EAFF East Asian Cup for the 2013 and 2015 editions, is a men's international football competition in East Asia for member nations of the East ...

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Individual *

AFC Champions League The AFC Champions League (abbreviated as ACL) is an annual continental club football competition organised by the Asian Football Confederation, and contested by Asia's top-division football clubs. It is the most prestigious club competition ...

Dream Team:

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* UAE Pro League Dream Team: 2015–16 * K League 1 Best XI:

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References

External links

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Kwon Kyung-won – National Team Stats
at KFA * * * 1992 births Living people Men's association football midfielders South Korean men's footballers South Korea men's under-23 international footballers South Korea men's international footballers South Korean expatriate men's footballers Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors players Shabab Al Ahli Club players Tianjin Tianhai F.C. players Gimcheon Sangmu FC players Gamba Osaka players K League 1 players UAE Pro League players Chinese Super League players J1 League players South Korean expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates South Korean expatriate sportspeople in China Expatriate men's footballers in the United Arab Emirates South Korean expatriate sportspeople in Japan Expatriate men's footballers in China Expatriate men's footballers in Japan 2019 AFC Asian Cup players Footballers from Seoul 2022 FIFA World Cup players Dong-a University alumni {{SouthKorea-footy-midfielder-stub