Kim Dong-sub (;

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: 金東燮; born 29 March 1989) is a South Korean

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who plays for Gangneung City.

Club career

Despite having represented his country at youth level, Kim never made a first team start for

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in the

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due to injuries. On 7 August 2009 he transferred to

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on loan. Kim was selected first designate in the 2011 K League Draft by

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. In 2016,

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loaned Sub out to

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for military duty.

International career

He was a member of the South Korea national U-20 team at the

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Club statistics

References

External links

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Profile at Korean Football Association
* 1989 births Living people Footballers from Gyeonggi Province People from Icheon South Korean men's footballers Men's association football forwards South Korean expatriate men's footballers Shimizu S-Pulse players Tokushima Vortis players Gwangju FC players Seongnam FC players Busan IPark players Asan Mugunghwa FC players Seoul E-Land FC players J1 League players J2 League players K League 1 players K League 2 players Expatriate men's footballers in Japan South Korean expatriate sportspeople in Japan South Korea men's under-20 international footballers South Korea men's under-23 international footballers South Korea men's international footballers {{SouthKorea-footy-forward-stub