Baek Sung-dong (; or ; born 13 August 1991) is a South Korean

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Career

In 2007, Baek participated in the Youth Project of Watford F.C. on the recommendation of the

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. He was capped four times for the national team representing them in the

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. Following his good performances in the competitions, South Korean under-23 team coach

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included him in the national squad. On 29 December 2011, Baek signed his first professional contract with

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, agreeing a three-year deal with the club. In 2012, he was part of the South Korean team that won bronze at the

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Career statistics

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''Updated to 23 February 2016''.Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社
"2016J1&J2&J3選手名鑑"
10 February 2016, Japan, (p. 91 out of 289) ¹Includes Promotion Playoffs to J1.

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Baek Sung-dong – National Team stats
at KFA * * * 1991 births Living people South Korean men's footballers Men's association football forwards South Korea men's international footballers South Korean expatriate men's footballers J1 League players J2 League players K League 2 players Júbilo Iwata players Sagan Tosu players V-Varen Nagasaki players Suwon FC players Gyeongnam FC players FC Anyang players Pohang Steelers players Expatriate men's footballers in Japan South Korean expatriate sportspeople in Japan Yonsei University alumni Footballers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers for South Korea Olympic medalists in football Olympic bronze medalists for South Korea Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Gwangju {{SouthKorea-footy-forward-stub