Kim Hyun-Sung (; born 27 September 1989) is a South Korean

football forward Forwards (also known as attackers) are outfield positions in an association football team who play the furthest up the pitch and are therefore most responsible for scoring goals as well as assisting them. As with any attacking player, the role ...

. He has also played 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 ...

, Daegu FC, and the Japanese club

Shimizu S-Pulse is a professional Japanese football club. Located in Shimizu-ku, Shizuoka, Shizuoka Prefecture, S-Pulse currently competes in the J2 League (J2). The club was formed in 1991 as a founding member of the J.League (''"Original Ten"''), which began ...

. He represented South Korea in men's football at the

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in London, winning a bronze medal.

Club career

Kim, a product of

's youth academy, was elevated to the club's senior squad for the 2009 season, along with a number of other graduates of the academy. However, he failed to appear in a match for

in the

K League K League (Hangul: K리그) is South Korea's professional football league. It includes first division K League 1 and second division K League 2. History Until the 1970s, South Korean football operated two major football leagues, the National S ...

, and for the 2010 season he was loaned to Daegu FC to gain first team experience. He debuted in Daegu's win over

Busan IPark Busan IPark ( ko, 부산 아이파크) is a South Korean professional football club based in Busan that competes in K League 2, the second tier of the South Korean football pyramid. Its current home ground is Busan Gudeok Stadium. The club was o ...

in the League Cup on 6 June 2010. His debut in the K-League itself came a month later in a match against

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 ...

, when he came on as a substitute. Remaining with Daegu for the 2011 season, Kim was firmly established in the side, playing all but four K-league matches during the season as well as scoring seven goals. At the end of the 2011 season, his loan agreement expired and Kim returned to FC Seoul. On 13 January 2016, Kim Hyun-sung joined

Club statistics

International career

Since 2011, Kim has been a member of the South Korea U-23 team, playing a number of qualifier matches for the

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, as well as the

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, an annual tournament held in Thailand. He played in the Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics and was a bronze medalist.

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* * * 1989 births Living people Men's association football forwards South Korean men's footballers South Korean expatriate men's footballers J1 League players K League 1 players K League 2 players FC Seoul players Daegu FC players Busan IPark players Shimizu S-Pulse players Seongnam FC players Pohang Steelers players Expatriate men's footballers in Japan South Korean expatriate sportspeople in Japan 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 Footballers from Suwon {{SouthKorea-footy-forward-stub