Kim Jae-sung (, born 3 October 1983) is a South Korean professional

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who plays for

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. Kim previously played for

Bucheon SK Jeju United Football Club (Hangul: 제주 유나이티드) is a South Korean professional football club based in Jeju Province that competes in the K League 1, the top division in South Korea. In the past, the club has been known as the ''Yuko ...

and

Jeju United Jeju United Football Club (Hangul: 제주 유나이티드) is a South Korean professional football club based in Jeju Province that competes in the K League 1, the top division in South Korea. In the past, the club has been known as the ''Yukon ...

. Kim graduated from the same Football Academy College as

Park Ji-sung Park Ji-sung (; ; born 30 March 1981) is a South Korean former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Born in the South Korean capital Seoul, Park is the most successful Asian player in football history, having won 19 trophies i ...

. He has said that he used to train with Ji Sung Park as a teenager at the college. He has also had recent international duty call backs and was influential in the 3–1 victory over Japan in the

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. On 9 January 2010, Kim made his first international cap for

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at the friendly match against

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;Pohang Steelers *

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* * 1983 births Living people South Korean men's footballers South Korean expatriate men's footballers Men's association football midfielders South Korea men's international footballers Jeju United FC players Pohang Steelers players Seoul E-Land FC players Adelaide United FC players Kim Jae-sung K League 2 players K League 1 players 2010 FIFA World Cup players Ajou University alumni A-League Men players Expatriate men's soccer players in Australia South Korean expatriate sportspeople in Australia {{SouthKorea-footy-midfielder-stub