Yun Suk-young (

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: 윤석영; ; born 13 February 1990) is a South Korean

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who plays as a

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for

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in the

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Club career

Jeonnam Dragons

Yun made his debut for

Jeonnam Dragons The Jeonnam Dragons (Korean: 전남 드래곤즈) are a South Korean professional football club based in the city of Gwangyang, South Jeolla Province that competes in the K League 2, the second tier of South Korean football. The Dragons play thei ...

in 2009 and went on to make a total on 86 appearances for the side.

QPR

Yun signed for

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on the 30 January 2013 for an undisclosed fee on a three and a half year deal. Yun did not make a senior appearance for QPR in his first season with the club, in which they were relegated from the Premier League. However, he was included in the match day squad as a substitute for the first game of the 2013–14 Championship season before making his first league start of the campaign the next week in the away trip to

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, where he provided the assist for

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's equalising goal. On 18 March 2014 in away game at

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, Yun come in as substitute for Junior Hoilett at half time to cover the

position after

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had been sent off. QPR lost the game 3–0. In the following game, on 23 March he played full 90 minutes against

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and was awarded the Man of the Match. QPR won the game 3–1. He scored his first QPR goal on the 3 May 2014 in a 3–2 win against

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Doncaster Rovers (loan)

Yun signed a two-month loan deal with

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on 25 October 2013.

Charlton Athletic (loan)

On 15 February 2016, Yun signed for

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on loan until the end of season.

Brøndby IF

Signed for

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on free transfer on 12 September 2016 a contract for the remainder of the year. On 9 December 2016, Brøndby IF announced, that Yun would leave the club at the start of the new year.

Kashiwa Reysol

On 1 January 2017, he joined J.League side

Kashiwa Reysol is a Japanese professional football club based in Kashiwa, Chiba Prefecture, part of the Greater Tokyo Area. The club plays in the J1 League, which is the top tier of football in the country. Their home stadium is Sankyo Frontier Kashiwa Stadiu ...

. Yun made 10 appearances during the

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season, as Kashiwa finished fourth, qualifying for the

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play-off round. The following January, he extended his contract until 2020.

FC Seoul (loan)

On 29 June 2018, he joined

side

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on loan for the second half of the season.

Gangwon FC (loan)

Yun joined

on loan for the

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season on March 5, 2019.

Busan IPark (loan)

Ahead of the

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season, he joined

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 ...

on loan from

. Yun missed most of the season due to injury, making six appearances in total, as Busan were relegated to

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Gangwon FC

On 6 January 2021, Yun returned to

, this time on a permanent deal. He scored his first goal for the club in a 3-0 home victory over

Daegu FC Daegu FC (Korean: 대구 FC) is a South Korean professional football club based in Daegu. The club was founded as a community club at the end of 2002, and made their K League 1 debut in 2003. Daegu has played mostly in the K League 1 but was re ...

on 10 April 2021.

International career

Yun played at Under 17 and Under 20 before appearing for the

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senior team on 16 October 2009 against Iran in a World Cup qualifier. He also appeared in the

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at Under 23 level, winning a bronze medal. In the

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, Yun appeared in all three of South Korea's games during the group stage. The team finished last in their group with one point.

Personal life

Despite the similarities in name, Yun is not related to incumbent

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Career statistics

Club

¹Includes

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and

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and

K League Promotion-Relegation Playoffs 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 ...

References

External links

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Yun Suk-young – National Team stats
at KFA * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Yun, Suk-Young 1990 births Living people Footballers from Suwon South Korean men's footballers South Korean expatriate men's footballers South Korea men's youth international footballers South Korea men's under-20 international footballers South Korea men's under-23 international footballers South Korea men's international footballers Men's association football midfielders Jeonnam Dragons players FC Seoul players Queens Park Rangers F.C. players Doncaster Rovers F.C. players Charlton Athletic F.C. players Gangwon FC players K League 1 players Kashiwa Reysol players J1 League players English Football League players Premier League players Footballers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers for South Korea Olympic medalists in football Olympic bronze medalists for South Korea South Korean expatriate sportspeople in England Expatriate men's footballers in England Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics 2014 FIFA World Cup players Asian Games medalists in football Footballers at the 2010 Asian Games Asian Games bronze medalists for South Korea Medalists at the 2010 Asian Games