Kim Young-gwon

Kim Young-gwon (Korean: 김영권, Hanja: 金英權, Korean pronunciation: [ki.mjʌŋ.ɡwʌn] or [kim.jʌŋ.ɡwʌn]; born 27 February 1990) is a South Korean professional footballer who plays for Gamba Osaka and the South Korea national football team.

Club Career

In 2008, Kim played for Jeonju University's football team. In addition to football, he also played futsal. In 2009, he participated in the KFA Futsal League which Korea Football Association hosted, and became top scorer with the trophy.

In January 2010, Kim joined J1 League side FC Tokyo after an impression trial within the team. On 20 March 2010, he made his senior debut in a league match against Gamba Osaka. He scored his first senior goal with a direct free kick on 6 June 2010, in the 2010 J.League Cup against Kyoto Sanga FC. Kim played 23 league matches for FC Tokyo in the 2010 season, however, the club relegated to the second tier by finishing 16th place in the league. Kim transferred to Omiya Ardija on 31 December 2010.

On 2 July 2012, Kim transferred to Chinese Super League side Guangzhou Evergrande on a four-year deal with a fee of 2.5 million US dollars. He made his debut for Guangzhou Evergrande on 22 August, in the first leg of 2012 Chinese FA Cup semi finals which Guangzhou beat Liaoning Whowin 1–0 at Tianhe Stadium. His first Chinese League debut came on 3 days later, in a 0–0 home draw against Tianjin Teda. He played both legs of 2012 AFC Champions League Quarter-finals against Al-Ittihad. He won 2012 Chinese Super League and 2012 Chinese FA Cup with Guangzhou in the 2012 season. On 20 April 2013, Kim scored his first league goal in the sixth round of 2013 Chinese Super League as Guangzhou beat Changchun Yatai 6–1. He won six titles with Guangzhou and was selected as a defender of the Team of the Year for four consecutive years in the Chinese Super League. He also won two AFC Champions Leagues and was named in the Dream Team of the 2015 AFC Champions League.

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