Kang Soo-il explained

Kang Soo-il
Fullname:Kang Soo-il
Birth Date:15 July 1987
Birth Place:South Korea
Currentclub:Ansan Greeners
Position:Forward
Youthyears1:2002–2005
Youthclubs1:Sangji University
Years1:2007–2010
Clubs1:Incheon United
Caps1:47
Goals1:6
Years2:2011–2015
Clubs2:Jeju United
Caps2:97
Goals2:12
Years3:2014
Clubs3:Pohang Steelers (loan)
Caps3:29
Goals3:6
Years4:2017
Clubs4:Thespakusatsu Gunma
Caps4:22
Goals4:10
Years5:2018–2019
Clubs5:Ratchaburi Mitr Phol
Caps5:38
Goals5:17
Years6:2019
Clubs6:Tokyo Verdy
Caps6:3
Goals6:0
Years7:2020
Clubs7:Trat
Caps7:5
Goals7:1
Pcupdate:09:12, 26 November 2017 (UTC)
Ntupdate:17:54, 24 July 2015 (UTC)
Clubs8:Ansan Greeners
Years8:2021
Caps8:1
Goals8:0
Hangul:강수일
Hanja:姜修一
Rr:Gang Su-il
Mr:Kang Su-il

Kang Soo-il (; born 15 July 1987) is a South Korean professional footballer, who is currently playing as a forward for Ansan Greeners.

He was awarded the MVP in the 2008 season of Reserve League.

Career

Born to a Korean mother and an African American G.I. father, Kang dropped out of University to join Incheon United in 2007 in order to earn money to support his family after his mother suffered a back injury.[1] he moved to Jeju United in 2011 and spent the 2014 season on loan at Pohang Steelers.

Eligible to play for both South Korea and United States, Kang opted to represent his country of birth. Called up to make his international debut for South Korea against UAE in June 2015, hours before the kick-off he was forced to withdraw after failing a doping test. He blamed his testing positive for anabolic steroid methyltestosterone on his use of moustache-growing cream. He did not contest the charge and accepted an automatic 15-game ban from the K-League.

Club career statistics

Club performanceLeagueCupLeague CupContinentalTotal
Season Club LeagueApps GoalsApps GoalsApps GoalsApps GoalsApps Goals
South KoreaLeagueKFA CupLeague CupAsiaTotal
2007Incheon UnitedK League 1200000colspan="2"-20
2008200030colspan="2"-50
200922410 41colspan="2"-275
20102123042colspan="2"-284
2011Jeju United243211030304
201232330- colspan="2"-353
201327120- colspan="2"-291
14 5 0 0 - -145
2014Pohang Steelers29621- 20337
Career total173241321235020329

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kang Soo-il's drugs ban ruins inspirational tale for mixed-race Koreans. the Guardian. 2015-07-30. John. Duerden.