Kim Young-gyu explained

Kiu
Fullname:Kim Young-Gyu
Birth Date:5 January 1995
Birth Place:Yeongju, South Korea
Height:1.66m (05.45feet)
Position:Winger
Currentclub:Daejeon Korail
Clubnumber:7
Youthyears1:2010–2011
Youthclubs1:Real Madrid
Youthyears2:2010–2011
Youthclubs2:Palencia (loan)
Youthyears3:2011–2013
Youthclubs3:Almería
Years1:2013–2017
Caps1:56
Goals1:0
Years2:2013–2017
Caps2:2
Goals2:0
Years3:2015
Clubs3:Avilés (loan)
Caps3:12
Goals3:1
Years4:2016–2017
Clubs4:Melilla (loan)
Caps4:24
Goals4:2
Years5:2017–2018
Caps5:34
Goals5:3
Years6:2018–2019
Caps6:2
Goals6:0
Years7:2019
Clubs7:El Ejido (loan)
Caps7:13
Goals7:0
Years8:2020–2021
Caps8:31
Goals8:4
Years9:2022–
Caps9:0
Goals9:0
Nationalyears1:2014
Nationalcaps1:2
Nationalgoals1:0
Club-Update:6 November 2021

Kim Young-gyu (Korean: 김영규; born 5 January 1995), commonly known as Kiu, is a South Korean footballer who plays as a winger for Daejeon Korail FC.

Football career

Kiu was born in Yeongju, and began his footballing career at local club Young In FBC. In 2010, aged 15, he signed for Real Madrid, but never appeared neither for its first team, nor for its youth setup. In January of the following year, he signed for second-tier club UD Almería,[1] after impressing with CF Palencia.[2]

Kiu was promoted to the reserves in the 2013 summer, and made his debut for the Andalusians' first team on 19 August, coming on as a late substitute for Fernando Soriano in a 2–3 La Liga home loss against Villarreal CF.[3] On 30 January 2015, after appearing rarely, he was loaned to Real Avilés also in Segunda División B, until June.[4]

On 26 July 2016, Kiu was loaned to fellow third-tier club UD Melilla, for one year.[5] After that, he joined Mérida AD on a permanent basis.[6]

Following Mérida's relegation, Kiu joined NK Istra 1961 of the Croatian First Football League in August 2018. Having made three substitute appearances of total five minutes duration, he came back to Spain's third tier in January when he was loaned to CD El Ejido, who ended the campaign with descent.[7]

Notes and References

  1. News: El Almería ficha a dos internacionales coreanos para su cantera. Almería signs two Korean international for its cantera. Teleprensa. Spanish. 11 January 2011. 1 June 2014.
  2. News: El sueño de Kiu. Kiu's dream. Marca. Spanish. 15 August 2013. 20 August 2013.
  3. Web site: Valiant Villarreal open with win . . 19 August 2013 . 20 August 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130901013434/http://espnfc.com/en/report/373216/report.html?soccernet=true&cc=3888 . 1 September 2013 .
  4. Web site: Kim Young-Gyu llega cedido por el Almería "B" . Kim Young-Gyu arrives on loan from Almería "B" . Real Avilés . es . 30 January 2015 . 30 January 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150203060605/http://realaviles.es/kim-young-gyu-llega-cedido-por-el-almeria-b/ . 3 February 2015 .
  5. Web site: La Unión Deportiva Melilla firma al surcoreano Kiu por una temporada. Unión Deportiva Melilla sign South Korean Kiu for one season. UD Melilla. es. 26 July 2016. 27 July 2016.
  6. News: Galicia . Samuel . Kiu, un refuerzo de calidad para la medular del Mérida AD. Kiu, a quality addition for the spine of Mérida AD . 5 November 2019 . . 12 July 2017 . Spanish.
  7. News: El extremo Kiu llega al CD El Ejido . Winger Kiu arrives at CD El Ejido. 5 November 2019 . Notícias de Almería . 25 January 2019 . Spanish.