Kim Yu-song explained

Kim Yu-song should not be confused with Kim Ju-song.

Kim Yu-song
Birth Date:	24 January 1995
Birth Place:	Wonsan, North Korea
Currentclub:	April 25
Clubnumber:	18
Position:	Forward
Caps1:	6
Goals1:	9
Nationalyears1:	2014
Nationalteam1:	North Korea U19
Nationalcaps1:	6
Nationalgoals1:	2
Nationalyears2:	2015
Nationalteam2:	North Korea U20
Nationalcaps2:	3
Nationalgoals2:	0
Nationalyears3:	2017–
Nationalteam3:	North Korea U23
Nationalcaps3:	3
Nationalgoals3:	4
Nationalyears4:	2016–
Nationalteam4:	North Korea
Nationalcaps4:	17
Nationalgoals4:	8
Club-Update:	21:03, 14 June 2017 (UTC)
Nationalteam-Update:	13 November 2018

Context:	north
Hangul:	김유성
Rr:	Gim Yuseong
Mr:	Kim Yusŏng

Kim Yu-song (; born 24 January 1995^[1]) is a North Korean professional footballer who plays as a forward for April 25 in the DPR Korea League.

Club career

During the 2017 AFC Cup, Kim made headlines for scoring five goals in a 6–0 victory over Mongolian side Erchim FC.^[2]

International career

Kim made his senior international debut in a 5–2 away loss to Vietnam, replacing Kim Kuk-Bom after 73 minutes.^[3] He scored his first goal for his nation on 6 June 2017; the equaliser in a 2–2 draw with Qatar, before scoring another equaliser a week later, this time against Hong Kong.^{[4] [5]}

Career statistics

International

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
North Korea	2016	4	0
	2017	9	7
	2018	4	1
Total		17	8

International goals

Scores and results list North Korea's goal tally first.^[6]

No	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	6 June 2017			align=center	2–2	align=center	2–2	Friendly
2.	13 June 2017			align=center	1–1	align=center	1–1	2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification
3.	5 September 2017			align=center	1–0	align=center	2–2
4.	10 November 2017			align=center	2–0	align=center	4–1
5.	13 November 2017			align=center	1–0	4–1
6.				align=center	2–0
7.				align=center	3–0
8.	11 November 2018			align=center	2–0	align=center	4–1	2019 EAFF E-1 Football Championship qualification

U23 goals

Scores and results list North Korea's U-23 goal tally first.

No	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	21 Jule 2017			align=center	0–1	align=center rowspan="3"	1–7	2018 AFC U-23 Championship qualification
2.				align=center	1–3
3.				align=center	1–7
4.	23 Jule 2017			align=center	5–0	align=center	6–0

External links

• • Kim Yu-song at FIFA
• Kim Yu-song at DPRKFootball

Notes and References

1. Web site: FIFA U-20 World Cup New Zealand 2015 - Squad Lists . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304111526/http://www.fifadata.com/document/FWYC/2015/pdf/FWYC_2015_SquadLists.pdf . 4 March 2016. 14 June 2017. dead . PDF.
2. Web site: Fans' Asian Player of Matchday 3: 4.25 SC's 5-goal hero Kim Yu-song . 25 March 2017 . 14 June 2017 . goal.com.
3. Web site: Vietnam 5-2 North Korea . 6 October 2016 . 14 June 2017 . ESPN.
4. Web site: Hong Kong almost pull off famous victory over North Korea . 13 June 2017 . 14 June 2017 . South China Morning Post.
5. Web site: Hong Kong 1-1 North Korea . 13 June 2017 . 14 June 2017 . The AFC.
6. Web site: Kim, Yu-Song. National Football Teams. 11 November 2017.