Yun Il-lok explained

Yun Il-lok
Birth Date:7 March 1992
Birth Place:Gwangju, South Korea
Currentclub:Ulsan Hyundai
Clubnumber:73
Position:Winger
Youthyears1:2008–2010
Youthclubs1:Gyeongnam FC Youth
Years1:2011–2012
Caps1:63
Goals1:10
Years2:2013–2017
Caps2:137
Goals2:21
Years3:2018–2019
Caps3:16
Goals3:0
Years4:2019
Clubs4:Jeju United (loan)
Caps4:34
Goals4:11
Years5:2020–2021
Caps5:17
Goals5:0
Years6:2021–
Caps6:30
Goals6:1
Years7:2023
Clubs7:Gangwon FC (Loan)
Caps7:6
Goals7:0
Nationalyears1:2009
Nationalcaps1:11
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalyears2:2010–2011
Nationalcaps2:15
Nationalgoals2:0
Nationalyears3:2011–2014
Nationalcaps3:14
Nationalgoals3:4
Nationalyears4:2013–
Nationalcaps4:10
Nationalgoals4:1
Pcupdate:14 September 2022
Ntupdate:15 December 2019

Yun Il-lok (; born 7 March 1992) is a South Korean professional footballer who plays for Ulsan Hyundai in the South Korean K League 1. He has played for a number of youth-level teams representing South Korea, and in 2013 graduated to his country's senior men's side, winning the EAFF E-1 Football Championship in 2017 and 2019 as well as gold medal at the 2014 Asian Games.

Club career

Yun entered professional football as a teenager, being selected by Gyeongnam FC as part of their squad for the 2011 season, having spent his youth career with Gyeongnam's U-18 side. His professional debut came almost immediately, in his club's second K-League match of the season against Ulsan, which ended in a 1–0 victory for Gyeongnam.[1] Within a month, Yun scored his first K-League goal in Gyeongnam's 2–1 win over Incheon United.[2]

In January 2020, following the expiry of his contract at Yokohama, Yun moved to Europe where he joined the French club Montpellier on a free transfer.[3]

International career

Yun represented South Korea at the 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Nigeria, playing all five matches as Korea progressed from the group stage to the quarterfinals. There, the team's run came to an end against the host nation and eventual finalist. Yun played a notable part in the round of 16 match against Mexico, when late in the second half his assist led to the equalising goal in the match, forcing extra time after which Korea won the subsequent penalty shootout.[4] Yun regards this assist as his most memorable moment in football.[5]

Yun was also selected for the squad for the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup hosted by Colombia.[6] After progressing through the group stages of the competition, Korea met Spain in the Round of 16 where they lost in a penalty shoot-out. Yun played in all four matches of the tournament.[7] Yun was also called up for duty with the South Korea U-23 team, playing in a friendly against Uzbekistan in which he scored a goal[8] as well as an Olympic Final Qualifier against Qatar in November 2011.[9]

Yun has since graduated to the senior men's squad, scoring a goal in the EAFF East Asian Cup against Japan in his sides 2-1 loss on 28 July 2013.[10]

Career statistics

Club

[11]

Club!rowspan="2"
SeasonLeagueCupLeague CupContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Gyeongnam FC2011K League2141050274
201242642468
Total 63105250007312
FC Seoul2013K League Classic29220104416
2014277301034010
20152014081322
20162665050366
20173552242419
Total1372116200371019033
Yokohama F. Marinos2018J1 League1603080270
Jeju United (loan)2019K League 13411103511
Montpellier2019–20Ligue 150000050
2020–211201000130
Total170100000180
2021K League 11202132173
20221412072233
202300000000
Total2614100104406
Career total29345305130471438362

International

Scores and results list South Korea's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Yun goal.[12]

Honours

Club

FC Seoul

Ulsan Hyundai

International

South Korea U23

South Korea

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Gyeongnam FC vs. Ulsan 1 - 0 . soccerway.com.
  2. News: Gyeongnam FC vs. Incheon United 2 - 1 . soccerway.com.
  3. News: Montpellier will sign South Korean attacker Yun Il-Lok . 1 July 2020 . Get French Football News . 17 January 2020.
  4. News: Match Report - Korea vs. Mexico . fifa.com.
  5. News: Club Player Record . gyeongnamfc.com .
  6. News: U-20 대표팀, 콜롬비아 월드컵 참가 21명 최종명단 확정(U-20 national team, confirm the final roster of 21 players for the World Cup in Colombia.). Ki Hee. Ahn. 2011-07-14. Sportalkorea.
  7. News: FIFA Player Record - Yun Il-Lok . https://web.archive.org/web/20091030002143/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=314726/index.html . dead . October 30, 2009 . fifa.com.
  8. Web site: Korea (U22) vs Uzbekistan (U22) 5 – 1. https://archive.today/20120802190100/http://www.kfa.or.kr/eng_renew/koreateam/km_match_contents.asp?k_unique=201182410943&k_team_type=2. dead. 2 August 2012. Korean Football Association. 27 January 2012.
  9. Web site: Korea (U23) vs. Qatar (23) 1 – 1. https://archive.today/20120804112549/http://www.kfa.or.kr/eng_renew/koreateam/km_match_contents.asp?k_unique=201177173658&k_team_type=2. dead. 4 August 2012. Korean Football Association. 27 January 2012.
  10. Web site: EAFF: Korea vs. Japan 1 – 2. soccerway.com. 13 September 2013.
  11. Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "J1&J2&J3選手名鑑ハンディ版 2018 (NSK MOOK)", 7 February 2018, Japan, (p. 43 out of 289)
  12. Web site: Yun, Il-Lok. National Football Teams. 15 March 2017.