Kang Seong-jin
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| Date of birth | 26 March 2003 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Gasan-dong, Geumcheon-gu, Seoul, South Korea | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2016–2021 | FC Seoul | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2025 | FC Seoul | 82 | (6) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | → Suwon Samsung Bluewings (loan) | 13 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2026– | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | South Korea U17 | 7 | (5) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | South Korea U20 | 14 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022– | South Korea U23 | 21 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022– | South Korea | 2 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 6 January 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 20 January 2026 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Kang Seong-jin (Korean: 강성진; born 26 March 2003) is a South Korean professional footballer who plays as a winger or an attacking midfielder for Suwon Samsung Bluewings and the South Korea national team.
Club career
A youth player of FC Seoul, Kang joined the club's senior team in 2021 and became the first semi-professional footballer in the club's history.[2][3] He made his K League 1 debut in a match against Seongnam FC on 10 March 2020.[4] He had his first assist in the Super Match against Suwon Samsung Bluewings on 26 September,[5] and his first goal against Gwangju FC on 3 November.[6]
International career
Kang was part of the South Korea squad at the 2022 EAFF Championship. He played two matches against China and Hong Kong, and scored two goals against the latter.[7]
Kang evaded three Jordanian players and scored a goal after starting a dribble from inside his own half in an AFC U-20 Asian Cup match on 5 March 2023. His solo goal was nominated for the FIFA Puskás Award.[8]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 9 November 2025
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| FC Seoul | 2021 | K League 1 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 1 | ||
| 2022 | K League 1 | 34 | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 40 | 1 | |||
| 2023 | K League 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 8 | 3 | |||
| 2024 | K League 1 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 24 | 3 | |||
| 2025 | K League 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 6 | 1 | |||
| Total | 82 | 6 | 10 | 3 | — | — | 92 | 9 | ||||
| Suwon Samsung Bluewings (loan) | 2025 | K League 2 | 13 | 1 | — | — | — | 13 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 95 | 7 | 10 | 3 | — | — | 105 | 10 | ||||
International
- Scores and results list South Korea's goal tally first.[7]
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1 | 24 July 2022 | Toyota Stadium, Toyota, Japan | Hong Kong | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2022 EAFF Championship |
| 2 | 3–0 |
Honours
South Korea U23
South Korea
- EAFF Championship runner-up: 2022
References
- ^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Argentina 2023™ SQUAD LIST: Korea Republic (KOR)" (PDF). FIFA. 22 May 2023. p. 16. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
- ^ "Kang Seong-jin, My Football Journey: 'I like Neymar's attitude… In Korea, we say he's crack'". The Athletic. 22 December 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ Oh, Jong-heon (26 February 2021). [오피셜] 서울, 강성진과 '구단 최초' 준프로 계약 체결...등번호 72번. InterFootball (in Korean). Retrieved 6 December 2024.
- ^ 'FC서울 미래' 2003년생 강성진, K리그1 최연소 출전 기록 작성. Naver.com (in Korean). Sports Chosun. 10 March 2021. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
- ^ 조영욱, 결승골에 PK 유도까지…FC서울 ‘슈퍼매치’ 수원 잡았다 (in Korean). Kyunghyang. 26 September 2021. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
- ^ 차두리 "슈퍼 강성진 뽀시래기, 고마워'… K리그 첫 준프로 득점자 이정표 (in Korean). Financial News. 4 November 2021. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
- ^ a b "Kang Seong-jin" (in Korean). KFA. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
- ^ "Puskas Award 2023 nominees: Julio Enciso, Sam Kerr & full list of FIFA goal of the year contenders". Goal.com. 22 September 2023. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
- ^ "South Korea win WAFF U-23 Championship, Saudis 3rd". Arab News. 27 March 2024. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
External links
- Kang Seong-jin – K League stats at kleague.com (in Korean and English)
- Kang Seong-jin at Soccerway