Park Ji-soo (Korean: 박지수; Hanja: 朴志洙; born 13 June 1994) is a South Korean footballer who plays as a centre back for Chinese Super League club Wuhan Three Towns and the South Korea national team.[2]
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| Full name | Park Ji-soo | |||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 13 June 1994 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Mungyeong, Gyeongbuk, South Korea | |||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | |||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Wuhan Three Towns | |||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2012 | Incheon United[note 1] | |||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2013 | Incheon United | 0 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2014 | FC Uijeongbu | 20 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2018 | Gyeongnam FC | 129 | (6) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2022 | Guangzhou FC | 38 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2021-2022 | → Suwon FC (loan) | 14 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | → Gimcheon Sangmu (draft) | 37 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | Portimonense | 14 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Wuhan Three Towns | 16 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009 | South Korea U17 | 2[α] | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2021 | South Korea U23 | 4[β] | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2018– | South Korea | 16 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 June 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Playing career edit
Park Ji-soo would play for top tier club Incheon United's youth setup before he was promoted to their senior team where he signed his first professional contract at the start of the 2013 league season. Throughout the season he did not make any appearances for the team and was released from the club at the end of the season.[3] This saw Park join K3 League club FC Uijeongbu for the 2014 league season before going on a practice match for K League 2 club Gyeongnam FC where he showed potential and was signed by the team.[4]
In January 2015, Park officially joined Gyeongnam FC and he would make his debut in a league game against Ansan Police on 22 March 2015 in a 0–0 draw.[5] This would be followed by his debut goal for the club in a league match against Chungju Hummel on 5 July 2015 in a 1–1 draw.[6] Park would establish himself as an integral part of the team's defence and go on to aid the club to win the 2017 K League 2 division and promotion to the top tier.[7] Park and Gyeongnam FC would continue their upward trajectory and the club surprisingly came runners-up in the 2018 K League 1 campaign.[8]
On 20 February 2019, Park transferred to Chinese Super League side Guangzhou Evergrande.[9] On 5 March 2019, he made his debut for the club in a 2–0 home win over Japanese side Sanfrecce Hiroshima in the 2019 AFC Champions League.[10] He would go on to establish himself as a regular within the team and go on to win the 2019 Chinese Super League title with the club.[11]
On 25 January 2023, Park signed for Portuguese club Portimonense on a one-and-a-half-year contract.[12] He played as a main defender of Portimonense for half a year, but left the club after the end of the first season to get a higher salary.[13]
On 15 July 2023, Park returned to China and signed a with Chinese Super League club Wuhan Three Towns.[14]
Career statistics edit
Club edit
- As of 20 April 2024
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Incheon United | 2013 | K League 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| FC Uijeongbu | 2014 | K3 League | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 1 | ||
| Gyeongnam FC | 2015 | K League 2 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 1 | ||
| 2016 | K League 2 | 35 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 1 | |||
| 2017 | K League 2 | 33 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 2 | |||
| 2018 | K League 1 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 2 | |||
| Total | 129 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 134 | 6 | ||
| Guangzhou Evergrande | 2019 | Chinese Super League | 20 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | — | 34 | 1 | |
| 2020 | Chinese Super League | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 22 | 0 | ||
| Total | 38 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 1 | ||
| Suwon FC (loan) | 2021 | K League 1 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 0 | ||
| Gimcheon Sangmu (draft) | 2021 | K League 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 1 | ||
| 2022 | K League 1 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[a] | 0 | 32 | 1 | ||
| Total | 37 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 40 | 2 | ||
| Portimonense | 2022–23 | Primeira Liga | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 | ||
| Wuhan Three Towns | 2023 | Chinese Super League | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 15 | 1 | |
| 2024 | Chinese Super League | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||
| Total | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 268 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 301 | 11 | ||
International edit
- As of 20 June 2023[1]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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| South Korea | 2018 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | |
| Career total | 16 | 0 | |
Honours edit
Gyeongnam FC
Guangzhou Evergrande
Gimcheon Sangmu
South Korea
Individual
- K League 2 Best XI: 2017
- AFC Champions League All-Star Squad: 2019[15]
- AFC Champions League Opta Best XI: 2019[16]
Notes edit
- ^ Played for Incheon Daegun High School, which was an academy of Incheon United.
- ^ Includes one appearance against non-national team.[1]
- ^ Appearances as an overage player in Summer Olympics
References edit
- ^ a b "Park Ji-soo at Korea Football Association" (in Korean). KFA. Archived from the original on 8 August 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
- ^ Park Ji-soo at Soccerway
- ^ FC의정부 출신 '박지수 선수' 국가대표로 발탁. FC KHT. 2 October 2018. Archived from the original on 3 February 2020. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
- ^ 족집게 과외 받고 프로로 돌아간 박지수. Football Journal. 9 February 2015. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
- ^ "GYEONGNAM VS. CHUNGNAM ASAN 0 - 0". Soccerway. 22 March 2015. Archived from the original on 15 July 2023. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
- ^ 경남FC, 충주와 무승부… 리그 6위 복귀 (in Korean). KNnews. 5 July 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
- ^ "South Korea 2017". RSSSF. 29 November 2018. Archived from the original on 22 November 2022. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
- ^ "South Korea 2018". RSSSF. 6 June 2019. Archived from the original on 1 April 2023. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
- ^ "恒大官宣归化球员布朗宁加盟 携手韩国外援朴志洙" (in Chinese). Sina Sports. 20 February 2019. Archived from the original on 1 February 2020. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
- ^ "Group F: Guangzhou Evergrande FC (CHN) 2-0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima (JPN)". AFC. 5 March 2019. Archived from the original on 26 August 2019. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
- ^ a b "China » Super League 2019 » 30. Round". worldfootball.net. 1 December 2019. Archived from the original on 9 October 2022. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
- ^ "Portimonense garante contratação do internacional sul-coreano Park Ji-soo" (in Portuguese). record.pt. 25 January 2023. Archived from the original on 25 January 2023. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
- ^ '중국행' 현실 택한 박지수, 연봉 8500만→21억 '25배 상승'…포르티모넨세에 이적료 35억 '선물' (in Korean). The Chosun Ilbo. 16 July 2023. Archived from the original on 21 July 2023. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
- ^ "官宣｜欢迎朴志洙、段刘愚加盟武汉三镇" (in Chinese). dongqiudi. 15 July 2023. Archived from the original on 15 July 2023. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
- ^ "AFC Champions League 2019 Technical Report & Statistics". AFC. Archived from the original on 3 June 2023. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
- ^ "The Best ACL2019 XI announced!". AFC. 13 September 2020. Archived from the original on 26 November 2020. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
External links edit
- Park Ji-soo – K League stats at kleague.com (in Korean)
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