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

Club career

Kim played briefly in Europe for the reserve side of Zürich, where he scored nine goals in twenty-one appearances.

During the 2017 AFC Cup, Kim made headlines for scoring five goals in a 6–0 victory over Mongolian side Erchim FC, winning the Fans' Asian Player of Matchday 3. He finished the competition as top scorer, with nine goals in six appearances.

International career

Kim made his senior international debut in a 5–2 away loss to Vietnam, replacing Kim Kuk-Bom after 73 minutes. 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.

During his career with the North Korea national team, he was often cited as a "player to watch", however it is unclear what happened to Kim after 2018.

Career statistics

International

As of matches played 13 November 2017.

National teamYearAppsGoals
North Korea201640
201797
201851
Total188

International goals

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

NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.6 June 2017Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, QatarQatar2–22–2Friendly
2.13 June 2017Hong Kong Stadium, Mong Kok, Hong KongHong Kong1–11–12019 AFC Asian Cup qualification
3.5 September 2017Kim Il Sung Stadium, Pyongyang, North KoreaLebanon1–02–2
4.10 November 2017New I-Mobile Stadium, Buriram, ThailandMalaysia2–04–1
5.13 November 2017Malaysia1–04–1
6.2–0
7.3–0
8.11 November 2018Taipei Municipal Stadium, Taipei, TaiwanMongolia2–04–12019 EAFF E-1 Football Championship qualification

External links

  • at Soccerway
  • at FIFA
  • [permanent dead link] at DPRKFootball