| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kim Min-Woo | ||
| Date of birth | 25 February 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | South Korea | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Left Wingback, Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Sagan Tosu | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009 | Yonsei University | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2010– | Sagan Tosu[1] | 52 | (11) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2009 | South Korea U-20 | 10 | (5) |
| 2009–2012 | South Korea U-23 | 10 | (0) |
| 2010- | South Korea | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 3 December 2011.
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22 February 2012 | |||
| Kim Min-Woo | |
| Hangul | 김민우 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 金民友 |
| Revised Romanization | Gim Min-U |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kim Min-U |
Contents
[hide]Club career[edit]
Early career[edit]
Kim attended Yonsei University in Seoul. When he was a member of Yonsei University, he scored 3 goals in 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup as a member of South Korea under 20 team and team achieved quarterfinals. As his great plays in U-20 World Cup, he made trials in PSV Eindhoven, but failed to pass the trials.[2] The trials conducted without the knowledge of Yonsei University because he was expelled from university football team.
Sagan Tosu
Unable to continue his career in Korea following the PSV episode, Kim was recruited by compatriot Yoon Jung-Hwan to join J. League Division 2 side Sagan Tosu. Kim signed a three-year contract with Sagan Tosu.[3]
Career statistics
As of 7 January 2012
| Club performance | League | Emperor's Cup | J. League Cup | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 2010 | Sagan Tosu | J. League 2 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 0 | - | 26 | 4 | |
| 2011 | 28 | 7 | 1 | 0 | - | 29 | 7 | |||
| 2012 | J. League | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 33 | 2 | |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 80 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 88 | 13 | ||
International career
He was member of South Korea U-20 team in 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[4] Kim was called up to the South Korea squad for friendly match against Nigeriafor the first time
