PLAYER DETAILS
Ki Sung-yueng profile
- Club
- FC Seoul
- Position
- Midfielder
- Nationality
- South Korea
- Date of birth
- 1989-01-24
- Birthplace
- Gwangju, South Korea
- Height
- 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
- Weight
- 75 kg (165 lb)
- Shirt number
- 10
PLAYER BIOGRAPHY
About Ki Sung-yueng
Ki Sung-yueng (Hangul: 기성용; Hanja: 奇誠庸; born 24 January 1989) is a South Korean professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for the La Liga club Mallorca.
Ki is known for his vision, technique, long-range passing and shooting, along with his good set-pieces.
He has been a full international for South Korea since 2007, gaining over 100 caps. Ki was selected in their squads for three World Cups and the 2011 and 2015 AFC Asian Cups, finishing as runner-up in the latter tournament. He has also played at two Olympic Games with his country, winning bronze in 2012.
On 20 May 2015, Ki was voted as Swansea City Player of the Year as he scored eight goals in 33 appearances.