Kang Sang-woo

Kang Sang-woo
Kang in 2024
Personal information
Full name Kang Sang-woo
Date of birth (1993-10-07) 7 October 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Seoul, South Korea
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Full-back, Winger
Team information
Current team
 FC Seoul
Number 15
Youth career
–2014 Kyunghee University
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2022 Pohang Steelers 160 (10)
2019–2020 → Sangju Sangmu (draft) 31 (10)
2022–2023 Beijing Guoan 57 (12)
2024– FC Seoul 25 (0)
International career‡
2011–2013 South Korea U20 20 (4)
2014–2016 South Korea U23 9 (0)
2021– South Korea 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 August 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 September 2023
Kang Sang-woo
Hangul
강상우
Hanja
姜祥佑
Revised RomanizationGang Sangu
McCune–ReischauerKang Sangu
In this Korean name, the family name is Kang.

Kang Sang-woo (Korean: 강상우; Hanja: 姜祥佑; born 7 October 1993) is a South Korean professional footballer who plays as a full-back or winger for K League 1 club FC Seoul.

Club career

Kang joined Pohang Steelers in 2014 as a free agent rookie and go on to make his debut in a AFC Champions League group game on 18 March 2014 against Shandong Luneng Taishan in a 2–2 draw, where he came on as a late substitute.[1] This would be followed by his first starting appearance, which was against Jeju United on 5 July 2014, in a league game that ended in a 0–0 draw.[2] He would become a regular within the team until he was loaned out to Sangju Sangmu, the sports division of the Republic of Korea Armed Forces, as part of his military service.

On 15 April 2022, Kang joined Chinese Super League club Beijing Guoan.[3] He would make his debut on 5 June 2022, in a league game against Cangzhou Mighty Lions that ended in a 2–1 defeat.[4] After his spot on the team was given to Samuel Adegbenro ahead of the 2024 season, his contract was terminated by Guoan on 6 March 2024. He scored 13 goals and provided 12 assists across 59 games in all competitions during his time with the team.[5]

On 7 March 2024, K League 1 club FC Seoul announced the signing of Kang. He was given the number 15 shirt.[6]

International career

Kang was a member of the South Korea national under-20 team and represented the team at the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[7]

He made his debut for South Korea national football team on 9 June 2021 in a World Cup qualifier against Sri Lanka.[8]

Career statistics

Club

As of 24 August 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Pohang Steelers 2014 K League Classic 8 0 0 0 2 0 — 10 0
2015 K League Classic 5 1 0 0 — — 5 1
2016 K League Classic 30 1 1 0 5 0 — 36 1
2017 K League Classic 33 0 0 0 — — 33 0
2018 K League 1 36 3 0 0 — — 36 3
2020 K League 1 10 1 1 0 — — 11 1
2021 K League 1 37 4 1 1 10 2 — 48 7
2022 K League 1 1 0 0 0 — — 1 0
Total 160 10 3 1 17 2 0 0 180 13
Sangju Sangmu (draft) 2019 K League 1 15 3 5 1 — — 20 4
2020 K League 1 16 7 0 0 — — 16 7
Total 31 10 5 1 0 0 0 0 36 11
Beijing Guoan 2022 Chinese Super League 31 4 0 0 — — 31 4
2023 Chinese Super League 26 8 2 1 — — 28 9
Total 57 12 2 1 0 0 0 0 59 13
FC Seoul 2024 K League 1 25 0 2 0 — — 27 0
Career total 273 32 12 3 17 2 0 0 302 37

Honours

South Korea U-20

South Korea U-23

Individual

References

  1. ^ "POHANG STEELERS VS. SHANDONG TAISHAN 2 - 2". soccerway.com. 18 March 2014. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  2. ^ "JEJU UNITED VS. POHANG STEELERS 0 - 0". soccerway.com. 5 July 2014. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  3. ^ "官方：国安签下姜祥佑、阿德本罗、达布罗三外援，解约安德森" (in Chinese). Dongqiudi. 15 April 2022. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
  4. ^ "BEIJING GUOAN VS. CANGZHOU MIGHTY LIONS 1 - 2". soccerway.com. 5 June 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  5. ^ Zhang, Kunlong (6 March 2024). "聚焦｜国安官宣姜祥佑解约离队 重返K联赛未来两天将有定论" [Focus: Guoan Announces Kang Sang-woo Departure, May Return to K-League Soon]. www.163.com. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
  6. ^ "WELCOME TO FC SEOUL". www.instagram.com. 7 March 2024. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  7. ^ "Korea fight back to down Cuba". fifa.com. 21 June 2013. Retrieved 5 March 2021.[dead link‍]
  8. ^ "Sri Lanka v South Korea game report". ESPN. 9 June 2021. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  9. ^ "한국 U-22 축구대표팀, 2015 태국 킹스컵 우승…'통산 10번째'". Maeil Broadcasting Network. 8 February 2015.
  10. ^ "[MD포토] 강상우 'K리그1 최다도움상 수상'". mydaily. 5 December 2020.
  11. ^ "[사진]강상우, 베스트11 DF 부문 수상". osen. 5 December 2020.
  12. ^ "[K-어워즈] K리그1 베스트11 DF 주인공은 강상우-불투이스-이기제-홍정호". InterFootball. 7 December 2021.