Park Yi-young (Korean: 박이영; born 29 June 1994) is a South Korean professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Philippines Football League (PFL) club Kaya-Iloilo.[1]
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 29 June 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Seoul, South Korea | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Kaya-Iloilo | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2014 | Team Socceroo | 21 | (5) |
| 2014 | Pachanga Diliman | 0 | (0) |
| 2015–2024 | FC St. Pauli II | 104 | (3) |
| 2017–2019 | FC St. Pauli | 25 | (1) |
| 2020–2021 | → Türkgücü München (loan) | 28 | (0) |
| 2024— | Kaya-Iloilo | 13 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:01, 31 July 2024 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editTeam Socceroo
editPark was going to join a university, but he left for the Philippines after hearing the news that Philippine football clubs were recruiting South Korean based players. In 2013, he joined Team Socceroo, a team of Philippine second division, and contributed to their league title. The next year, he scored five goals and provided six assists during 21 games in the first division.
Pachanga Diliman
editPark moved to Pachanga Diliman in July 2014 and participated in friendly games after the league season ended.[2]
St. Pauli
editIn 2015, Park was eliminated from tryouts for Marítimo and Teplička nad Váhom, challenging Europe, but succeeded in joining St. Pauli.[2] He established himself as the first team's right back in the second half of the 2017–18 season. On 6 May 2018, he scored the crucial winning goal against Arminia Bielefeld which prevented his team's relegation.[3] In August 2018, he agreed a contract extension until June 2022.[4]
loan to Türkgücü München
editFor the 2020-21 season, he moved on loan to 3. Liga side to Türkgücü München.[5]
Kaya–Iloilo
editOn 7 February 2024, Park moved back to the Philippines now with league champions Kaya-Iloilo for the Philippines Football League 2024 season.
In July 2024, Park became a victim of six women pickpocketers in Bonifacio Global City. He lost some cash but recovered his wallet.[6]
Career statistics
edit| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Team Socceroo | 2013 | UFL Division 2 | — | — | — | |||||
| 2014 | UFL Division 1 | 21 | 5 | — | — | 21 | 5 | |||
| Total | 21 | 5 | — | — | 21 | 5 | ||||
| Pachanga Diliman | 2014 | UFL Division 1 | — | — | — | |||||
| St. Pauli II | 2015–16 | Regionalliga Nord | 22 | 1 | — | — | 22 | 1 | ||
| 2016–17 | 26 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 0 | ||||
| 2017–18 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||||
| 2018–19 | 9 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||||
| 2019–20 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2021-22 | 22 | 1 | — | — | 22 | 1 | ||||
| 2022-23 | 18 | 1 | — | — | 18 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 104 | 3 | — | — | 104 | 3 | ||||
| St. Pauli | 2016–17 | 2. Bundesliga | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | 15 | 1 | — | — | 15 | 1 | ||||
| 2018–19 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 25 | 1 | |||
| Türkgücü München (loan) | 2020–21 | 3. Liga | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 28 | 0 | |
| Career total | 178 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 178 | 9 | ||
Honours
editClub
editTeam Socceroo
Kaya–Iloilo
editReferences
edit- ^ "Yi-Young Park". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
- ^ a b c Kim, Han-byeol (21 October 2015). [김한별의 풋볼씬] 장크트파울리 U-23 박이영, 꿈을 향한 '1만 마일'의 여정. Daum (in Korean). Sportalkorea. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
- ^ "Park dupes Ortega - St. Pauli is fighting to stay in the class" (in German). kicker. 6 May 2018. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
- ^ ""Tolle Entwicklung": Park verlängert auf St. Pauli" (in German). kicker. 21 August 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
- ^ Jeong, Jae-eun (24 July 2020). [GOAL 인터뷰] ‘새 도전’ 박이영, “3부 결정 어려웠어, 축구 하나 생각하고 왔다"(영상) (in Korean). Goal. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
- ^ Pasajol, Anne (9 July 2024). "Korean football player Yi Young-park falls victim to alleged pickpockets in BGC". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
- ^ Park Yi-young at Soccerway
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