Yun Il-lok (Korean: 윤일록; Hanja: 尹日録; born 7 March 1992) is a South Korean professional footballer who plays for Ulsan Hyundai in the South Korean K League 1. He has played for a number of youth-level teams representing South Korea, and in 2013 graduated to his country's senior men's side, winning the EAFF E-1 Football Championship in 2017 and 2019 as well as gold medal at the 2014 Asian Games.
 Yun in 2020 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 7 March 1992 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Gwangju, South Korea | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Ulsan Hyundai | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 73 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2010 | Gyeongnam FC Youth | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2011–2012 | Gyeongnam FC | 63 | (10) | ||||||||||||||
| 2013–2017 | FC Seoul | 137 | (21) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 16 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019 | → Jeju United (loan) | 34 | (11) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020–2021 | Montpellier | 17 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021– | Ulsan Hyundai | 30 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023 | Gangwon FC (Loan) | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2009 | South Korea U17 | 11 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2010–2011 | South Korea U20 | 15 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2011–2014 | South Korea U23 | 14 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
| 2013– | South Korea | 10 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 September 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 December 2019 | |||||||||||||||||
Club career
editYun entered professional football as a teenager, being selected by Gyeongnam FC as part of their squad for the 2011 season, having spent his youth career with Gyeongnam's U-18 side. His professional debut came almost immediately, in his club's second K-League match of the season against Ulsan, which ended in a 1–0 victory for Gyeongnam.[1] Within a month, Yun scored his first K-League goal in Gyeongnam's 2–1 win over Incheon United.[2]
In January 2020, following the expiry of his contract at Yokohama, Yun moved to Europe where he joined the French club Montpellier on a free transfer.[3]
International career
editYun represented South Korea at the 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Nigeria, playing all five matches as Korea progressed from the group stage to the quarterfinals. There, the team's run came to an end against the host nation and eventual finalist. Yun played a notable part in the round of 16 match against Mexico, when late in the second half his assist led to the equalising goal in the match, forcing extra time after which Korea won the subsequent penalty shootout.[4] Yun regards this assist as his most memorable moment in football.[5]
Yun was also selected for the squad for the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup hosted by Colombia.[6] After progressing through the group stages of the competition, Korea met Spain in the Round of 16 where they lost in a penalty shoot-out. Yun played in all four matches of the tournament.[7] Yun was also called up for duty with the South Korea U-23 team, playing in a friendly against Uzbekistan in which he scored a goal[8] as well as an Olympic Final Qualifier against Qatar in November 2011.[9]
Yun has since graduated to the senior men's squad, scoring a goal in the EAFF East Asian Cup against Japan in his sides 2-1 loss on 28 July 2013.[10]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of 14 September 2022[11]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Gyeongnam FC | 2011 | K League | 21 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 27 | 4 | |
| 2012 | 42 | 6 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 46 | 8 | ||||
| Total | 63 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 12 | ||
| FC Seoul | 2013 | K League Classic | 29 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 10 | 4 | 41 | 6 | |
| 2014 | 27 | 7 | 3 | 0 | — | 10 | 3 | 40 | 10 | |||
| 2015 | 20 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 8 | 1 | 32 | 2 | |||
| 2016 | 26 | 6 | 5 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | 36 | 6 | |||
| 2017 | 35 | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | 4 | 2 | 41 | 9 | |||
| Total | 137 | 21 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 10 | 190 | 33 | ||
| Yokohama F. Marinos | 2018 | J1 League | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | 27 | 0 | |
| Jeju United (loan) | 2019 | K League 1 | 34 | 11 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 11 | ||
| Montpellier | 2019–20 | Ligue 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |
| 2020–21 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | |||
| Total | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Ulsan Hyundai | 2021 | K League 1 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 17 | 3 | |
| 2022 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 7 | 2 | 23 | 3 | |||
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 26 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 40 | 6 | ||
| Career total | 293 | 45 | 30 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 47 | 14 | 383 | 62 | ||
International
edit- Scores and results list South Korea's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Yun goal.[12]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 28 July 2013 | Seoul Olympic Stadium, Seoul, South Korea |  Japan |
1–1 | 1–2 | 2013 EAFF East Asian Cup |
Honours
editClub
editFC Seoul
Ulsan Hyundai
International
editSouth Korea U23
South Korea
References
edit- ^ "Gyeongnam FC vs. Ulsan 1 - 0". soccerway.com.
- ^ "Gyeongnam FC vs. Incheon United 2 - 1". soccerway.com.
- ^ "Montpellier will sign South Korean attacker Yun Il-Lok". Get French Football News. 17 January 2020. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
- ^ "Match Report - Korea vs. Mexico". fifa.com.[dead link]
- ^ "Club Player Record". gyeongnamfc.com.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Ki Hee, Ahn (14 July 2011). "U-20 대표팀, 콜롬비아 월드컵 참가 21명 최종명단 확정(U-20 national team, confirm the final roster of 21 players for the World Cup in Colombia.)". Sportalkorea.
- ^ "FIFA Player Record - Yun Il-Lok". fifa.com. Archived from the original on 30 October 2009.
- ^ "Korea (U22) vs Uzbekistan (U22) 5 – 1". Korean Football Association. Archived from the original on 2 August 2012. Retrieved 27 January 2012.
- ^ "Korea (U23) vs. Qatar (23) 1 – 1". Korean Football Association. Archived from the original on 4 August 2012. Retrieved 27 January 2012.
- ^ "EAFF: Korea vs. Japan 1 – 2". soccerway.com. Retrieved 13 September 2013.
- ^ Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "J1&J2&J3選手名鑑ハンディ版 2018 (NSK MOOK)", 7 February 2018, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411529 (p. 43 out of 289)
- ^ "Yun, Il-Lok". National Football Teams. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
External links
edit- Profile at Yokohama F. Marinos Archived 2018-07-16 at the Wayback Machine
- Yun Il-lok at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
- Yun Il-lok – K League stats at kleague.com (in Korean)
- Yun Il-lok – National Team Stats at KFA (in Korean)
- Yun Il-lok – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Yun Il-lok at Soccerway
