Ki Sung Yueng

Ki Sung Yueng

Ki Sung Yueng of Seoul was born in Gwangju, Korea Republic on 24 January 1989 (age 35)

On 25 August 2009, it was revealed that contact between Celtic and FC Seoul had occurred regarding the possibility of Ki’s transfer to the Parkhead club. However, the player’s agent stated that an immediate move would be unlikely given FC Seoul’s success in the league and the Asian Champions League. Three days later, Celtic clinched a £2.1m transfer for Ki. He linked up with the Parkhead side in the January transfer window at the end of the K-League season. The signing was confirmed on 13 December 2009 after Ki passed a medical and secured a work permit. Ki reportedly turned down an offer from English club Portsmouth then of the Premier League. He took the number 18 with “Ki” on his shirt. He made his debut for Celtic in a 1-1 draw against Falkirk at Celtic Park on 16 January 2010, winning the Man of the Match award from the official Celtic website. He played a further four games for Celtic that season, but struggled to make much impact in what was a period of upheaval for the club.

Ki barely played for Celtic in the first month of season 2010-11, but came off the bench to score his first competitive goal for Celtic on 22 August 2010 with a shot from 25 yards in a 4-0 victory against St Mirren in the Scottish Premier League (SPL). By the end of October he had become a first team regular and was voted the SPL Young Player of the Month for October 2010.

Ki scored his second goal of the season in a 2-2 draw with Inverness Thistle at Celtic Park. On 26 December 2010, Ki scored against St Johnstone in a 2-0 victory in the SPL, in what was his last game for Celtic before travelling to Qatar to play for South Korea in the 2011 AFC Asian Cup during January. On coming back to Scotland in February, Ki returned to the Celtic first team for the 2-2 draw against Rangers in a Scottish Cup tie at Ibrox. Celtic played a significant part of the game with only ten men after Fraser Forster was sent off, but the midfield including Ki won praise for the manner in which they dominated the game in the second half. Ki also played in the replay at Celtic Park, an ill-tempered match which Celtic won 1-0. On 21 May 2011, Ki scored the first goal of Celtic’s Scottish Cup Final win against Motherwell with a left-footed strike from around 35 yards. He also won the official Man of the Match award.

Ki started the 2011-12 campaign in Celtic’s opening game against Hibernian in the SPL. Scoring the second goal in a 2-0 victory, a 25-yard left foot strike into the right hand bottom corner and also won the Man of the Match award from the official Celtic website.

Ki then went on to score another goal on 13 August 2011 in the Scottish Premier League in a 5-1 win over Dundee United at Celtic Park, a strike into the top left hand corner from the edge of the box. A couple of days later it was reported that Premier League sides Blackburn Rovers, Tottenham Hotspur and several clubs from the Russian Premier League were interested in signing Ki. Celtic the next day issued a hands off warning to the interested clubs, saying that it would take a bid of significant proportions for Celtic to allow the increasingly important midfielder to leave the club. On 10 September 2011, Ki put Motherwell to the sword yet again, this time in the Scottish Premier League with a superb strike from outside the box with his right foot. Celtic went on to win the game 4-0. On 29 September, he started in Celtic’s 1-1 draw with Italian side Udinese, scoring on a penalty after 3 minutes. On 18 December 2011, he scored the second goal of the game as Celtic beat St Johnstone 2-0 at McDiarmid Park in the Scottish Premier League. Over the course of the 2011-2012 campaign, Ki scored 7 goals and had 6 assists, playing a key role in helping Celtic win the Scottish title.

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Centre Midfield
Primary Position
Midfielder
Position
CM
1.86m (6ft 1in)
Height
75kg (11st 11lb)
Weight
24 January 1989 (age 35)
Date of Birth
Gwangju
Birthplace
Korea Republic 🇰🇷
Country of Birth
Seoul
Team

Season stats

Team
Seoul
Seoul
K League 1 2024
Games
16
Starting
16
Substitute
-
Unused
17
Utilisation
48%
Goals
2
Yellows
3
Reds
-

Career stats

Team
Seoul
Seoul
Season 2024
Country
Korea Republic 🇰🇷
Games
16
Goals
2
Team
Mallorca
Mallorca
Season 2019 - 2020
Country
Spain 🇪🇸
Games
1
Goals
-
Team
Newcastle United
Newcastle United
Season 2019 - 2020
Country
England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Games
3
Goals
-
Team
Newcastle United
Newcastle United
Season 2018 - 2019
Country
England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Games
18
Goals
-
Team
Swansea City
Swansea City
Season 2017 - 2018
Country
England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Games
25
Goals
2
Team
Swansea City
Swansea City
Season 2016 - 2017
Country
England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Games
23
Goals
-
Team
Swansea City
Swansea City
Season 2015 - 2016
Country
England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Games
28
Goals
2
Team
Swansea City
Swansea City
Season 2014 - 2015
Country
England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Games
33
Goals
8
Team
Sunderland
Sunderland
Season 2013 - 2014
Country
England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Games
27
Goals
3
Team
Swansea City
Swansea City
Season 2013 - 2014
Country
England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Games
1
Goals
-
Team
Swansea City
Swansea City
Season 2012 - 2013
Country
England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Games
29
Goals
-
Team
Celtic
Celtic
Season 2011 - 2012
Country
Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Games
30
Goals
6
Team
Celtic
Celtic
Season 2010 - 2011
Country
Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Games
26
Goals
3
Team
Celtic
Celtic
Season 2009 - 2010
Country
Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Games
10
Goals
-
Team
Seoul
Seoul
Season 2009
Country
Korea Republic 🇰🇷
Games
31
Goals
4
Team
Seoul
Seoul
Season 2008
Country
Korea Republic 🇰🇷
Games
27
Goals
4
Team
Seoul
Seoul
Season 2007
Country
Korea Republic 🇰🇷
Games
22
Goals
-

Transfers

Team
Seoul
Seoul
20 July 2020
From
Mallorca
Mallorca
Type
Free Transfer
Team
Mallorca
Mallorca
24 February 2020
Type
Signed
Team
Out of contract
31 January 2020
From
Newcastle United
Newcastle United
Type
Released
Team
Newcastle United
Newcastle United
1 July 2018
From
Swansea City
Swansea City
Type
Free Transfer
Team
Swansea City
Swansea City
1 July 2014
From
Sunderland
Sunderland
Type
Returned from loan
Team
Sunderland
Sunderland
31 August 2013
From
Swansea City
Swansea City
Type
Loan
Team
Swansea City
Swansea City
24 August 2012
From
Celtic
Celtic
Type
Fee (£5.5m)
Team
Celtic
Celtic
1 January 2010
From
Seoul
Seoul
Type
Fee (£2.1m)
Team
Seoul
Seoul
1 January 2006
Type
Signed

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