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Korean football player (born 2002) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Eom Ji-sung (Korean: 엄지성; born 9 May 2002) is a South Korean footballer currently playing as a forward for EFL Championship club Swansea City.
![]() Eom in 2023 | |||||||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 9 May 2002 | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Gimje, South Korea | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Forward | ||||||||||||||||
Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Swansea City | ||||||||||||||||
Number | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
2012–2014 | Iri Dongsan Elementary School | ||||||||||||||||
2015 | Jungni Middle School | ||||||||||||||||
2016–2017 | Gochangbuk Middle School | ||||||||||||||||
2018–2020 | Gwangju FC[note 1] | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
2021–2024 | Gwangju FC | 108 | (20) | ||||||||||||||
2024– | Swansea City | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
2019 | South Korea U17 | 5 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
2021– | South Korea U23 | 15 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
2022– | South Korea | 2 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 August 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 September 2024 (UTC) |
Eom Ji-sung | |
Hangul | 엄지성 |
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Revised Romanization | Eom Jiseong |
McCune–Reischauer | Ŏm Chisŏng |
On 15 July 2024, Eom signed for Welsh Championship club Swansea City on a four-year deal for an undisclosed fee,[1] reported to be in the region of £1 million by local media.[2]
Club | Season | League | Cup | League cup[lower-alpha 1] | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Gwangju FC | 2021 | K League 1 | 37 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 37 | 4 | |||
2022 | K League 2 | 28 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 28 | 9 | ||||
2023 | K League 1 | 28 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 12 | 2 | ||||
2024 | K League 1 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 12 | 2 | ||||
Total | 108 | 20 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 20 | |||
Swansea City | 2024–25 | Championship | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||
Career total | 112 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 114 | 20 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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South Korea | 2022 | 1 | 1 |
2024 | 1 | 0 | |
Career total | 2 | 1 |
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 15 January 2022 | Mardan Sports Complex, Antalya, Turkey | ![]() | 5–1 | 5–1 | Friendly |
South Korea U23
Gwangju FC
Individual
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