Kang Min-soo

For the history professor, see Minsoo Kang.

Kang Min-soo (Korean: 강민수; born 14 February 1986) is a South Korean football player who plays as a center back. He also played for Chunnam Dragons, Jeju United, Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors, Suwon Bluewings and Ulsan Hyundai.

Kang Min-soo

Personal information
Date of birth	(1986-02-14) 14 February 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth	Goyang, Gyeonggi, South Korea
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Center back, Full back
Youth career
2001–2003	Koyang High School
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2004–2007	Chunnam Dragons	45	(1)
2008	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	20	(0)
2009	Jeju United	19	(0)
2010	Suwon Samsung Bluewings	20	(1)
2011–2019	Ulsan Hyundai	204	(10)
2014–2015	→ Sangju Sangmu (army)	46	(1)
2020–2021	Busan IPark	20	(1)
2021–2023	Incheon United	45	(0)
International career‡
2003	South Korea U-20	0	(0)
2006–2008	South Korea U-23	20	(1)
2007–2014	South Korea	33	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 October 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 November 2015

Kang Min-soo
Hangul	강민수
Hanja	姜敏壽
Revised Romanization	Gang Minsu
McCune–Reischauer	Kang Minsu

In this Korean name, the family name is Kang.

He was a member of South Korea Olympic football team and South Korea national football team.

His first match is 2008 Summer Olympics football qualification second round against Yemen U-23 football team at 28 February 2007. And his international debut match is Friendly match against Netherlands at 2 June 2007.

Career statistics

Club

Club performance			League		Cup		League Cup		Continental		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
South Korea			League		KFA Cup		League Cup		Asia		Total
2004	Chunnam Dragons	K League 1	0	0	0	0	0	0	-		0	0
2005			10	0	3	0	3	0	-		16	0
2006			18	0	2	0	10	0	-		30	0
2007			17	1	5	0	1	0	4	1	27	2
2008	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors		21	0	2	1	7	0	-		30	1
2009	Jeju United		19	0	2	0	3	0	-		24	0
2010	Suwon Samsung Bluewings		20	1	2	0	4	1	5	0	31	2
2011	Ulsan Hyundai		25	2	4	0	7	0	-		36	2
2012			31	2	2	0	-		11	1	44	3
2013			37	2	1	0	-		-		38	2
2014			11	0	1	1	-		5	1	17	2
	Sangju Sangmu		19	1	3	0	-		-		22	1
2015			27	0	0	0	-		-		27	0
2016	Ulsan Hyundai		26	0	2	0	-		-		28	0
2017			24	0	4	0	-		2	0	30	0
2018			30	1	4	0	-		7	0	41	1
2019			23	3	1	0	-		2	0	26	3
2020	Busan IPark		20	1	0	0	-		-		20	1
2021		K League 2	0	0	0	0	-		-		0	0
2021	Incheon United	K League 1	20	0	0	0	-		-		20	0
2022			25	0	0	0	-		-		25	0
Career total			423	14	38	2	35	1	36	3	532	19

International

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
South Korea U23	2006	1	0
	2007	13	1
	2008	5	0
	Total	19	1
South Korea	2007	8	0
	2008	12	0
	2009	7	0
	2010	4	0
	2011	0	0
	Total	31	0

Statistics correct as of matches played 14 February 2010^[1]

International appearances and goals
#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Result	Goal	Competition
2006
	14 November	Changwon Civic Stadium, Changwon, South Korea	Japan	1–1	0	Friendly
2007
	28 February	Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon, South Korea	Yemen	1–0	0	2008 Summer Olympics Qualifiers 2
	14 March	Al Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi, UAE	United Arab Emirates	3–1	0	2008 Summer Olympics Qualifiers 2
	28 March	Ansan Wa~ Stadium, Ansan, South Korea	Uzbekistan	2–0	0	2008 Summer Olympics Qualifiers 2
	18 April	Pakhtakor Markaziy Stadium, Tashkent, Uzbekistan	Uzbekistan	1–0	0	2008 Summer Olympics Qualifiers 2
	16 May	Ali Mohsen Stadium, Sana'a, Yemen	Yemen	0–1	0	2008 Summer Olympics Qualifiers 2
	16 May	Daejeon World Cup Stadium, Daejeon, South Korea	United Arab Emirates	3–1	0	2008 Summer Olympics Qualifiers 2
1	2 June	Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul, South Korea	Netherlands	0–2	0	Friendly
2	5 July	Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul, South Korea	Uzbekistan	2–1	0	Friendly
3	11 July	Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia	Saudi Arabia	1–1	0	2007 AFC Asian Cup
4	15 July	Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia	Bahrain	1–2	0	2007 AFC Asian Cup
5	18 July	Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia	Indonesia	1–0	0	2007 AFC Asian Cup
6	22 July	National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Iran	0–0 (4–2p)	0	2007 AFC Asian Cup
7	25 July	National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Iraq	0–0 (3–4p)	0	2007 AFC Asian Cup
8	28 July	Gelora Sriwijaya Stadium, Palembang, Indonesia	Japan	0–0 (6–5p)	0	2007 AFC Asian Cup
	22 August	Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul, South Korea	Uzbekistan	2–1	0	2008 Summer Olympics Qualifiers 3
	3 September	Al-Rashid Stadium, Dubai, UAE	Qatar	0–0	0	Friendly
	8 September	Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa, Bahrain	Bahrain	1–0	1	2008 Summer Olympics Qualifiers 3
	12 September	Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul, South Korea	Syria	1–0	0	2008 Summer Olympics Qualifiers 3
	17 October	Abbasiyyin Stadium, Damascus, Syria	Syria	0–0	0	2008 Summer Olympics Qualifiers 3
	17 November	Pakhtakor Markaziy Stadium, Tashkent, Uzbekistan	Uzbekistan	0–0	0	2008 Summer Olympics Qualifiers 3
	21 November	Ansan Wa~ Stadium, Ansan, South Korea	Bahrain	0–0	0	2008 Summer Olympics Qualifiers 3
2008
9	6 February	Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul, South Korea	Turkmenistan	4–0	0	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification Round 3
10	20 February	Chongqing Olympic Sports Center, Chongqing, China	North Korea	1–1	0	2008 East Asian Football Championship
11	23 February	Chongqing Olympic Sports Center, Chongqing, China	Japan	1–1	0	2008 East Asian Football Championship
12	26 March	Hongkou Football Stadium, Shanghai, China	North Korea	0–0	0	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification Round 3
13	7 June	King Abdullah Stadium, Amman, Jordan	Jordan	1–0	0	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification Round 3
14	14 June	Ashgabat Olympic Stadium, Ashgabat, Turkmenistan	Turkmenistan	3–1	0	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification Round 3
15	22 June	Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul, South Korea	North Korea	0–0	0	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification Round 3
	16 July	Ansan Wa~ Stadium, Ansan, South Korea	Guatemala	2–1	0	Friendly
	27 July	Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon, South Korea	Ivory Coast	2–1	0	Friendly
	31 July	Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul, South Korea	Australia	1–0	0	Friendly
	7 August	Olympic Sports Center Stadium, Qinhuangdao, China	Cameroon	1–1	0	2008 Summer Olympics
	10 August	Olympic Sports Center Stadium, Qinhuangdao, China	Italy	0–3	0	2008 Summer Olympics
	13 August	Shanghai Stadium, Shanghai, China	Honduras	1–0	0	2008 Summer Olympics
16	5 September	Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul, South Korea	Jordan	1–0	0	Friendly
17	10 September	Hongkou Football Stadium, Shanghai, China	North Korea	1–1	0	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification Round 4
18	11 October	Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul, South Korea	Uzbekistan	3–0	0	Friendly
19	14 November	Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar	Qatar	1–1	0	Friendly
20	19 November	King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia	Saudi Arabia	2–0	0	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification Round 4
2009
21	1 February	Al-Maktoum Stadium, Dubai, UAE	Syria	1–1	0	Friendly
22	4 February	Al-Maktoum Stadium, Dubai, UAE	Bahrain	2–2	0	Friendly
23	11 February	Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran	Iran	1–1	0	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification Round 4
24	28 March	Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon, South Korea	Iraq	2–1	0	Friendly
25	1 April	Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul, South Korea	North Korea	1–0	0	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification Round 4
26	12 August	Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul, South Korea	Paraguay	1–0	0	Friendly
27	18 November	Craven Cottage, London, England	Serbia	0–1	0	Friendly
2010
28	9 January	Rand Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa	Zambia	2–4	0	Friendly
29	18 January	Estadio Ciudad de Málaga, Málaga, Spain	Finland	2–0	0	Friendly
30	22 January	Estadio Ciudad de Málaga, Málaga, Spain	Latvia	1–0	0	Friendly
31	14 February	Tokyo National Stadium, Tokyo, Japan	Japan	3–1	0	2010 East Asian Football Championship

Honours

Ulsan Hyundai

• AFC Champions League (1): 2012

References

1. "Kang, Min-Soo". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 25 January 2011.

External links

• Kang Min-soo – K League stats at kleague.com (in Korean)
• Kang Min-soo – National Team Stats at KFA (in Korean)
• Kang Min-soo – FIFA competition record (archived)
• Kang Min-soo at National-Football-Teams.com