# Koh Myong-jin

Koh Myong-jin (Korean: 고명진; Korean pronunciation:; born 9 January 1988) is a South Korean professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ulsan Hyundai in K League 1.

## Club career

Koh joined FC Seoul, then known as the Anyang LG Cheetahs, in 2003. In 2015 he moved to Al-Rayyan. In September 2019, he moved to Slaven Belupo in Croatia, but left the club two months later.
He moved back to South Korea to join Ulsan Hyundai FC ahead of the 2020 K League 1 season. In his first season with Ulsan, he helped them win the 2020 AFC Champions League for the second time in the club's history.

## International career

On 23 May 2011, Koh was called up to the South Korea national team for the friendly matches against Serbia and Ghana, though he did not play. He made his national team debut in a friendly match against Australia on 14 November 2012 in a 2–1 loss.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of 30 July 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National cup | National cup | League cup | League cup | Continental | Continental | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| FC Seoul | 2004 | K League 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 |
| FC Seoul | 2005 | K League 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| FC Seoul | 2006 | K League 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 |
| FC Seoul | 2007 | K League 1 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 1 |
| FC Seoul | 2008 | K League 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 1 |
| FC Seoul | 2009 | K League 1 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 29 | 2 |
| FC Seoul | 2010 | K League 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 |
| FC Seoul | 2011 | K League 1 | 24 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 31 | 3 |
| FC Seoul | 2012 | K League 1 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 40 | 1 |
| FC Seoul | 2013 | K League 1 | 30 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 2 | 46 | 5 |
| FC Seoul | 2014 | K League 1 | 31 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | 44 | 2 |
| FC Seoul | 2015 | K League 1 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 1 | 29 | 2 |
| FC Seoul | Total | Total | 192 | 13 | 16 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 39 | 4 | 267 | 17 |
| Al-Rayann | 2015–16 | Qatar Stars League | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 2 |
| Al-Rayann | 2016–17 | Qatar Stars League | 23 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 29 | 5 |
| Al-Rayann | 2017–18 | Qatar Stars League | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 24 | 1 |
| Al-Rayann | 2018–19 | Qatar Stars League | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 23 | 1 |
| Al-Rayann | Total | Total | 82 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 99 | 9 |
| Slaven Belupo | 2019-20 | 1.HNL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 0 |
| Ulsan Hyundai | 2020 | K League 1 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| Ulsan Hyundai | 2021 | K League 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| Ulsan Hyundai | 2022 | K League 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| Ulsan Hyundai | Total | Total | 36 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 58 | 0 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 314 | 22 | 19 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 75 | 4 | 428 | 26 |

## Honours

FC Seoul
* K League 1: 2010, 2012
* League Cup: 2006, 2010
* AFC Champions League runner-up: 2013
* FA Cup runner-up: 2014
Al-Rayyan
* Qatar Stars League: 2015–16
Ulsan Hyundai
* AFC Champions League: 2020
Individual
* K League Best XI : 2014