# Ryang Yong-gi

Ryang Yong-gi (Korean: 량용기; Hancha: 梁勇基; born 7 January 1982) is a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Born in Japan, he represented North Korea internationally.
Ryang served as the captain of his club where he played as a creative midfielder.
Ryang has made one appearance for the Korea DPR national football team in the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying rounds and was named as one of the North Korean squad for the 2010 AFC Challenge Cup. Ryang won the Golden Boot and Most Valuable Player awards at the competition that guided Korea DPR to win the title and qualify for 2011 AFC Asian Cup.

## 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami

During the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, Ryang was out driving when it hit. "I thought my tires had gone flat or I had driven over the curb, but the shaking continued and I saw the windows of shops shaking too," he recalled. "I knew it was a bad one and rushed home to see my wife." Ryang and his heavily pregnant wife spent the night sleeping in their car, fearful of further damage to buildings in an urban landscape that suffered severe wreckage.
In the aftermath of the disaster, Ryang and his teammates made frequent visits to affected areas to lend support.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of the end 2023 season
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 |
| Vegalta Sendai | 2004 | J2 League | 32 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 34 | 2 |
| Vegalta Sendai | 2005 | J2 League | 39 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 40 | 6 |
| Vegalta Sendai | 2006 | J2 League | 42 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 43 | 4 |
| Vegalta Sendai | 2007 | J2 League | 48 | 8 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 49 | 8 |
| Vegalta Sendai | 2008 | J2 League | 42 | 13 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 42 | 13 |
| Vegalta Sendai | 2009 | J2 League | 51 | 14 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 55 | 15 |
| Vegalta Sendai | 2010 | J1 League | 34 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 37 | 11 |
| Vegalta Sendai | 2011 | J1 League | 34 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 37 | 4 |
| Vegalta Sendai | 2012 | J1 League | 27 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 33 | 4 |
| Vegalta Sendai | 2013 | J1 League | 30 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 41 | 6 |
| Vegalta Sendai | 2014 | J1 League | 33 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 40 | 2 |
| Vegalta Sendai | 2015 | J1 League | 33 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 41 | 4 |
| Vegalta Sendai | 2016 | J1 League | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 0 |
| Vegalta Sendai | 2017 | J1 League | 24 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 2 |
| Vegalta Sendai | 2018 | J1 League | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 0 |
| Vegalta Sendai | 2019 | J1 League | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | — | — | 21 | 1 |
| Vegalta Sendai | Total | Total | 522 | 76 | 21 | 2 | 36 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 584 | 81 |
| Sagan Tosu | 2020 | J1 League | 22 | 0 | - | - | 2 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 0 |
| Sagan Tosu | 2021 | J1 League | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 |
| Sagan Tosu | Total | Total | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ー | ー | 32 | 0 |
| Vegalta Sendai | 2022 | J2 League | 15 | - | 1 | 0 | - | - | — | — | 16 | 0 |
| Vegalta Sendai | 2023 | J2 League | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | - | — | — | 13 | 0 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 577 | 76 | 24 | 2 | 39 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 645 | 81 |

### International

    As of match played 18 July 2020
Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| North Korea |
| North Korea | 2008 | 2 | 0 |
| North Korea | 2009 | 1 | 0 |
| North Korea | 2010 | 7 | 5 |
| North Korea | 2011 | 9 | 0 |
| North Korea | 2012 | 3 | 1 |
| North Korea | 2013 | 0 | 0 |
| North Korea | 2014 | 0 | 0 |
| North Korea | 2015 | 3 | 1 |
| North Korea | 2016 | 0 | 0 |
| North Korea | 2017 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 26 | 7 |

#### International goals

    As of goal scored on 14 January 2015
    Scores and results list North Korea's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Ryang goal.
List of international goals scored by Ryang Yong-gi :
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1 | 17 February 2010 | Sugathadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka | Turkmenistan | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2010 AFC Challenge Cup |
| 2 | 21 February 2010 | Sugathadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka | India | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2010 AFC Challenge Cup |
| 3 | 21 February 2010 | Sugathadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka | India | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2010 AFC Challenge Cup |
| 4 | 27 February 2010 | Sugathadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka | Turkmenistan | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2010 AFC Challenge Cup |
| 5 | 31 December 2010 | Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium, Doha, Qatar | Turkmenistan | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
| 6 | 9 December 2012 | Hong Kong Stadium, Wanchai, Hong Kong | Hong Kong | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2013 EAFF East Asian Cup Preliminary round 2 |
| 7 | 14 January 2015 | AAMI Park, Melbourne, Australia | Saudi Arabia | 1–0 | 1–4 | 2015 AFC Asian Cup |

## Honours

Vegalta Sendai
* J. League Division 2: 2009
North Korea
* AFC Challenge Cup: 2010
Individual
* Individual Fair-Play Award: 2011
* Monthly Best Goal: 2015