# Kim Min-woo (footballer)

Kim Min-woo (Korean: 김민우; born 25 February 1990) is a South Korean football player who is currently playing for K League 1 club Ulsan HD.

## Club career
### Early career

Kim attended Yonsei University in Seoul. When he was a member of Yonsei University, he scored 3 goals in 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup as a member of South Korea under 20 team and team achieved quarterfinals. Encouraged by his great plays in U-20 World Cup, he made trials in PSV Eindhoven, but failed to pass the trials. The trials were conducted without the knowledge of Yonsei University and he was expelled from university football team.

### Sagan Tosu

Unable to continue his career in Korea following the PSV episode, Kim was recruited by compatriot Yoon Jung-Hwan to join J. League Division 2 side Sagan Tosu. Kim signed a three-year contract with Sagan Tosu.

### Chengdu Rongcheng

On 21 April 2022, Kim signed with Chinese Super League club Chengdu Rongcheng.

### Ulsan HD

On 23 January 2024, Kim returned to his home country to join Ulsan HD.

## International career

He was member of South Korea U-20 team in 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup. Kim was called up to the South Korea squad for friendly match against Nigeria for the first time in 2010
In May 2018 he was named in South Korea's preliminary 28 man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.

## Career statistics
### Club

Updated to 8 January 2023.
| Club performance | Club performance | Club performance | League | League | Cup | Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Continental | Continental | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Sagan Tosu | 2010 | J2 League | 24 | 4 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 25 | 4 |
| Sagan Tosu | 2011 | J2 League | 28 | 7 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 29 | 7 |
| Sagan Tosu | 2012 | J1 League | 31 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | - | - | 36 | 2 |
| Sagan Tosu | 2013 | J1 League | 33 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - | - | 41 | 5 |
| Sagan Tosu | 2014 | J1 League | 34 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - | - | 40 | 6 |
| Sagan Tosu | 2015 | J1 League | 33 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 36 | 2 |
| Sagan Tosu | 2016 | J1 League | 30 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - | - | 36 | 5 |
| Sagan Tosu | Total | Total | 213 | 31 | 16 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 243 | 31 |
| Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 2017 | K League 1 | 30 | 6 | 3 | 0 | - | - | 6 | 0 | 39 | 6 |
| Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 2019 | K League 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 8 | 2 |
| Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 2020 | K League 1 | 27 | 4 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 7 | 1 | 36 | 5 |
| Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 2021 | K League 1 | 33 | 6 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 33 | 6 |
| Suwon Samsung Bluewings | Total | Total | 96 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 116 | 19 |
| Sangju Sangmu (army) | 2018 | K League 1 | 36 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 36 | 2 |
| Sangju Sangmu (army) | 2019 | K League 1 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 20 | 2 |
| Sangju Sangmu (army) | Total | Total | 56 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 4 |
| Chengdu Rongcheng | 2022 | Chinese Super League | 34 | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 34 | 4 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 399 | 56 | 23 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 449 | 58 |

### International goals

    Results list South Korea's goal tally first.
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1. | 10 October 2014 | Cheonan Stadium, South Korea | Paraguay | 1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |

## Honours
### International
#### South Korea

* EAFF East Asian Cup: 2015, 2017

### Club
#### Suwon Samsung Bluewings

* Korean FA Cup: 2019

#### Ulsan HD

* K League 1: 2024