# Seol Young-woo

Seol Young-woo (Korean: 설영우; born 5 December 1998) is a South Korean professional footballer who plays as a full-back for Serbian SuperLiga club Red Star Belgrade and the South Korea national team.

## Club career
### Ulsan HD

Born in Ulsan, Seol played as a youth player for hometown team Ulsan Hyundai (renamed Ulsan HD in 2024) since childhood. After attending university for a while, he played for the senior team of Ulsan Hyundai since 2020. He contributed to Ulsan's two K League 1 titles in 2022 and 2023. On 1 October 2024, he was nominated for the AFC Player of the Year for 2023 by helping his club and national team reach the semi-finals of the 2023–24 AFC Champions League and the 2023 AFC Asian Cup, respectively, in addition to the league title.

### Red Star Belgrade

On 29 June 2024, Seol moved to Serbian SuperLiga club Red Star Belgrade for an undisclosed fee on a three-year contract with an option for a one-year extension. He provided three assists in eight league phase matches during his first UEFA Champions League season.

## International career

Seol was called up for the South Korea national team for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup. He underachieved in the group stage, and conceded a penalty against Malaysia. He provided an accurate cross, assisting Cho Gue-sung's equalising header in second-half stoppage time of the round of 16 match against Saudi Arabia. He showed tremendous workrate by moving 15.54 km in the quarter-final match against Australia and was selected for the team of the matchday after the match, although he took a rest for only two days after the round of 16. South Korea was eliminated in the semi-finals by Jordan, but found solace in a new talented full-back.

## Style of play

Seol had played as a winger until his university days, but changed his role to a full-back at the start of his professional career. He is a right-footed full-back, but could be deployed on both left and right flank.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of 16 March 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | Cup | Cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Ulsan HD | 2020 | K League 1 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 0 |
| Ulsan HD | 2021 | K League 1 | 31 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 38 | 2 |
| Ulsan HD | 2022 | K League 1 | 34 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 43 | 1 |
| Ulsan HD | 2023 | K League 1 | 32 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 38 | 3 |
| Ulsan HD | 2024 | K League 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | — | — | 15 | 2 |
| Ulsan HD | Total | Total | 120 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 156 | 8 |
| Red Star Belgrade | 2024–25 | Serbian SuperLiga | 22 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 5 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 142 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 34 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 188 | 13 |
* 1 2 3 4 5 Appearances in AFC Champions League
* ↑ Appearances in FIFA Club World Cup
* ↑ Appearances in UEFA Champions League

## Honours

Ulsan HD
* AFC Champions League: 2020
* K League 1: 2022, 2023
* Korean FA Cup runner-up: 2020
South Korea U23
* Asian Games: 2022
Individual
* K League Young Player of the Month: September 2021, November 2021
* K League 1 Young Player of the Year: 2021
* Korean FA Young Player of the Year: 2021
* K League All-Star: 2023
* K League 1 Best XI: 2023
* K League Player of the Month: October–December 2023