# 2021 Suwon Samsung Bluewings season

The 2021 season was Suwon Samsung Bluewings's 26th season in the K League 1 in South Korea. They competed in the 2021 K League 1 and the FA Cup.

## Kits

* Kit supplier: Puma
* Main sponsor: Samsung Neo QLED
* Rear sponsor: Deutsch Motors
* Sleeve partner: Galaxy S21 Series, Suwon City
| Home | Away | Third |

## Management team

| Position | Name |
| Head coach | Park Kun-ha |
| Assistant head coach | Lee Kyung-soo |
| Assistant coach | Cho Jae-min |
| Goalkeeper coach | Kim Dae-hwan |
| Fitness coach | Kwon Bo-sung |
| Scout | Lee Jong-min |

## Squad
### Squad information

The age of the players is stated as of 1 March 2021.
| Squad No. | Name | Position(s) | Date of birth (Age) |
| Goalkeepers |||||
| 19 | No Dong-geon | GK | (1991-10-04)4 October 1991 (aged 29) |
| 21 | Yang Hyung-mo | GK | (1991-07-16)16 July 1991 (aged 29) |
| 31 | Lee Sung-ju | GK | (1999-04-03)3 April 1999 (aged 21) |
| 34 | Park Ji-min | GK | (2000-05-25)25 May 2000 (aged 20) |
| 99 | An Chan-gi | GK | (1998-04-06)6 April 1998 (aged 22) |
| Defenders |||||
| 2 | Choi Jung-won | DF | (1995-08-16)16 August 1995 (aged 25) |
| 3 | Yang Sang-min | DF | (1984-02-24)24 February 1984 (aged 37) |
| 4 | Doneil Henry | DF | (1993-04-20)20 April 1993 (aged 27) |
| 5 | Jo Sung-jin | DF | (1990-12-14)14 December 1990 (aged 30) |
| 8 | Park Hyung-jin | DF | (1990-06-24)24 June 1990 (aged 30) |
| 15 | Lee Pung-yeon | DF | (2000-05-04)4 May 2000 (aged 20) |
| 18 | Kim Tae-hwan | DF | (2000-03-25)25 March 2000 (aged 20) |
| 20 | Kim Sang-jun | DF | (2001-10-01)1 October 2001 (aged 19) |
| 23 | Lee Ki-je | DF | (1991-07-09)9 July 1991 (aged 29) |
| 33 | Park Dae-won | DF | (1998-02-25)25 February 1998 (aged 23) |
| 35 | Jang Ho-ik | DF | (1993-12-04)4 December 1993 (aged 27) |
| 39 | Min Sang-gi (VC) | DF | (1991-08-27)27 August 1991 (aged 29) |
| 42 | Go Myeong-seok | DF | (1995-09-27)27 September 1995 (aged 25) |
| 66 | Son Ho-jun | DF | (2002-07-03)3 July 2002 (aged 18) |
| 90 | Goo Dae-young | DF | (1992-05-09)9 May 1992 (aged 28) |
| Midfielder |||||
| 6 | Han Seok-jong | MF | (1992-07-19)19 July 1992 (aged 28) |
| 10 | Kim Min-woo (C) | MF | (1990-02-25)25 February 1990 (aged 31) |
| 14 | Kang Hyun-muk | MF | (2001-03-28)28 March 2001 (aged 19) |
| 16 | Lee Kang-hee | MF | (2001-08-24)24 August 2001 (aged 19) |
| 17 | Kang Tae-won | MF | (2000-03-03)3 March 2000 (aged 20) |
| 22 | Kwon Chang-hoon | MF | (1994-06-30)30 June 1994 (aged 26) |
| 25 | Choi Sung-keun | MF | (1991-07-28)28 July 1991 (aged 29) |
| 26 | Yeom Ki-hun | MF | (1983-03-30)30 March 1983 (aged 37) |
| Forwards |||||
| 7 | Jeon Se-jin | FW | (1999-09-09)9 September 1999 (aged 21) |
| 9 | Kim Gun-hee | FW | (1995-02-22)22 February 1995 (aged 26) |
| 11 | Han Seok-hee | FW | (1996-05-16)16 May 1996 (aged 24) |
| 12 | Oh Hyeon-gyu | FW | (2001-04-12)12 April 2001 (aged 19) |
| 13 | You Ju-an | FW | (1998-10-01)1 October 1998 (aged 22) |
| 27 | Nicolao Dumitru | FW | (1991-10-12)12 October 1991 (aged 29) |
| 29 | Jeong Sang-bin | FW | (2002-04-01)1 April 2002 (aged 18) |
| 55 | Uroš Đerić | FW | (1992-05-28)28 May 1992 (aged 28) |
Last updated: 27 November 2021. Source: Suwon Samsung Bluewings

## Transfers
### Released

| Date | Position | Name | To |
| 6 November 2020 | FW | Sulejman Krpić | Free agent |
| 4 January 2021 | MF | Lim Sang-hyub | Free agent |
| 5 January 2021 | DF | Lee Yong-hyeok | Free agent |
| 6 January 2021 | DF | Han Eui-kwon | Free agent |
| 6 January 2021 | MF | Lee Yong-eon | Free agent |
| 6 January 2021 | MF | Shin Sang-whi | Free agent |
| 8 January 2021 | MF | Kim Joon-hyung | Free agent |
| 13 January 2021 | GK | Kim Da-sol | Free agent |
| 27 January 2021 | MF | Lee Sang-min | Free agent |
| 1 March 2021 | GK | Lee I-gi | Free agent |
| 19 July 2021 | DF | Choi Jeong-hoon | Free agent |

### Loans out

| Date | Position | Name | To | Until |
| 6 January 2021 | MF | Lee Jong-sung | Seongnam FC | 31 December 2021 |
| 2 February 2021 | FW | Park Hee-Jun | Gimhae FC | 7 September 2022 |
| 8 March 2021 | DF | Myung Jun-jae | Gimcheon Sangmu | 8 September 2022 |
| 8 March 2021 | FW | Park Sang-hyeok | Gimcheon Sangmu | 8 September 2022 |
| 21 June 2021 | MF | Ko Seung-beom | Gimcheon Sangmu | 21 December 2022 |
| 16 July 2021 | DF | Yoon Seo-ho | Siheung Citizen | 14 June 2023 |

### Transfers in

| Date | Position | Name | From | Fee |
| 11 January 2021 | DF | Choi Jung-won | Fagiano Okayama | Free transfer |
| 20 January 2021 | FW | Nicolao Dumitru | Gaz Metan Mediaș | Undisclosed |
| 26 January 2021 | FW | Uroš Đerić | Gyeongnam FC | Undisclosed |
| 1 July 2021 | FW | Kwon Chang-hoon | SC Freiburg | Free transfer |

### Transfers out

| Date | Position | Name | To | Fee |
| 6 January 2021 | MF | Kim Jong-woo | Gwangju FC | Undisclosed |
| 9 January 2021 | FW | Adam Taggart | Cerezo Osaka | Undisclosed |
| 25 July 2021 | MF | Terry Antonis | Western Sydney Wanderers | Undisclosed |

## Competitions
### Overview

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| K League 1 | 28 February 2021 | 5 December 2021 | Matchday 1 | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 42 | 50 | −8 | 031.58 |
| FA Cup | 14 April 2021 | 11 August 2021 | Third round | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 033.33 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 41 | 13 | 11 | 17 | 44 | 53 | −9 | 031.71 |
Last updated: 5 December 2021 Source: Soccerway

### K League 1
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 4 | Jeju United | 38 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 52 | 44 | +8 | 54 |
| 5 | Suwon FC | 38 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 53 | 57 | −4 | 51 |
| 6 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 42 | 50 | −8 | 46 |
| 7 | FC Seoul | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 46 | 46 | 0 | 47 |
| 8 | Incheon United | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 38 | 45 | −7 | 47 |
* ↑ Teams played each other three times (33 matches), before the league was split into two groups, the top six and the bottom six.

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 5 December 2021. Source: kleague

#### Results by round

| Matchday | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 |
| Ground | H | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | A |
| Result | W | W | D | D | W | L | L | D | L | W | L | W | D | W | W | D | D | W | W | L | L | L | D | L | L | L | D | D | L | W | L | W | W | L | L | L | D | L |
| Position | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |

#### Matches

All times are Korea Standard Time (KST) – UTC+9

### FA Cup

The draw for the first four rounds was held on 4 February 2021. The quarter-finals draw was made by Kim Byung-ji on Monday, 14 June.

## Statistics
### Appearances

| No. | Pos. | Player | K League 1 | K League 1 | FA Cup | FA Cup | Total | Total |
| No. | Pos. | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Goalkeepers |||||||||
| 19 | GK | No Dong-geon | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| 21 | GK | Yang Hyung-mo | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| 31 | GK | Lee Sung-ju | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | GK | Park Ji-min | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 99 | GK | An Chan-gi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders |||||||||
| 2 | DF | Choi Jung-won | 19 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 2 |
| 3 | DF | Yang Sang-min | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | Doneil Henry | 21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 2 |
| 5 | DF | Jo Sung-jin | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 8 | DF | Park Hyung-jin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | Lee Pung-yeon | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | Kim Tae-hwan | 36 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 1 |
| 20 | DF | Kim Sang-jun | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | Lee Ki-je | 38 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 5 |
| 33 | DF | Park Dae-won | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 0 |
| 35 | DF | Jang Ho-ik | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 0 |
| 39 | DF | Min Sang-gi | 30 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 2 |
| 42 | DF | Go Myeong-seok | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 66 | DF | Son Ho-jun | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 90 | DF | Goo Dae-young | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Midfielders |||||||||
| 6 | MF | Han Seok-jong | 29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | Kim Min-woo | 33 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 6 |
| 14 | MF | Kang Hyun-muk | 33 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 36 | 1 |
| 16 | MF | Lee Kang-hee | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | Kang Tae-won | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | Kwon Chang-hoon | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 |
| 25 | MF | Choi Sung-keun | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | Yeom Ki-hun | 27 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 30 | 1 |
| Forwards |||||||||
| 7 | FW | Jeon Se-jin | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Kim Gun-hee | 24 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 6 |
| 11 | FW | Han Seok-hee | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | FW | Oh Hyeon-gyu | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | FW | You Ju-an | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 27 | FW | Nicolao Dumitru | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 1 |
| 29 | MF | Jeong Sang-bin | 28 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 6 |
| 55 | FW | Uroš Đerić | 27 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 7 |
| Players who have been loaned out or left the club |||||||||
| 7 | MF | Ko Seung-beom | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | Terry Antonis | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | Choi Jeong-hoon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | DF | Yoon Seo-ho | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source: K League

### Goal scorers

| Rank | No. | Pos. | Player | K League 1 | FA Cup | Total |
| 1 | 55 | FW | Uroš Đerić | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 2 | 9 | FW | Kim Gun-hee | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | 29 | FW | Jeong Sang-bin | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | 10 | MF | Kim Min-woo | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | 23 | DF | Lee Ki-je | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 4 | 2 | DF | Choi Jung-won | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | 39 | DF | Min Sang-gi | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | 4 | DF | Doneil Henry | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | 26 | MF | Yeom Ki-hun | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | 14 | MF | Kang Hyun-muk | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | 18 | DF | Kim Tae-hwan | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | 7 | MF | Ko Seung-beom | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | 27 | FW | Nicolao Dumitru | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | 22 | MF | Kwon Chang-hoon | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 42 | 2 | 44 |
Source: Soccerway

### Assists

| Rank | No. | Pos. | Player | K League 1 | FA Cup | Total |
| 1 | 18 | DF | Kim Tae-hwan | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 1 | 23 | DF | Lee Ki-je | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2 | 7 | MF | Ko Seung-beom | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | 10 | MF | Kim Min-woo | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | 26 | MF | Yeom Ki-hun | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | 14 | MF | Kang Hyun-muk | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | 55 | FW | Uroš Đerić | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | 29 | FW | Jeong Sang-bin | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | 9 | FW | Kim Gun-hee | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | 6 | MF | Han Seok-jong | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | 13 | FW | You Ju-an | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 24 | 2 | 26 |
Source: Soccerway

### Clean sheets

| Rank | No. | Pos. | Player | K League 1 | FA Cup | Total |
| 1 | 21 | GK | Yang Hyung-mo | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| 2 | 19 | GK | No Dong-geon | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 15 | 1 | 16 |
Source: K League

### Discipline

| No. | Pos. | Player | K League 1 | K League 1 | K League 1 | FA Cup | FA Cup | FA Cup | Total | Total | Total |
| 2 | DF | Choi Jung-won | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | Doneil Henry | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Jo Sung-jin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | Han Seok-jong | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | Ko Seung-beom | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | Jeon Se-jin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Terry Antonis | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Kim Gun-hee | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | Kim Min-woo | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | Kang Hyun-muk | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | Kim Tae-hwan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | GK | No Dong-geon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | Kwon Chang-hoon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | Lee Ki-je | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | Choi Sung-keun | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 26 | MF | Yeom Ki-hun | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | FW | Jeong Sang-bin | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | DF | Park Dae-won | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | DF | Jang Ho-ik | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| 39 | DF | Min Sang-gi | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 90 | DF | Goo Dae-young | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | 67 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 2 | 1 |
Source: Soccerway

## Awards
### Manager

| Manager | Award | Source |
| Park Kun-ha | Hyundai Oilbank's Kazen Manager of the Month (May) | |