Eom Ji-sung
Appearance
![]() Eom in 2023 | |||||||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 9 May 2002 | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Gimje, South Korea | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Forward | ||||||||||||||||
Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Swansea City | ||||||||||||||||
Number | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
2012–2014 | Iri Dongsan Elementary School | ||||||||||||||||
2015 | Jungni Middle School | ||||||||||||||||
2016–2017 | Gochangbuk Middle School | ||||||||||||||||
2018–2020 | Gwangju FC[note 1] | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
2021–2024 | Gwangju FC | 108 | (20) | ||||||||||||||
2024– | Swansea City | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
2019 | South Korea U17 | 5 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
2021– | South Korea U23 | 15 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
2022– | South Korea | 1 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 August 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 April 2024 (UTC) |
Eom Ji-sung | |
Hangul | 엄지성 |
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Revised Romanization | Eom Jiseong |
McCune–Reischauer | Ŏm Chisŏng |
Eom Ji-sung (Korean: 엄지성; born 9 May 2002) is a South Korean footballer currently playing as a forward for EFL Championship club Swansea City.
Club career
[edit]On 15 July 2024, Eom signed for Welsh Championship club Swansea City on a four-year deal for an undisclosed fee,[1] reported to be in the region of £1 million by local media.[2]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of 25 June 2024.[3]
Club | Season | League | Cup | League cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Gwangju FC | 2021 | K League 1 | 37 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 37 | 4 | |||
2022 | K League 2 | 28 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 28 | 9 | ||||
2023 | K League 1 | 28 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 12 | 2 | ||||
2024 | K League 1 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 12 | 2 | ||||
Total | 108 | 20 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 20 | |||
Swansea City | 2024–25 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
Career total | 108 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 20 |
International
[edit]- As of match played 15 January 2024
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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South Korea | 2022 | 1 | 1 |
Career total | 1 | 1 |
- Scores and results list South Korea's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Eom goal.[4]
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 15 January 2022 | Mardan Sports Complex, Antalya, Turkey | ![]() |
5–1 | 5–1 | Friendly |
Honours
[edit]South Korea U23
Gwangju FC
Individual
- K League Young Player of the Month: August 2021, August 2023[6]
- K League 2 Young Player of the Year: 2022[7]
- K League 2 Best XI: 2022[7]
Notes
[edit]- ^ Played for Kumho High School , which was an academy of Gwangju FC.
References
[edit]- ^ "Swansea City seal signing of Eom Ji-sung". Swansea City. 15 July 2024. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
- ^ Williams, Glen (15 July 2024). "Swansea City announce Eom Ji-sung as second summer signing". Wales Online. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
- ^ Eom Ji-sung at Soccerway
- ^ "Eom Ji-sung" (in Korean). Korea Football Association. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
- ^ "South Korea win WAFF U-23 Championship, Saudis 3rd". Arab News. 2024-03-27. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
- ^ 광주 엄지성, 8월 K리그 ‘레모나 이달의 영플레이어 상’ 수상 (in Korean). K League. 2023-08-31. Retrieved 2024-07-16.
- ^ a b 광주 안영규, K리그2 영예의 MVP... 베스트11 등 2관왕(종합). Naver (in Korean). Starnews Korea. 2022-10-24. Retrieved 2022-10-31.
External links
[edit]- Eom Ji-sung at KFA (in Korean)
Categories:
- 2002 births
- Living people
- South Korean men's footballers
- South Korea men's youth international footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- K League 1 players
- Gwangju FC players
- Swansea City A.F.C. players
- South Korean expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Wales
- South Korean expatriate sportspeople in Wales
- South Korean football biography stubs