Ryu Seung-woo () (born 17 December 1993) is a South Korean

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who plays as a

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for

Suwon Samsung Bluewings The Suwon Samsung Bluewings ( ko, 수원 삼성 블루윙즈) are a South Korean Association football, football club based in Suwon that competes in the K League 1, the top tier of South Korean football. Founded in December 1995, they have won t ...

Club career

Bayer Leverkusen

Although Ryu signed his first professional contract with

Jeju United Jeju United Football Club (Hangul: 제주 유나이티드) is a South Korean professional football club based in Jeju Province that competes in the K League 1, the top division in South Korea. In the past, the club has been known as the ''Yuko ...

from the

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on 6 November 2013 as a free agent, only a month later, without playing a single professional game in K-League, the Korean club loaned him out to

Bayer Leverkusen Bayer 04 Leverkusen Fußball GmbH, also known as Bayer 04 Leverkusen (), Bayer Leverkusen, or simply Leverkusen, is a professional football club based in Leverkusen in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia. The club competes in the Bundesliga, th ...

for the purpose of his professional development. Before moving to Bundesliga, Ryu showed his credentials on the international stage, scoring a couple of goals to help

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into the knockout round of the

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in Turkey. Ryu grabbed his first goal for Bayer Leverkusen in the second half of an hour-long friendly against Dutch side

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. Bayer Leverkusen's skipper

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praised Ryu for his "intelligent play, good movement and use of space." On 25 January 2014, Ryu made his first official Bundesliga debut against

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, substituting his

n compatriot

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in the second half. Unfortunately, the game ended in a 3–2 defeat for Leverkusen.

Eintracht Braunschweig (loan)

On 15 August 2014, Ryu joined Eintracht Braunschweig on a half-season long loan to replace the injured Jan Hochscheidt. The loan spell was extended for another six months in December 2014.

Arminia Bielefeld (loan)

He was loaned to

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on 1 February 2016.

Ferencváros (loan)

He was loaned to

Ferencvárosi TC Ferencvárosi Torna Club, known as Ferencváros (), Fradi, or simply FTC, is a professional football club based in Ferencváros, Budapest, Hungary, that competes in the Nemzeti Bajnokság I, the top flight of Hungarian football. Ferencváros ...

on 1 August 2016.

Return to Jeju united

In July 2017 Ryu signed again with his boyhood club

International career

Ryu plays in the South Korea U20 football team. He was called up for South Korea's 21-man squad for the

in Turkey, and scored the winning goal against

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in the side's opening match of the tournament. On 24 June 2013, Ryu netted an equalizer in South Korea's 2–2 draw against

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. On 27 June 2013, Ryu was injured and substituted during South Korea's final game of the group stage against

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, forcing him to miss out their Round of 16 match against Colombia, and subsequently, their quarter-final loss against

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References

External links

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Ryu Seung-woo – National Team Stats
at KFA {{DEFAULTSORT:Ryu, Seung-woo Living people 1993 births People from Gimhae Men's association football forwards South Korean footballers South Korea men's under-20 international footballers South Korea men's under-23 international footballers South Korean expatriate footballers Jeju United FC players Bayer 04 Leverkusen players Eintracht Braunschweig players Arminia Bielefeld players Ferencvárosi TC footballers Gimcheon Sangmu FC players Suwon Samsung Bluewings players Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players Nemzeti Bajnokság I players K League 1 players K League 2 players Expatriate footballers in Germany South Korean expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate footballers in Hungary South Korean expatriate sportspeople in Hungary Chung-Ang University alumni Footballers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers for South Korea