Koh Myong-jin (; ; born 9 January 1988) is a South Korean professional

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who plays as a

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for

Ulsan Hyundai Ulsan HD FC (), formerly Ulsan Hyundai FC, is a South Korean professional football club based in Ulsan that competes in the K League 1, the top tier of South Korean football. Founded in 1983 as Hyundai Horang-i, they joined the K League in 198 ...

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Club career

Koh joined

FC Seoul FC Seoul () is a South Korean professional Association football, football club based in Seoul that competes in the K League 1, the top flight of Football in South Korea, South Korean football. The club is owned by GS Sports, a subsidiary of GS G ...

, then known as the Anyang LG Cheetahs, in 2003. In 2015 he moved to

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. In September 2019, he moved to

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in Croatia, but left the club two months later. He moved back to South Korea to join

Ulsan Hyundai FC Ulsan HD FC (), formerly Ulsan Hyundai FC, is a South Korean professional Association football, football club based in Ulsan that competes in the K League 1, the top tier of South Korean football. Founded in 1983 as Hyundai Horang-i, they joined ...

ahead of the

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season. In his first season with Ulsan, he helped them win the

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for the second time in the club's history.

International career

On 23 May 2011, Koh was called up to the

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for the friendly matches against

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and

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, though he did not play. He made his national team debut in a friendly match against

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on 14 November 2012 in a 2–1 loss.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

FC Seoul *

: 2010, 2012 * League Cup: 2006, 2010 *

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runner-up: 2013 *

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runner-up: 2014 Al-Rayyan *

Qatar Stars League The Qatar Stars League (; abbreviated as QSL), known as Ooredoo Stars League for sponsorship reasons, is the top level football league in Qatar football league system. Contested by 12 teams, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation wi ...

: 2015–16 Ulsan Hyundai *

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Individual *

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References

External links

*
Koh Myong-jin – National Team Stats
at KFA * {{DEFAULTSORT:Koh, Myong-jin 1988 births Living people South Korean men's footballers Men's association football midfielders South Korean expatriate men's footballers FC Seoul players Al-Rayyan SC players NK Slaven Belupo players K League 1 players Qatar Stars League players Croatian Football League players South Korean expatriate sportspeople in Qatar South Korean expatriate sportspeople in Croatia Expatriate men's footballers in Qatar Expatriate men's footballers in Croatia Footballers from Suwon South Korea men's under-23 international footballers South Korea men's international footballers 21st-century South Korean sportsmen