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

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who plays as a

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for Khon Kaen United in the

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Club career

Bayer Leverkusen

Although Ryu signed his first professional contract with

Jeju United Jeju SK FC () 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 Yukong Elephants, Bucheon SK, and Jeju United. Hist ...

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, officially known as Bayer 04 Leverkusen Fußball GmbH () and commonly known as Bayer Leverkusen or simply Leverkusen, is a German professional football club based in Leverkusen, North Rhine-Westphalia. It competes in the B ...

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

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. 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

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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

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, and subsequently, their quarter-final loss against

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Honours

South Korea U20 *

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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 Sportspeople from Gimhae Men's association football forwards South Korean men's footballers South Korea men's under-20 international footballers South Korea men's under-23 international footballers South Korean expatriate men's footballers Jeju SK FC players Bayer 04 Leverkusen players Eintracht Braunschweig players Arminia Bielefeld players Ferencvárosi TC footballers Gimcheon Sangmu FC players Suwon Samsung Bluewings players FC Anyang players

Ryu Seung-woo Ryu Seung-woo (; born 17 December 1993) is a South Korean footballer who plays as a forward for Khon Kaen United in the Thai League 1. Club career Bayer Leverkusen Although Ryu signed his first professional contract with Jeju United from th ...

Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players Nemzeti Bajnokság I players K League 1 players K League 2 players

Expatriate men's footballers in Germany South Korean expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate men's footballers in Hungary South Korean expatriate sportspeople in Hungary Expatriate men's footballers in Thailand South Korean expatriate sportspeople in Thailand Chung-Ang University alumni Footballers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers for South Korea 21st-century South Korean sportsmen