Seol Young-woo (; born 5 December 1998) is a South Korean professional

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who plays as a full-back for

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club

Red Star Belgrade Fudbalski klub Crvena zvezda ( sr-cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Црвена звезда, lit=Red Star Football Club), commonly referred to as Crvena zvezda () and colloquially referred to as Red Star Belgrade in anglophone media, is a ...

and the

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Club career

Ulsan HD

Born in

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, Seol played as a youth player for hometown team Ulsan Hyundai (renamed

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in 2024) since childhood. After attending university for a while, he played for the senior team of Ulsan Hyundai since 2020. He contributed to Ulsan's two

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titles in 2022 and 2023. On 1 October 2024, he was nominated for the AFC Player of the Year for 2023 by helping his club and national team reach the semi-finals of the

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and the

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, respectively, in addition to the league title.

Red Star Belgrade

On 29 June 2024, Seol moved to

club

for an undisclosed fee on a three-year contract with an option for a one-year extension. He provided three assists in eight

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matches during his first

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season.

International career

Seol was called up for the

for the

. He underachieved in the group stage, and conceded a penalty against

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. He provided an accurate cross, assisting Cho Gue-sung's equalising header in second-half stoppage time of the round of 16 match against

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. He showed tremendous workrate by moving 15.54 km in the quarter-final match against

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and was selected for the team of the matchday after the match, although he took a rest for only two days after the round of 16. South Korea was eliminated in the semi-finals by

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, but found solace in a new talented full-back.

Style of play

Seol had played as a winger until his university days, but changed his role to a full-back at the start of his professional career. He is a right-footed full-back, but could be deployed on both left and right flank.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

Ulsan HD *

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2023 Catastrophic natural disasters in 2023 included the Lists of 21st-century earthquakes, 5th-deadliest earthquake of the 21st century 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes, striking Turkey and Syria, leaving up to 62,000 people dead; Cyclone Freddy ...

2024 The year saw the list of ongoing armed conflicts, continuation of major armed conflicts, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Myanmar civil war (2021–present), Myanmar civil war, the Sudanese civil war (2023–present), Sudane ...

Red Star Belgrade *

: 2024–25 *

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: 2024–25 South Korea U23 *

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Individual *

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Young Player of the Month: September 2021, November 2021 * K League 1 Young Player of the Year:

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* Korean FA Young Player of the Year: 2021 * K League All-Star: 2023 * K League 1 Best XI:

Player of the Month: October–December 2023 *

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: 2024–25

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Seol Young-woo
at KFA {{DEFAULTSORT:Seol, Young-woo 1998 births Living people Footballers from Ulsan Men's association football defenders Men's association football fullbacks South Korean men's footballers Ulsan HD FC players K League 1 players University of Ulsan alumni Footballers at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers for South Korea South Korea men's youth international footballers South Korea men's under-20 international footballers South Korea men's under-23 international footballers South Korea men's international footballers Footballers at the 2022 Asian Games 2023 AFC Asian Cup players Asian Games medalists in football Asian Games gold medalists for South Korea Medalists at the 2022 Asian Games Serbian SuperLiga players 21st-century South Korean sportsmen AFC Champions League Elite–winning players