Song Min-kyu (; born 12 September 1999) is a South Korean

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who plays as a winger or a forward for

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Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors FC () is a South Korean professional football club based in Jeonju, North Jeolla Province that competes in the K League 1, the top tier of South Korean football. Jeonbuk have won the K League a record nine times, including ...

and the South Korea national team.

Club career

Song started his career with Pohang Steelers. He scored his first goal for the club in a 1–0 win over Gangwon on the 3rd of April 2019.

International career

Song made his debut for South Korea national team on 9 June 2021 in a 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifier against

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. On 11 November 2022, he scored his first international goal in a friendly match against

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. Song was then called up to South Korea for the

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held in Qatar, however he didn't play in all of the matches.

Personal life

On May 3, 2025, Song announced his engagement to his girlfriend, announcer Gwak Min-seon.

Career statistics

Club

''As of 1 March 2025''

International goals

:''Scores and results list South Korea's goal tally first.''

Honours

South Korea U23 *

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Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors *

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Individual * R League top assist provider: 2018 * K League Young Player of the Year:

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* 1999 births Living people Men's association football forwards South Korean men's footballers South Korea men's international footballers Pohang Steelers players K League 1 players Footballers at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers for South Korea 2022 FIFA World Cup players Footballers at the 2022 Asian Games Asian Games bronze medalists for Uzbekistan Asian Games footballers for Uzbekistan Medalists at the 2022 Asian Games 21st-century South Korean sportsmen People from Nonsan Asian Games bronze medalists in football {{SouthKorea-footy-forward-stub