Ki Sung-yueng From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Ki Sung-yueng Ki with Swansea City in 2012 Personal information Full name Ki Sung-yueng [1] Date of birth 24 January 1989 (age 27) Place of birth GwangjuS!uth K!rea Height 1"87 # ($ %t 1 1 ⁄ 2in) [2] Playing position &i'%ie'er Club information Current team Swansea CityNumber 4 Youth career
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Ki Sung-yuengFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ki Sung-yueng (Korean: 기성용, Korean pronunciation: [ki s ŋjoŋ]ʰʌ ; born ! "anuary #$%$& is a 'outhKoreanprofessional footballer ho currently plays as a central midfielder for )remier*ea+ue club 'ansea ity, and ser-es as captain of the 'outh Korean national team.
Ki is knon for his -ision, techni/ue, lon+0ran+e passin+ and shootin+, alon+ ith his +ood set0pieces.
1e has been a full international for 'outh Korea since 223, +ainin+ o-er 32 caps. Ki asselected in their s/uads for to World ups and the 2## and 2#4 5F 5sian ups, finishin+ asrunner0up in the latter tournament. 1e has also played at to 6lympic 7ames ith his country,innin+ bron8e in 2#.
6n 2 9ay 2#4, Ki as -oted as 'ansea ity )layer of the ear as he netted % +oals in appearances.
Ki 'un+0uen+ playin+ for eltic in 2#2Ki barely played for eltic in the first month of season 2#2##, but came off the bench to scorehis first competiti-e +oal for eltic on 5u+ust 2#2 ith a shot from 4 yards in a !2 -ictorya+ainst 't 9irren in the 'cottish )remier *ea+ue(')*&.[#4] Ay the end of 6ctober he had becomea first team re+ular and as -oted the ')* oun+ )layer of the 9onth for 6ctober 2#2.[#?]
[#3] 1oe-er, on 2 6ctober 2#2, Ki found himself the recipient of apparent racist abuse durin+ alea+ue match aay at 't "ohnstone. 5 section of the 't "ohnstone support ere heard makin+barkin+ noises Ioofin+I at Ki as he took a corner kick. hants of JWho ate all the do+sNJere also heard from the home fans throu+hout the +ame. [#%]
Ki scored his second +oal of the season in a dra ith >n-erness Bhistle at eltic )ark.[#$] 6n? Eecember 2#2, Ki scored a+ainst 't "ohnstone in a 2 -ictory in the ')*, [2] in hat as hislast +ame for eltic before tra-ellin+ to Datar to play for 'outh Korea in the 2## 5F 5sianup durin+ "anuary.[#] 6n comin+ back to 'cotland in February, Ki returned to the eltic firstteam for the dra a+ainst =an+ers in a 'cottish up tie at >bro@. eltic played a si+nificantpart of the +ame ith only ten men after Fraser Forster as sent off, but the midfield includin+ Kion praise for the manner in hich they dominated the +ame in the second half. [] Ki also playedin the replay at eltic )ark, an ill0tempered match hich eltic on #2. [] 6n # 9ay 2##, Kiscored the first +oal of elticIs 'cottish up Final in a+ainst 9otherell ith a left0footed strikefrom around 4 yards. 1e also on the official 9an of the 9atch aard. [!][4]
Ki started the 2### campai+n in elticIs openin+ +ame a+ainst 1ibernian in the ')*. 'corin+the second +oal in a 2 -ictory, a 40yard left foot strike into the ri+ht hand bottom corner andalso on the Man of the Match aard from the official eltic ebsite. 1e impressed elticmana+er Oeil *ennon so much in the 1ibernian +ame that he said:
“,e>s a <ery i#!rtant ayer t! us" ? rate hi# <ery highy" ,e an
Ki then ent on to score another +oal on # 5u+ust 2## in the 'cottish )remier *ea+ue in a 4#in o-er Eundee Cnited at eltic )ark, a strike into the top left hand corner from the ed+e of thebo@.[?][3] 5 couple of days later it as reported that )remier *ea+ue sides Alackburn=o-ers, Bottenham 1otspur and se-eral clubs from the =ussian )remier *ea+ue ere interestedin si+nin+ Ki. eltic the ne@t day issued a hands off arnin+ to the interested clubs, sayin+ that it
ould take a bid of si+nificant proportions for eltic to allo the increasin+ly important midfielderto lea-e the club.[%] 6n #2 'eptember 2##, Ki put9otherell to the sord yet a+ain, this time inthe 'cottish )remier *ea+ue ith a superb strike from outside the bo@ ith his ri+ht
foot. eltic ent on to in the +ame !2. 6n $ 'eptember, he started in elticIs ## dra ith>talian side Cdinese, scorin+ on a penalty after minutes.[$] 6n #% Eecember 2##, he scoredthe second +oal of the +ame as eltic beat 't "ohnstone 2 at 9cEiarmid )ark in the 'cottish)remier *ea+ue. 6-er the course of the 2##2# campai+n, Ki scored 3 +oals and had ?assists, playin+ a key role in helpin+ eltic in the 'cottish title.
Swansea City[edit]
6n ! 5u+ust 2#, Ki transferred to 'ansea ity for around M? million on a three0year deal,hich as 'anseaIs record transfer fee until it as broken byWilfried Aony.[2] 1e made hisdebut for the 'ans in a # -ictory a+ainst Aarnsley in the second round of the *ea+ue up at*iberty 'tadium on % 5u+ust 2#. Wearin+ a Oo. ! jersey, Ki started as a central midfielderand as substituted 3? minutes into the +ame. [#]
Ki enjoyed a promisin+ debut season in the )remier *ea+ue. 5lthou+h he failed to replicate thescorin+ form he displayed at eltic, [] his passin+ style dre praise from supporters and critics,[] and he finished the season ith % appearances in all competitions. 6n ! February 2#,'ansea ity competed in the final of the *ea+ue up. [!] Ki played for o-er an hour in the final in
an unfamiliar central defensi-e role.[!][4]
Bhe tactical sitch pro-ed to be a success, as 'ansearan out comfortable 42 inners a+ainst Aradford ity [!] as Ki on his first trophy ith the Welshclub.[4]
Sunderland[edit]
Ki in action for 'underland in Eecember 2#
6n # 5u+ust 2#, Ki joined 'underland on a season0lon+ loan ith a mid0season re0calloption.[?] 1e scored his first +oal for 'underland on #3 Eecember 2# in a # *ea+ue up/uarter0final in o-er helsea, cuttin+ inside 5shley ole then beatin+ +oalkeeper 9ark'char8er ith a lo shot in the ##$th minute for the innin+ +oal. [3][%] 6n ? Eecember, hescored his second for 'underland in a #2 aay in o-er <-erton. <-erton +oalkeeper Bim1oard played a short pass to*eon 6sman ho as robbed of the ball by Ki. 1oard brou+ht Kidon and as sent off, and Ki con-erted the penalty kickhimself to +i-e the Alack ats a -italin. >t as KiIs first lea+ue +oal.[$][!2] KiIs third +oal for 'underland came in a !# aay in atFulham, from a ell orked set piece by 5dam "ohnson.[!#]
6n "anuary 2#!, Ki reached his second consecuti-e *ea+ue up Final, albeit ith a differentclub, as he helped 'underland defeat 9anchester Cnited # on penalty kicks after the to0le++ed semi0final had finished le-el on a++re+ate; Ki and 9arcos 5lonso scorin+ 'underlandIs
penalties.[!] Ki played for 'underland a+ainst 9anchester ity in the *ea+ue up Final on 9arch 2#!, but despite leadin+ #2 at half0time they ere o-erpoered by ity in the secondhalf, e-entually losin+ # to the 9anchester side. [!]
'underland spent most of the )remier *ea+ue season in the rele+ation 8one, [!!] but Ki played his
part in their reco-ery, e-en playin+ on despite sufferin+ tendonitis in his knee for se-eral months.[!4] 1e e-entually succumbed to the injury, and played his last club +ame of the season on #2 5pril.[!4] 'underland succeeded in a-oidin+ rele+ation, and e-entually finished #!th. [!!]
Return to Swansea[edit]
Ki returned to 'ansea for the start of the 2#!#4 )remier *ea+ue season, statin+ JBhis is mythird season in the )remier *ea+ue, and > ant to +ro as a player and impro-e to help theteam.J[!?] 1e scored the first +oal of the season in a # in o-er 9anchester Cnited at 6ldBrafford on #? 5u+ust.[!3] 6n % 5u+ust, he si+ned a ne contract to last until 2#%. [!%] Ki becamea re+ular in the side under ne mana+er 7arry 9onk and by the end of Eecember had started ine-ery )remier *ea+ue fi@ture.[!$] Ki didnIt play for 'ansea durin+ "anuary 2#4 as he as aayon international duty ith 'outh Korea at the 5sian up. 6n his return in February, he ent
strai+ht back in to the side and scored the e/ualisin+ +oal in a ## dra ith 'underland.[42] 'ansea lost their ne@t match 2 a+ainst West Arom,[4#] but ten days recorded their secondin of the season o-er 9anchester Cnited, Ki scorin+ their e/ualisin+ +oal in a # in. [4] >n2#? 9ay %, he scored a+ainst West 1am Cnited F.. and recei-ed +ood e-aluation. [4]
International career[edit]
6n the international sta+e, Ki has played in the 223 C02 World up and for the 'outh Koreanational team as ell as the 'outh Korea C0 team.[4!]
6n 3 "une 22%, he made his international debut in a 2#2 World up /ualification matcha+ainst "ordan.[4!]
6n # "une 2#2 Ki as picked in the 0man 'outh Korea World up s/uad. [44] 6n # "une Kiplayed in 'outh KoreaIs first +ame of the 2#2 World up a+ainst 7reece.[4?] Ki played a part inall +roup +ames and assisted tice in different matches a+ainst 7reece and Oi+eria hichhelped him and his country +et throu+h to the knock0out sta+es of the competition. [4?]
6n 2 Eecember 2##, Ki (alon+ ith "i 'o0yun of Kobe >O5 "apan& as aarded the 'outhKorean )layer of the ear aard. Bhe decision as announced by the Korean Football 5ssociation (KF5& based on his international and club performance in the 'cottish )remier*ea+ue.[43]
>n the *ondon 2# 6lympics, he scored the fifth and -ital penalty for 'outh Korea in their/uarter0final match a+ainst 7reat Aritain, alloin+ 'outh Korea to pro+ress to the semi0finals.[4%] 'outh Korea lost 2 to Ara8il in the semi0final, [4$] but defeated "apan 2 in the third0placeplay0off to in the Aron8e medal.[?2]
Ki as selected for the 'outh Korea s/uad for the 2#! F>F5 World up in Ara8il.[?#] 1e played inall three +ames as Korea ere eliminated at the +roup sta+e after one dra and to defeats. [?]
[?] Folloin+ the World up, Ki as made captain of the national team by ne coach Cli 'tielike.
Ki also played for 'outh Korea in the 2#4 5sian up durin+ "anuary, helpin+ his country reachthe final a+ainst host nation 5ustralia. 1e pro-ided the assist for 'on 1eun+09in to tie the final at## and force e@tra time, but the 5ustralians scored a+ain durin+ the e@tra 2 minutes to in #.[?!]
Personal life[edit]
Ki confirmed in 9arch 2# that he as datin+ actress 1an 1ye0jin, and announced their
en+a+ement in 9ay 2#.[?4][??][?3][?%] Bhe couple filed their marria+e re+istration on "une 4, 2#,
[?$] and ed on "uly # at the >ntercontinental 1otel 'eoul. [32][3#][3] Aoth are de-out hristians.[3] Bheyha-e a dau+hter, born on 'eptember #, 2#4.[3!]
Controversies[edit]
6n #$ Oo-ember 223, Ki rote J>f you are frustrated, hy donIt you +o out and playNJ onhis yorld pa+e in response to the criticism by Korean fans after the 'outh Korea C0 teamIs+oalless dra a+ainst C8bekistan.Ki deleted his statement after bein+ hea-ily condemned for hiscareless beha-iour .[34]
6n 4 "anuary 2##, durin+ the 2## 5F 5sian up semi0final match beteen "apan and 'outhKorea, Ki scored the openin+ +oal throu+h a penalty kick.[3?] Ki created a contro-ersy bycelebratin+ his +oal by makin+ a monkey face and scratchin+ his cheek in front of a pitch0sidecamera in an alle+edly racist slur at"apanese people.[33] Ki initially defended his +oal celebrationthrou+h a Bitter post claimin+ that he as annoyed at ha-in+ seen a =isin+ 'un Fla+ in thestadium.[3%] Ki then claimed that the celebration as a reference to alle+ed racist abuse he hadrecei-ed durin+ 'cottish )remier *ea+ue +ames from opposition fans, but the chief e@ecuti-e
of 'ho =acism the =ed ard e@pressed scepticism about this.
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5sian up tournament director Bokuaki 'u8uki said that no action ill be taken on part of the 5F and that F>F5 has notcontacted the 5F re+ardin+ the matter.[33]
>n the summer of 2#, it as idely reported that Ki had pre-iously insulted then 'outh Koreanational team mana+er hoi Kan+0hee on his Facebook pa+e before and after the match a+ainstKuait in February 2#. [3$] Ki rote, JOo e-eryone should ha-e realised the -alue of theplayers ho play o-erseas. [1e] should ha-e left us alone, otherise, [he] ill be hurt.J [%2] Ki laterapolo+ised for his Jmischie-ous and inappropriate remarksJ and his father -isited the KF5 toapolo+ise as ell.[%#]
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