Kim Kyong-il (footballer, born 1988)

North Korean footballer

Kim Kyong-il
Personal information
Full name Kim Kyong-il[1]
Date of birth (1988-12-11) 11 December 1988 (age 35)
Place of birth North Korea
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 8+12 in)
Position(s) Midfielder / Striker
Team information
Current team
Rimyongsu
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Rimyongsu
International career
2007–2009 Korea DPR 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Kim Kyong-il (Korean: 김경일}; Hancha: 金京一, born 11 December 1988 in Pyongyang) is a North Korean international footballer who plays as a midfielder and also at times as a forward. He plays for Rimyongsu in the DPR Korea League.[2]

He has played on seven occasions for the North Korean national team. In May, 2010, he was called up to the North Korean 23-man squad for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.[3] He had previously played as part of the North Korean team in the 2008 AFC Challenge Cup.[4][unreliable source?]

References

  1. ^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Canada 2007 – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 5 July 2007. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 December 2013.
  2. ^ ESPN May 13, 2010 North Korea name 23-man squad [1] Archived 2012-10-21 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ ESPN May 13, 2010 North Korea name 23-man squad [2] Archived 2012-10-21 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "AFC Challenge Cup '08 Team Profile: DPR Korea - Goal.com". Archived from the original on 6 October 2012.

External links

  • Kim Kyong-il at National-Football-Teams.com
  • Kim Kyong-il at Soccerway
  • Kim Kyong-il[permanent dead link] at DPRKFootball
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