Baek Sung-dong

{{Short description|South Korean footballer (born 1991)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2023}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Baek Sung-dong

| fullname =

| image = Baek Sung-Dong.jpg

| image_size = 160

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1991|8|13}}

| birth_place = Gwangju, South Korea

| height = {{convert|1.71|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}}

| currentclub = Pohang Steelers

| clubnumber = 10

| position = Midfielder

| youthyears1 = 2007–2009

| youthclubs1 = Kumho High School

| youthyears2 = 2007–2008

| youthclubs2 = → Watford ({{ill|KFA Youth Project|ko|대한축구협회 우수선수 해외유학 프로젝트}})

| youthyears3 = 2010–2011

| youthclubs3 = Yonsei University

| years1 = 2012–2014

| clubs1 = Júbilo Iwata

| caps1 = 58

| goals1 = 5

| years2 = 2015–2016

| clubs2 = Sagan Tosu

| caps2 = 36

| goals2 = 2

| years3 = 2016

| clubs3 = → V-Varen Nagasaki (loan)

| caps3 = 18

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2017–2019

| clubs4 = Suwon FC

| caps4 = 97

| goals4 = 20

| years5 = 2020–2021

| clubs5 = Gyeongnam FC

| caps5 = 59

| goals5 = 13

| years6 = 2022

| clubs6 = FC Anyang

| caps6 = 35

| goals6 = 5

| years7 = 2023–

| clubs7 = Pohang Steelers

| caps7 = 33

| goals7 = 5

| nationalyears1 = 2009–2011

| nationalyears2 = 2011–2014

| nationalyears3 = 2013–

| nationalteam1 = South Korea U-20

| nationalteam2 = South Korea U-23

| nationalteam3 = South Korea

| nationalcaps1 = 20

| nationalgoals1 = 1

| nationalcaps2 = 23

| nationalgoals2 = 4

| nationalcaps3 = 1

| nationalgoals3 = 0

| medaltemplates =

{{MedalOlympic}}

{{MedalBronze|London 2012|Team}}

| pcupdate = 29 May 2023

| ntupdate = 1 December 2013

}}

{{Infobox Korean name

| hangul = 백성동

| hanja = 白星東

| rr = Baek Seongdong

| mr = Paek Sŏngdong

}}

{{family name hatnote|Baek||lang=Korean}}

Baek Sung-dong ({{Korean|백성동}}; {{IPA|ko|pɛ̝k̚.s͈ʌŋ.doŋ}} or {{IPA|ko|pɛ̝k̚|}} {{IPA|ko|sʌŋ.doŋ|}}; born 13 August 1991) is a South Korean football midfielder who plays for K League 1 side Pohang Steelers.

Career

In 2007, Baek participated in the {{ill|Youth Project|ko|대한축구협회 우수선수 해외유학 프로젝트}} of Watford F.C. on the recommendation of the Korea Football Association. He was capped four times for the national team representing them in the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup.{{Cite news|url=https://sports.news.naver.com/general/news/read.nhn?oid=139&aid=0001975032|title=U-20 대표팀, 콜롬비아 월드컵 참가 21명 최종명단 확정.(The U-20 national team has confirmed the final roster of 21 players participating in the World Cup in Colombia.)|last=Ki Hee|first=Ahn|date=2011-07-14|work=Sportalkorea}} Following his good performances in the competitions, South Korean under-23 team coach Hong Myung-bo included him in the national squad.

On 29 December 2011, Baek signed his first professional contract with J1 League club Júbilo Iwata, agreeing a three-year deal with the club.

In 2012, he was part of the South Korean team that won bronze at the Summer Olympics.{{Cite web|title=Baek Seong-Dong Bio, Stats, and Results {{!}} Olympics at Sports-Reference.com|url=http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ba/baek-seong-dong-1.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200114132108/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ba/baek-seong-dong-1.html|archive-date=14 January 2020|access-date=27 August 2021|publisher=Sports Reference}}

Career statistics

=Club=

Updated to 30 September 2023.Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, [https://www.amazon.co.jp/2016J1-J2-J3%E9%81%B8%E6%89%8B%E5%90%8D%E9%91%91-NSK-MOOK/dp/4905411335/ref=pd_cp_14_1?ie=UTF8&refRID=1N6B11BBGDQ32GYF7MWJ "2016J1&J2&J3選手名鑑"], 10 February 2016, Japan, {{ISBN|978-4905411338}} (p. 91 out of 289)

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|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

rowspan="2"|Club

!rowspan="2"|Season

!colspan="3"|League

!colspan="2"|National Cup

!colspan="2"|League Cup

!colspan="2"|Continental

!colspan="2"|Other1

!colspan="2"|Total

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rowspan="4"|Júbilo Iwata

|2012

|rowspan="2"|J1 League

|12

20030colspan="2"
|colspan="2"
|152
2013

|19

12010colspan="2"
|colspan="2"
|221
2014

|J2 League

|27

220colspan="2"
|colspan="2"
|10302
colspan="2"|Total

!58||5||4||0||4||0||colspan="2"

|10675
rowspan="3"|Sagan Tosu

|2015

|rowspan="2"|J1 League

|25

22060colspan="2"
|colspan="2"
|332
2016

|11

00051colspan="2"
|colspan="2"
|161
colspan="2"|Total

!36||2||2||0||11||1||colspan="2"

|colspan="2"
|493
V-Varen Nagasaki (loan)

|2016

|J2 League

|18

01000colspan="2"
|colspan="2"
|190
rowspan="4"|Suwon FC

|2017

|rowspan="3"|K League 2

|32

800colspan="2"
|colspan="2"
|colspan="2"
|328
2018

|30

510colspan="2"
|colspan="2"
|colspan="2"
|315
2019

|35

710colspan="2"
|colspan="2"
|colspan="2"
|367
colspan="2"|Total

!97||20||2||0||colspan="2"

|colspan="2"
|colspan="2"
|9920
rowspan="3"|Gyeongnam FC

|2020

|rowspan="2"|K League 2

|24

910colspan="2"
|colspan="2"
|20279
2021

|33

421colspan="2"
|colspan="2"
|colspan="2"
|355
colspan="2"|Total

!57||13||3||1||colspan="2"

|colspan="2"
|206214
FC Anyang

|2022

|K League 2

|34

500colspan="2"
|colspan="2"
|30375
Pohang Steelers

|2023

|K League 1

|26

410colspan="2"
|00colspan="2"
|274
colspan="3"|Career total

!326||49||13||1||15||1||0||0||6||0||360||51

{{anchor|notes gs1}}1Includes Promotion Playoffs to J1 and K League 1 Promotion Playoffs.

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