Kang Sang-yoon
{{short description|South Korean footballer (born 2004)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{family name hatnote|Kang||lang=Korean}}
{{Infobox football biography
|name = Kang Sang-yoon
|image = 250503 FC 서을 vs 전북 (강상윤).jpg
|caption = Kang in 2025
|fullname =
|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2004|5|31|df=y}}
|birth_place = Jeju, South Korea{{cite web|url=http://www.ihalla.com/article.php?aid=1683276215741943051|title=강상윤, 제주출신 U-20 월드컵 대표 계보 잇는다|trans-title=Kang Sang-yoon connects the lineage of the U-20 World Cup representative from Jeju|date=5 May 2023|accessdate=13 June 2023|website=ihalla.com|language=Korean}}
|height = 1.71 m{{WorldFootball.net|sang-yoon-kang}}
|position = Midfielder
|currentclub = Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
|clubnumber = 13
|youthyears1 = 2014–2016
|youthclubs1 = Jeju Oedo Elementary School
|youthyears2 = 2017–2019
|youthclubs2 = Geumsan Middle School
|youthyears3 = 2020–2023
|youthclubs3 = Yeongsaeng High School
|years1 = 2022–2023 |clubs1 = Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors B |caps1 = 17 |goals1 = 2
|years2 = 2022– |clubs2 = Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors |caps2 = 36 |goals2 = 0
|years3 = 2023 |clubs3 = → Busan IPark (loan) |caps3 = 15 |goals3 = 0
|years4 = 2024 |clubs4 = → Suwon FC (loan) |caps4 = 29 |goals4 = 3
|nationalyears1 = 2018
|nationalteam1 = South Korea U14
|nationalcaps1 = 7
|nationalgoals1 = 0
|nationalyears2 = 2019–2020
|nationalteam2 = South Korea U17
|nationalcaps2 = 9
|nationalgoals2 = 0
|nationalyears3 = 2022–2023
|nationalteam3 = South Korea U20
|nationalcaps3 = 20
|nationalgoals3 = 2
|nationalyears4 = 2024–
|nationalteam4 = South Korea U23
|nationalcaps4 = 7
|nationalgoals4 = 0
|nationalyears5 = 2025–
|nationalteam5 = South Korea
|nationalcaps5 = 2
|nationalgoals5 = 1
|club-update = 27 June 2025
|nationalteam-update = 11 July 2025 (UTC)
}}
{{Infobox Korean name|hangul=강상윤|hanja={{linktext|姜|尙|潤}}|mr=Kang Sangyun|rr=Kang Sangyun}}
Kang Sang-yoon ({{korean|강상윤}}; born 31 May 2004) is a South Korean footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors.
Club career
Affiliated with the club since 2017, while also attending the Geumsan Middle School and Yeongsaeng High School, Kang signed a semi-professional contract with Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors in March 2022.{{K League player|20220276}}{{cite web|url=https://www.yna.co.kr/view/AKR20220315090500007|title=K리그1 전북, U-18 미드필더 강상윤과 준프로 계약|trans-title=K League 1 Jeonbuk signed a semi-professional contract with U-18 midfielder Kang Sang-yoon|date=15 March 2022|accessdate=13 June 2023|website=Yonhap News Agency|language=Korean}}{{cite web|url=https://www.chosun.com/sports/sports_photo/2022/08/11/HXQIEBGUCTD22DYFGUC45Y7V6I/|title=김상식 감독이 지켜보는 전북 2004년생 재능 강상윤 "형들이 나이생각 말고 뛰래요!"|trans-title=Kang Sang-yoon, a talent born in 2004 in Jeonbuk, watched by director Kim Sang-sik "The hyungs say don't think about your age and run!"|date=12 August 2022|accessdate=13 June 2023|website=The Chosun Ilbo|language=Korean}} He made his debut in the 2022 K League 1 on 5 May 2022, being named as a surprise starter in an eventual 1–1 draw with FC Seoul.{{cite web|url=https://www.spotvnews.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=522015|title=파리 올림픽 출전 연령…전북의 '슈퍼 루키' 강상윤, 45분 출전에도 기대감↑|trans-title=Age at the Paris Olympics... Jeonbuk's 'Super Rookie' Kang Sang-yoon, expected to play 45 minutes ↑|date=6 May 2022|accessdate=13 June 2023|website=spotvnews.co.kr|language=Korean}} Ahead of the following season, he was registered as a full professional.{{cite web|url=https://news.mt.co.kr/mtview.php?no=2022101813500490365|title=전북 강상윤·성남 김지수 등 K리그 2023시즌 우선지명 선수 발표|trans-title=Announcement of preferred players for the K-League 2023 season, including Jeonbuk Kang Sang-yoon and Seongnam Kim Ji-soo|date=18 October 2022|accessdate=13 June 2023|website=news.mt.co.kr|language=Korean}}
International career
Having represented South Korea from under-14 to under-19 level, Kang was called up to the under-20 squad for the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup.{{cite web|url=https://www.edaily.co.kr/news/read?newsId=01846646635610560&mediaCodeNo=258|title=‘4년 전 준우승’ 보며 설렌 강상윤, "우승할 수 있게 노력하겠다"|trans-title=Kang Sang-yoon, who was excited while watching 'runner-up 4 years ago', "I will do my best to win"|date=19 May 2023|accessdate=13 June 2023|website=edaily.co.kr|language=Korean}} Following South Korea's last group game, a 0–0 draw with the Gambia which assured them qualification to the round of 16, Kang gave an interview with Korean press, stating that he needed to improve and that their next opponents, Ecuador, were a fast and strong team, but that South Korea should be able to win.{{cite web|url=https://www.starnewskorea.com/stview.php?no=2023060111401194002|title=강상윤의 자신감, "에콰도르, 충분히 이길 수 있다"|trans-title=Kang Sang-yoon's confidence, "Ecuador can win enough"|date=1 June 2023|accessdate=13 June 2023|website=starnewskorea.com|language=Korean}}
Career statistics
=Club=
{{updated|matches played 2 July 2025}}{{Soccerway|sang-yun-kang/828755}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||
| rowspan=2|Club
!rowspan=2|Season !colspan=3|League !colspan=2|Cup !colspan=2|Continental !colspan=2|Playoffs !colspan=2|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="3"|Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors B
|2022 |rowspan="2"|K4 League |12 | 2 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 12 | 2 | ||||
| 2023
|5 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 5 | 0 | ||||
| colspan=2|Total
!17||2||0||0||0||0||0||0||17||2 | ||||||||||
| rowspan="4"|Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
|2022 |rowspan="3"|K League 1 |15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 15 | 0 | |||
| 2023
|1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2025
|20 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3{{efn|name=ACLT|Appearances in AFC Champions League Two}} | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 26 | 0 | ||
| colspan=2|Total
!36||0||3||0||3||0||0||0||42||0 | ||||||||||
| |Busan IPark (loan) | 2023 | K League 2
|15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 2{{efn|name=KLPO|Appearance in K League promotion-relegation play-offs}} | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| |Suwon FC (loan) | 2024 | K League 1
|29 | 3 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 29 | 3 | |
| colspan=3|Career total
!97||5||3||0||3||0||2||0||105||5 |
Notes
{{notelist}}
= International =
:Scores and results list South Korea's goal tally first.{{cite web|url=https://kfa.or.kr/archive/player_record.php?search_val=%EA%B0%95%EC%83%81%EC%9C%A4|title=Kang, Sang-yoon |language=ko |access-date=11 July 2025}}
| class="wikitable"
|+List of international goals scored by Kang Sang-yoon | ||||||
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="center"|1 | 11 July 2025 | Yongin Mireu Stadium, Yongin, South Korea | {{fb|HKG}} | align="center"|1–0 | align="center"|2–0 | 2025 EAFF Championship |
References
{{reflist}}
{{Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kang, Sang-yoon}}
Category:Footballers from Jeju Province
Category:South Korean men's footballers
Category:South Korea men's youth international footballers
Category:Men's association football midfielders