Kim Hyun-sung

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Kim Hyun-sung
김현성

| fullname = Kim Hyun-sung

| image = Kim Hyun-Sung.jpg

| image_size = 180

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1989|9|27|df=y}}

| birth_place = Suwon, South Korea

| height = {{height|m=1.86}}

| currentclub =

| clubnumber =

| position = Striker

| youthyears1 = 2005–2007

| youthclubs1 = FC Seoul

| youthyears2 = 2008

| youthclubs2 = Konkuk University

| years1 = 2009–2015

| clubs1 = FC Seoul

| caps1 = 53

| goals1 = 6

| years2 = 2010–2011

| clubs2 = → Daegu FC (loan)

| caps2 = 35

| goals2 = 8

| years3 = 2012

| clubs3 = → Shimizu S-Pulse (loan)

| caps3 = 12

| goals3 = 3

| years4 = 2016–2018

| clubs4 = Busan IPark

| caps4 = 29

| goals4 = 1

| years5 = 2019–2021

| clubs5 = Seongnam FC

| caps5 = 45

| goals5 = 3

| years6 = 2023

| clubs6 = Gyeongju KHNP

| caps6 = 4

| goals6 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 2011–2012

| nationalteam1 = South Korea U-23

| nationalcaps1 = 14 | nationalgoals1 = 4

| medaltemplates =

| pcupdate = 27 April 2025

| ntupdate = 17 December 2012

}}

Kim Hyun-Sung ({{Korean|hangul=김현성}}; born 27 September 1989) is a South Korean football forward. He has played for FC Seoul, Daegu FC, the Japanese club Shimizu S-Pulse, Busan IPark, Seongnam FC, and Gyeongju KHNP. He also represented South Korea in men's football at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, winning a bronze medal.

Club career

Kim, a product of FC Seoul's youth academy, was elevated to the club's senior squad for the 2009 season, along with a number of other graduates of the academy. However, he failed to appear in a match for FC Seoul in the K League, and for the 2010 season he was loaned to Daegu FC to gain first team experience. He debuted in Daegu's win over Busan IPark in the League Cup on 6 June 2010.{{cite news |url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2010/06/06/korea-republic/k-league-cup/busan-ipark/daegu-fc/935094/ |title=Busan I'Park vs. Daegu FC 2 – 3 |publisher=soccerway.com}} His debut in the K-League itself came a month later in a match against Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors, when he came on as a substitute.{{cite news |url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2010/07/10/korea-republic/k-league/chonbuk/daegu-fc/908622/ |title=Jeonbuk Motors vs. Daegu FC 4 – 0 |publisher=soccerway.com}} Remaining with Daegu for the 2011 season, Kim was firmly established in the side, playing all but four K-league matches during the season as well as scoring seven goals.{{cite news |url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/hyun-sung-kim/78139/ |title=Kim Hyun-Sung Player Record |publisher=soccerway.com}} At the end of the 2011 season, his loan agreement expired and Kim returned to FC Seoul.

On 13 January 2016, Kim Hyun-sung joined Busan IPark.

Club statistics

colspan=3 \| Club performance ! colspan=2 \| League ! colspan=2 \| Cup ! colspan=2 \| League Cup ! colspan=2 \| Continental ! colspan=2 \| Total
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
Season	Club	League ! Apps	Goals ! Apps	Goals ! Apps	Goals ! Apps	Goals ! Apps	Goals
2009	rowspan="1"\|FC Seoul	rowspan="4"\|K League 1	0	0	0	0	0	0	colspan="2"
\|0	0
2010	rowspan="2"\|Daegu FC	9	1	0	0	1	0	colspan="2"
\|10	1
2011	26	7	1	1	3	0	colspan="2"
\|30	8
2012	rowspan="1"\|FC Seoul	13	1	2	1	colspan="2"
\|colspan="2"
\|15	2
2012	rowspan="1"\|Shimizu S-Pulse	rowspan="1"\|J1 League	12	3	2	0	3	0	colspan="2"
\|17	3
2013	rowspan="3"\|FC Seoul	rowspan="3"\|K League 1	17	1	2	1	colspan="2"
\|5	1	24	3
2014	6	0	0	0	colspan="2"
\|5	0	11	0
2015	17	4	2	0	colspan="2"
\|7	0	26	4
2016	rowspan="3"\|Busan IPark	rowspan="3"\|K League 2	3	0	0	0	colspan="2"
\|colspan="2"
\|0	0
2017	\|4	0	1	0	colspan="2"
\|colspan="2"
\|0	0
2018	\|22	1	0	0	colspan="2"
\|colspan="2"
\|0	0
2019	rowspan="3"\|Seongnam FC	rowspan="3"\|K League 1	23	3	0	0	colspan="2"
\|colspan="2"
\|23	3
2020	15	0	3	0	colspan="2"
\|colspan="2"
\|18	0
2021	7	0	1	1	colspan="2"
\|colspan="2"
\|8	0
2023	rowspan="1"\|Gyeongju KHNP	rowspan="1"\|K3 League	4	0	0	0	colspan="2"
\|colspan="2"
\|4	0
colspan=3 \| Career total !178\|\|21\|\|14\|\|4\|\|7\|\|0\|\|17\|\|1\|\|216\|\|26

International career

Since 2011, Kim has been a member of the South Korea U-23 team, playing a number of qualifier matches for the Olympics, as well as the 2012 King's Cup, an annual tournament held in Thailand.{{cite web|title=Olympic Team Squad for King's Cup (at Thailand, 26/12/2011)|url=http://www.kfa.or.kr/eng_renew/koreateam/km_player_list.asp?k_unique=20111226112116&k_team_type=2|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120803171107/http://www.kfa.or.kr/eng_renew/koreateam/km_player_list.asp?k_unique=20111226112116&k_team_type=2|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 August 2012|publisher=Korean Football Association|access-date=27 January 2012}} He played in the Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics and was a bronze medalist.{{Cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ki/kim-hyeon-seong-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417234418/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ki/kim-hyeon-seong-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2020-04-17|title=Kim Hyeon-Seong Bio, Stats, and Results|website=Olympics at Sports-Reference.com|language=en|access-date=2018-09-15}}