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Kwon Kyung-won

Kyung-won with South Korea in 2017
Personal information
Full name	Kwon Kyung-won
Date of birth	(1992-01-31) 31 January 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth	Seoul, South Korea
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Centre back, defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team	Khor Fakkan
Number	3
Youth career
2007–2010	Jeonju Youngsaeng High School (Youth)
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2010–2013	Dong-a University
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–2014	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	25	(0)
2015–2017	Al Ahli	45	(4)
2017–2020	Tianjin Quanjian	62	(1)
2019	→ Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (loan)	13	(2)
2020–2021	→ Sangju / Gimcheon Sangmu (draft)	23	(1)
2021	Seongnam FC	18	(1)
2022–2023	Gamba Osaka	36	(3)
2024	Suwon FC	21	(1)
2024–	Khor Fakkan	4	(0)
International career
2013–2014	South Korea U23	4	(0)
2017–	South Korea	32	(2)
Medal record Men's football Representing  South Korea EAFF Championship Winner 2017 Japan Team Winner 2019 South Korea Team Runner-up 2022 Japan Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 June 2024

Kwon Kyung-won (Korean: 권경원; born 31 January 1992) is a South Korean professional footballer who plays as a left-footed centre back or a defensive midfielder for UAE Pro League club Khor Fakkan and the South Korea national team.

Club career

He was selected by Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors in the 2010 K-League draft and entered Dong-a University. He joined Jeonbuk before 2013 season starts.

In February 2015, Kwon signed for Al Ahli Dubai on a three-year contract making him the club's designated Asian player.

In January 2017, Kwon signed for Tianjin Tianhai on a five-year contract making him the club's designated Asian player.

On 3 July 2019, Kwon joined Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors on a loan deal until the end of 2019 seaseon.

On 1 January 2022, Kwon signed for J1 League club Gamba Osaka.

International career

In May 2018 he was named in South Korea's preliminary 28 man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. However, he did not make the final 23.

Club statistics

As of 2 November 2024.

International goals

Results list South Korea's goal tally first.

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	7 October 2017	VEB Arena, Moscow, Russia	Russia	1–4	2–4	Friendly
2.	14 November 2020	Stadion Wiener Neustadt, Wiener Neustadt, Austria	Mexico	2–3	2–3	Friendly

Honours

Al-Ahli

• UAE Pro League: 2015–16
• UAE League Cup: 2016–17
• UAE Super Cup: 2014, 2016

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors

• K League 1: 2019

South Korea

• EAFF Championship: 2017, 2019

Individual

• AFC Champions League Dream Team: 2015
• UAE Pro League Dream Team: 2015–16
• K League 1 Best XI: 2020

References

1. "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Squad list: Korea Republic (KOR)" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 17. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
2. "권경원 KWON Kyungwon" (in Korean). Korean Football Association. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
3. "'될 성 부른 떡잎' K-리그 우선지명 43명 발표" (in Korean). Xports News. 1 November 2010. Archived from the original on 13 January 2014.
4. "Revealed: Every World Cup 2018 squad – 23-man & preliminary lists & when will they be announced?". Goal. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
5. "Lee Chung-Yong cut from South Korea squad". 2 June 2018.
6. "Kwon, Kyung-Won". KFA. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
7. "ACL2015 Dream Team". Facebook.com. AFC Champions League. 23 November 2015. Retrieved 23 November 2015.
8. "نهيان بن مبارك يكرّم الفائزيــن بجوائـــــــز دوري الخليج العربي" (in Arabic). Al-Bayan. 15 May 2016. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
9. [포토] '2020 K리그 베스트11 DF 김태한-권경원-홍정호-강상우'. Naver (in Korean). Sports Chosun. Retrieved 6 November 2020.

External links

• Kwon Kyung-won – K League stats at kleague.com (in Korean)
• Kwon Kyung-won – National Team Stats at KFA (in Korean)
• Kwon Kyung-won at National-Football-Teams.com
• Kwon Kyung-won at Soccerway

South Korea squads

v t e South Korea squad – 2019 AFC Asian Cup 1 Kim Seung-gyu 2 Lee Yong 3 Kim Jin-su 4 Kim Min-jae 5 Jung Woo-young 6 Hwang In-beom 7 Son Heung-min (c) 8 Ju Se-jong 9 Ji Dong-won 10 Lee Jae-sung 11 Hwang Hee-chan 12 Lee Seung-woo 13 Koo Ja-cheol 14 Hong Chul 15 Jung Seung-hyun 16 Ki Sung-yueng 17 Lee Chung-yong 18 Hwang Ui-jo 19 Kim Young-gwon 20 Kwon Kyung-won 21 Kim Jin-hyeon 22 Kim Moon-hwan 23 Jo Hyeon-woo Coach: Bento v t e South Korea squad – 2022 FIFA World Cup 1 Kim Seung-gyu 2 Yoon Jong-gyu 3 Kim Jin-su 4 Kim Min-jae 5 Jung Woo-young 6 Hwang In-beom 7 Son Heung-min (c) 8 Paik Seung-ho 9 Cho Gue-sung 10 Lee Jae-sung 11 Hwang Hee-chan 12 Song Bum-keun 13 Son Jun-ho 14 Hong Chul 15 Kim Moon-hwan 16 Hwang Ui-jo 17 Na Sang-ho 18 Lee Kang-in 19 Kim Young-gwon 20 Kwon Kyung-won 21 Jo Hyeon-woo 22 Kwon Chang-hoon 23 Kim Tae-hwan 24 Cho Yu-min 25 Jeong Woo-yeong 26 Song Min-kyu Coach: Bento

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