| Kang Seong-jin | |
| Birth Date: | 26 March 2003 |
| Birth Place: | Gasan-dong, Geumcheon-gu, Seoul, South Korea |
| Height: | 1.80 m[1] |
| Currentclub: | FC Seoul |
| Clubnumber: | 11 |
| Position: | Winger, attacking midfielder |
| Youthyears1: | 2016–2021 |
| Youthclubs1: | FC Seoul |
| Years1: | 2021– |
| Caps1: | 61 |
| Goals1: | 4 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2018–2019 |
| Nationalteam1: | South Korea U17 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 7 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 5 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2022–2023 |
| Nationalteam2: | South Korea U20 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 14 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 3 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2022– |
| Nationalteam3: | South Korea U23 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 5 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 1 |
| Nationalyears4: | 2022– |
| Nationalteam4: | South Korea |
| Nationalcaps4: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals4: | 2 |
| Club-Update: | 10 March 2024 (UTC) |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 27 March 2024 |
Kang Seong-jin (; born 26 March 2003) is a South Korean footballer currently playing as a winger or an attacking midfielder for FC Seoul and the South Korea national team.
A youth player of FC Seoul, Kang joined the club's senior team in 2021.[2] He made his K League 1 debut in a match against Seongnam FC on 10 March 2020.[3] He had his first assist in the Super Match against Suwon Samsung Bluewings on 26 September,[4] and his first goal against Gwangju FC on 3 November.[5]
Kang was part of the South Korea squad at the 2022 EAFF Championship. He played two matches against China and Hong Kong, and scored two goals against the latter.
Kang evaded three Jordanian players and scored a goal after starting a dribble from inside his own half in an AFC U-20 Asian Cup match on 5 March 2023. His solo goal was nominated for the FIFA Puskás Award.[6]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| FC Seoul | 2021 | K League 1 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 1 | |||
| 2022 | K League 1 | 34 | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 40 | 1 | ||||
| 2023 | K League 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 8 | 3 | ||||
| 2024 | K League 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 57 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 5 | |||
Scores and results list South Korea's goal tally first.[7]
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 24 July 2022 | Toyota Stadium, Toyota, Japan | align=center | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2022 EAFF Championship | |
| 2 | 3–0 |
South Korea U23
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