| Kim Yu-song | |
| Birth Date: | 24 January 1995 |
| Birth Place: | Wonsan, North Korea |
| Height: | 1.80 m |
| Currentclub: | April 25 |
| Clubnumber: | 18 |
| Position: | Forward |
| Years2: | 2014–2015 |
| Clubs2: | Zürich II |
| Caps2: | 21 |
| Goals2: | 9 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2014 |
| Nationalteam1: | North Korea U19 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 6 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 2 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2015 |
| Nationalteam2: | North Korea U20 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2017–2018 |
| Nationalteam3: | North Korea U23 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 12 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 9 |
| Nationalyears4: | 2016–2018 |
| Nationalteam4: | North Korea |
| Nationalcaps4: | 18 |
| Nationalgoals4: | 8 |
| Club-Update: | 21:03, 14 June 2017 (UTC) |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 8 October 2024 |
| Context: | north |
| Hangul: | 김유성 |
| Rr: | Gim Yuseong |
| Mr: | Kim Yusŏng |
Kim Yu-song (; born 24 January 1995[1]) is a North Korean professional footballer who plays as a forward for April 25 in the DPR Korea League.
Kim played briefly in Europe for the reserve side of Zürich, where he scored nine goals in twenty-one appearances.[2]
During the 2017 AFC Cup, Kim made headlines for scoring five goals in a 6–0 victory over Mongolian side Erchim FC, winning the Fans' Asian Player of Matchday 3.[3] He finished the competition as top scorer, with nine goals in six appearances.[4]
Kim made his senior international debut in a 5–2 away loss to Vietnam, replacing Kim Kuk-Bom after 73 minutes.[5] He scored his first goal for his nation on 6 June 2017; the equaliser in a 2–2 draw with Qatar, before scoring another equaliser a week later, this time against Hong Kong.[6] [7]
During his career with the North Korea national team, he was often cited as a "player to watch", however it is unclear what happened to Kim after 2018.[8] [9] [10] [11]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Korea | 2016 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 9 | 7 | ||
| 2018 | 5 | 1 | ||
| Total | 18 | 8 | ||
Scores and results list North Korea's goal tally first.
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 6 June 2017 | align=center | 2–2 | align=center | 2–2 | Friendly | |||
| 2. | 13 June 2017 | align=center | 1–1 | align=center | 1–1 | 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification | |||
| 3. | 5 September 2017 | align=center | 1–0 | align=center | 2–2 | ||||
| 4. | 10 November 2017 | align=center | 2–0 | align=center | 4–1 | ||||
| 5. | 13 November 2017 | align=center | 1–0 | 4–1 | |||||
| 6. | align=center | 2–0 | |||||||
| 7. | align=center | 3–0 | |||||||
| 8. | 11 November 2018 | align=center | 2–0 | align=center | 4–1 | 2019 EAFF E-1 Football Championship qualification |