1. Overview
This article provides a comprehensive overview of Han Seung-Yeop's professional football career, detailing his journey as a striker across various clubs in South Korea and Vietnam. It covers his early career, significant moments like his K League debut goal, his ventures into overseas leagues, and his activities in subsequent domestic leagues, concluding with his later career stages and complete career statistics.
2. Career
Han Seung-Yeop's football career primarily spanned several clubs in South Korea and a stint in the Vietnamese V.League 1, where he played as a striker. His professional journey began in 2013 and saw him achieve notable milestones, including a memorable debut goal.
2.1. Club Career
Han Seung-Yeop's professional club career began in South Korea, later extending to Vietnam before his return to the domestic Korean leagues.
2.1.1. Early Career
Han Seung-Yeop was selected by Daegu FC in the 2013 K League Draft. He made a remarkable debut for Daegu FC in the opening match of the 2013 K League Classic against Ulsan Hyundai. In this match, on March 2, 2013, he was named a starter and scored a goal, marking a "debut goal on debut" for his professional career. This particular goal was also significant as it was the first goal scored since the inception of the K League Classic.
2.1.2. Overseas and Domestic League Activities
In December 2015, Han Seung-Yeop transferred to V.League 1 side Becamex Bình Dương in Vietnam. He subsequently participated in the AFC Champions League 2016 group stage match against Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors on March 15, 2016. However, due to an injury sustained during the season, he was released by the club in mid-season, spending half a year unattached.
Following his return to South Korea, he joined Yongin City FC for the 2014 season in the Korea National League. He then played for Daejeon Korail FC in the Korea National League during the 2015 season. Ahead of the 2017 season, he moved to Daejeon Citizen. He scored his debut goal for Daejeon Citizen in an FA Cup match against Cheonan City on March 29, 2017. Later in the 2017 summer transfer window, he transferred to Cheonan City FC, which competes in the Korea National League.
2.1.3. Later Career
Prior to the 2018 season, Han Seung-Yeop joined Hwaseong FC in the K3 League.
2.2. Shirt Numbers
Throughout his career, Han Seung-Yeop wore various jersey numbers for different clubs across several leagues:
- K League
- 28 (2013-2014, Daegu FC)
- 27 (2017, Daejeon Citizen)
- National League
- 28 (2014, Yongin City FC)
- 28 (2015, Daejeon Korail FC)
- 10 (2017, Cheonan City FC)
- V.League
- 30 (2016, Becamex Bình Dương)
3. Career Statistics
The table below provides a comprehensive overview of Han Seung-Yeop's appearances and goals by club, season, and competition.
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Others | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Daegu FC | 2013 | K League 1 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 27 | 3 | ||
| 2014 | K League 2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 9 | 0 | |||
| Total | 34 | 3 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 36 | 3 | ||||
| Yongin City FC | 2014 | Korea National League | 13 | 3 | - | - | - | 13 | 3 | |||
| Daejeon Korail FC | 2015 | Korea National League | 18 | 5 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 20 | 6 | ||
| Becamex Bình Dương | 2016 | V.League 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | - | 7 | 0 | |
| Daejeon Citizen | 2017 | K League 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 5 | 1 | ||
| Cheonan City | 2017 | Korea National League | 13 | 3 | - | - | - | 13 | 3 | |||
| Career total | 83 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 94 | 16 | ||
4. External links
- [http://www.yeongnam.com/mnews/newsview.do?mode=newsView&newskey=20130225.010260718070001 News article on Han Seung-Yeop]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20170319200839/http://www.footballjournal.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=4190 Han Seung-Yeop fan's expedition to Vietnam's Bình Dương]