Ahn Young-kyu
![]() Ahn in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 4 December 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | South Korea | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Gwangju FC | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2011 | University of Ulsan | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2013 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 0 | (0) |
| 2013 | → Giravanz Kitakyushu (loan) | 14 | (1) |
| 2014 | Daejeon Citizen | 34 | (2) |
| 2015–2018 | Gwangju FC | 69 | (3) |
| 2016–2017 | → Asan Mugunghwa (draft) | 28 | (0) |
| 2019–21 | Seongnam FC | 63 | (0) |
| 2022– | Gwangju FC | 125 | (3) |
| International career | |||
| 2009 | South Korea U20 | 1 | (0) |
| 2011 | South Korea Universiade | 5 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 4 August 2026 | |||
Ahn Young-kyu (Korean: 안영규; born 4 December 1989) is a South Korean football player who plays as a centre-back for Gwangju FC.[1] He is a three-time K League 2 champion,[2] and was named the league's Most Valuable Player in 2022.[3] He also represented South Korea at the 2011 Summer Universiade.[4]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Giravanz Kitakyushu (loan) | 2013 | J2 League | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 15 | 1 | |
| Daejeon Citizen | 2014 | K League 2 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 34 | 2 | |
| Gwangju FC | 2015 | K League 1 | 33 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 34 | 2 | |
| 2017 | K League 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2018 | K League 2 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 36 | 1 | |
| Total | 69 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 71 | 3 | ||
| Asan Mugunghwa (draft) | 2016 | K League 2 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 19 | 0 | |
| 2017 | K League 2 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | ||
| Total | 28 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | ||
| Seongnam FC | 2019 | K League 1 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 29 | 0 | |
| 2020 | K League 1 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 15 | 0 | ||
| 2021 | K League 1 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 21 | 0 | ||
| Total | 63 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 0 | ||
| Gwangju FC | 2022 | K League 2 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 36 | 1 | |
| 2023 | K League 1 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 28 | 2 | ||
| Total | 64 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 3 | ||
| Career total | 272 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 281 | 9 | ||
- ↑ Appearance in K League 2 promotion play-offs
Honours
Daejeon Citizen
Ansan Mugunghwa
Gwangju FC
Individual
References
- 1 2 Ahn Young-kyu – K League stats at kleague.com (in Korean and English)
- 1 2 3 4 5 Ahn Young-kyu at Soccerway (archived)
- 1 2 3 광주 안영규, K리그2 영예의 MVP... 베스트11 등 2관왕(종합). Naver.com (in Korean). Starnews Korea. 24 October 2022. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
- ↑ "Ahn Young-kyu" (in Korean). KFA. Retrieved 14 January 2026.
External links
- Ahn Young-kyu – K League stats at kleague.com (in Korean and English)
- Ahn Young-kyu at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
- Ahn Young-kyu at KFA (in Korean)
Categories:
- Living people
- 1989 births
- South Korean men's footballers
- South Korean expatriate men's footballers
- Suwon Samsung Bluewings players
- Giravanz Kitakyushu players
- Daejeon Hana Citizen players
- Gwangju FC players
- Asan Mugunghwa FC players
- K League 1 players
- K League 2 players
- J2 League players
- Expatriate men's footballers in Japan
- South Korean expatriate sportspeople in Japan
- Men's association football midfielders
- 21st-century South Korean sportsmen
- South Korean football midfielder, 1980s birth stubs
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