Ri Yong-jik
.jpg) Ri in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 8 February 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Osaka, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Gwangju FC | ||
| Number | 37 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2011 | Osaka University of Commerce | ||
| 2011–2012 | Tokushima Vortis | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2014 | Tokushima Vortis | 6 | (1) |
| 2015–2016 | V-Varen Nagasaki | 47 | (4) |
| 2017 | Kamatamare Sanuki | 23 | (2) |
| 2018–2019 | Tokyo Verdy | 51 | (8) |
| 2020–2022 | FC Ryukyu | 91 | (1) |
| 2023 | Iwate Grulla Morioka | 30 | (1) |
| 2024–2025 | FC Anyang | 43 | (3) |
| 2025 | → Busan IPark (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2026– | Gwangju FC | 3 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2015– | North Korea | 23 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 4 August 2026 | |||
| Ri Yong-jik | |
| Hangul | 리영직 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 李榮直 |
| RR | Ri Yeongjik |
| MR | Ri Yŏngjik |
Ri Yong-jik (李榮直, Ri Yŏngjik, born 8 February 1991), also known as Lee Yong-jick,[1] is a professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Gwangju FC.[2][3][4][5] Born in Japan, he represents the North Korea national team.
Career
On 7 January 2020, Ri joined the J2 club, FC Ryukyu ahead of 2020 J2 League season.[6]
On 28 December 2022, Ri joined the J3 relegated club, Iwate Grulla Morioka for upcoming 2023 season.[7]
On 7 March 2024, Ri joined K League 2 club, FC Anyang.[8]
International career
Ri received a red card in a game against Saudi Arabia national football team.
International goals
- Scores and results list North Korea's goal tally first.[9]
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 5 September 2017 | Kim Il-sung Stadium, Pyongyang, North Korea |  Lebanon | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
Career statistics
Club
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | J. League Cup | Total | ||||||
| 2013 | Tokushima Vortis | J.League Div 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | |
| 2014 | J.League Div 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 1 | |
| 2015 | V-Varen Nagasaki | J2 League | 27 | 3 | 1 | 1 | – | 28 | 4 | |
| 2016 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 1 | ||||
| 2017 | Kamatamare Sanuki | 23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 2 | |||
| 2018 | Tokyo Verdy | 26 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 6 | |||
| 2019 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 4 | ||||
| 2020 | FC Ryukyu | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 0 | |||
| 2021 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 1 | ||||
| 2022 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | ||||
| 2023 | Iwate Grulla Morioka | J3 League | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| South Korea | League | FA Cup | – | Total | ||||||
| 2024 | FC Anyang | K League 2 | 29 | 3 | 1 | 0 | – | 30 | 3 | |
| 2025 | K League 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 280 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 291 | 22 | ||
Honours
- FC Anyang
References
- ↑ "Profile". fcryukyu.com. Archived from the original on 27 September 2020. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
- ↑ "Saudi Arabia beat DPRK 4-1 keeps quarter-final hopes alive". english.cntv.cn. 15 January 2015. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
- ↑ "Football – China, North Korea make changes for Asian Cup clash". .eurosport.yahoo.com. 18 January 2015. Archived from the original on 28 January 2015. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
- ↑ "李栄直：Ｖ・ファーレン長崎：Ｊリーグ.jp". jleague.jp. Archived from the original on 27 June 2018. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
- ↑ 平壌での韓国との無観客試合に出場した在日朝鮮人Jリーガー李栄直. KoreaWorldTimes (in Japanese). 29 November 2019. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
- ↑ 李 栄直 選手 2020シーズン完全移籍加入のお知らせ FC琉球、2020年1月7日
- ↑ 【チーム】李栄直選手 FC琉球より完全移籍加入のお知らせ いわてグルージャ盛岡、2022年12月28日
- ↑ "FC안양, '북한 대표팀 출신' 미드필더 리영직 영입" [FC Anyang recruits midfielder Lee Young-jik from the North Korean national team]. www.fc-anyang.com (in Korean). 7 March 2024. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
- ↑ "Ri, Yong-Jik". National Football Teams. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
- ↑ Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "J1&J2&J3選手名鑑ハンディ版 2018 (NSK MOOK)", 7 February 2018, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411529 (p. 172 out of 289)
- ↑ Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "2017 J1&J2&J3選手名鑑 (NSK MOOK)", 8 February 2017, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411420 (p. 228 out of 289)
- ↑ Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "2016J1&J2&J3選手名鑑", 10 February 2016, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411338 (p. 179 out of 289)
External links
- Ri Yong-jik at National-Football-Teams.com
- Ri Yong-jik at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
- Profile at Kamatamare Sanuki Archived 2017-07-10 at the Wayback Machine
- Profile at V-Varen Nagasaki Archived 2016-09-18 at the Wayback Machine
North Korea squads | |||||||||||||
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Categories:
- 1991 births
- Living people
- Men's association football midfielders
- Zainichi Korean men's footballers
- Football people from Osaka
- Osaka University of Commerce alumni
- North Korean men's footballers
- North Korea men's international footballers
- Japanese men's footballers
- J1 League players
- J2 League players
- J3 League players
- K League 1 players
- K League 2 players
- Tokushima Vortis players
- V-Varen Nagasaki players
- Kamatamare Sanuki players
- Tokyo Verdy players
- FC Ryukyu players
- Iwate Grulla Morioka players
- FC Anyang players
- Gwangju FC players
- Footballers at the 2014 Asian Games
- 2015 AFC Asian Cup players
- 2019 AFC Asian Cup players
- Asian Games silver medalists for North Korea
- Asian Games footballers for North Korea
- Medalists at the 2014 Asian Games
- North Korean expatriate men's footballers
- North Korean expatriate sportspeople in Japan
- Expatriate men's footballers in Japan
- Expatriate men's footballers in South Korea
- Asian Games silver medalists in football
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