Seol Young-woo

Seol Young-woo
Seol in 2022
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-12-05) 5 December 1998
Place of birth Ulsan, South Korea
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position Full-back
Team information
Current team
 FC Augsburg
Number 7
Youth career
2011–2016 Ulsan Hyundai
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 University of Ulsan
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2024 Ulsan HD 120 (5)
2024–2026 Red Star Belgrade 64 (8)
2026– FC Augsburg 0 (0)
International career‡
2014 South Korea U17 4 (0)
2016 South Korea U20 1 (0)
2019[2] South Korea Universiade 4 (0)
2020–2023 South Korea U23 15[α] (0)
2023– South Korea 37 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  South Korea
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place2022 Hangzhou
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 8 August 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 24 June 2026
Seol Young-woo
Hangul
설영우
Hanja
薛英佑
RRSeol Yeongu
MRSŏl Yŏngu
IPA[sʌl.ljʌŋ.u]

Seol Young-woo (Korean: 설영우; born 5 December 1998) is a South Korean professional footballer who plays as a full-back for German Bundesliga club FC Augsburg and the South Korea national team.[3][4]

Club career

Ulsan HD

Born in Ulsan, Seol played as a youth player for hometown team Ulsan Hyundai (renamed Ulsan HD in 2024) since childhood. After attending university for a while, he played for the senior team of Ulsan Hyundai since 2020. He contributed to Ulsan's two K League 1 titles in 2022 and 2023. On 1 October 2024, he was nominated for the AFC Player of the Year for 2023 by helping his club and national team reach the semi-finals of the 2023–24 AFC Champions League and the 2023 AFC Asian Cup, respectively, in addition to the league title.[5]

Red Star Belgrade

On 29 June 2024, Seol moved to Serbian SuperLiga club Red Star Belgrade for an undisclosed fee on a three-year contract with an option for a one-year extension.[6][7] He provided three assists in eight league phase matches during his first UEFA Champions League season.[8] For two years, he helped the club win two Doubles,[9] and was selected for the league's Team of the Season twice.[10][11]

FC Augsburg

On 27 August 2026, Seol signed a four-year contract until June 2030 with Bundesliga side FC Augsburg, becoming the fourth South Korean player in their history after Koo Ja-cheol, Ji Dong-won and Hong Jeong-ho.[12]

International career

2023 Asian Cup

Seol was called up for the South Korea national team for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup. He underachieved in the group stage, and conceded a penalty against Malaysia.[13] He provided an accurate cross, assisting Cho Gue-sung's equalising header in second-half stoppage time of the round of 16 match against Saudi Arabia. He showed tremendous workrate by moving 15.54 km in the quarter-final match against Australia and was selected for the team of the matchday after the match,[14] although he took a rest for only two days after the round of 16.[15] South Korea was eliminated in the semi-finals by Jordan, but found solace in a new full-back.[16]

2026 World Cup

At the 2026 FIFA World Cup, Seol played three Group A matches as a starter for South Korea under manager Hong Myung-bo.[17] He was not seen in the highlights of a 2–1 win over Czech Republic despite attempting the most sprints at the team.[18] He was criticised for making inaccurate passes and crosses and for being frequently ruled offside, when changing his position from right to left wing-back in a 1–0 loss to Mexico.[19][20] He announced he would take legal action against profanities and insults directed at him just after a 1–0 loss to South Africa.[21]

Style of play

Seol had played as a winger until his university days, but changed his role to a full-back at the start of his professional career.[22] He is a right-footed full-back, but could be deployed on both left and right flank.[23]

Career statistics

Club

As of 20 August 2026[24][25]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Ulsan HD 2020 K League 1 140206[b]0—220
2021 K League 1 312302[b]02[c]0382
2022 K League 1 340306[b]1—431
2023 K League 1 323204[b]0—383
2024 K League 1 90006[b]2—152
Total 1205100243201568
Red Star Belgrade 2024–25 Serbian SuperLiga 3063010[d]0—436
2025–26 Serbian SuperLiga 3124015[e]0—502
2026–27 Serbian SuperLiga 30005[f]0—80
Total 64870300—1018
FC Augsburg 2026–27 Bundesliga 0000——00
Career total 184131705432025716
  1. ↑ Includes Korean FA Cup, Serbian Cup
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Appearances in AFC Champions League
  3. ↑ Appearances in FIFA Club World Cup
  4. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  5. ↑ Five appearances in UEFA Champions League, ten appearances in UEFA Europa League
  6. ↑ Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, one appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

As of match played 24 June 2026[26]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
South Korea 202370
2024150
202580
202670
Career total370

Honours

Ulsan Hyundai

Red Star Belgrade

South Korea U23

Individual

Notes

  1. ↑ Includes seven appearances as an overage player in Asian Games.

References

  1. ↑ "Young-woo Seol". crvenazvezdafk.com.
  2. ↑ 2019년 6월 14일 2019 하계유니버시아드 남자 (in Korean). KFA. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  3. ↑ "Seol Young-woo at Korea Football Association" (in Korean). KFA. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
  4. ↑ "Seol Young-Woo".
  5. ↑ "AFC Annual Awards Seoul 2023 nominees revealed". AFC. 1 October 2024. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
  6. ↑ "Јунг Ву Сеол потписао за Црвену звезду" (in Serbian). Red Star Belgrade. 29 June 2024. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
  7. ↑ "Official: Seol Young-woo moves to Serbian side FK Crvena zvezda". K League United. 24 June 2024. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
  8. ↑ "Youngwoo Seol". UEFA. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
  9. ↑ "Sixth double crown in a row". Red Star Belgrade. 14 May 2026. Retrieved 20 May 2026.
  10. 1 2 "Tim sezone 2024/25". Facebook (in Serbian). Serbian SuperLiga. 28 May 2025. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
  11. 1 2 "Priznanja najboljima, proglašen tim sezone Mozzart Bet Super lige Srbije" (in Serbian). Serbian SuperLiga. 19 May 2026. Retrieved 20 May 2026.
  12. ↑ "FCA sign Youngwoo Seol". FC Augsburg. 27 August 2026. Retrieved 27 August 2026.
  13. ↑ [알와크라 라이브] 설영우 "왼쪽? 오른쪽? 감독님이 내보내주기만 하면 시키는 대로 뛴다" (in Korean). Footballist. 26 January 2024. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  14. ↑ "These players brought exceptional performances to the pitch!". Facebook.com. AFC Asian Cup. 4 February 2024. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  15. ↑ "[Asian Cup] 'Seol Young-woo 15.5km — Son Heung-min 14.5km' The distance he played after two days off, won the match against Australia with 'spirit'". Medium. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  16. ↑ 귀한 측면 수비 찾았다… 설영우, 亞컵 유일 수확 (in Korean). The Chosun Ilbo. 8 February 2024. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  17. ↑ "World Cup 2026 squad lists: England, Scotland, Brazil, USA, Spain, France, Germany, Netherlands, Argentina, Portugal and more". Sky Sports. Archived from the original on 2 August 2026. Retrieved 3 August 2026.
  18. ↑ '대한민국 스프린트 1위' 설영우의 비결은 '하체 벌크업'… 멕시코전은 '고효율'까지 노린다 (in Korean). Footballist. 18 June 2026. Retrieved 6 July 2026.
  19. ↑ '이러니까 최전방에서 손흥민이 고립되지!' 좌우풀백 설영우-김문환, 양질의 크로스 없었다. The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). Osen. 20 June 2026. Retrieved 6 July 2026.
  20. ↑ "남아공전 설영우 빼라!" 축구팬들이 분노한 이유는? 왼쪽풀백 옌스 출전할까. The Korea Daily (in Korean). Osen. 22 June 2026. Retrieved 6 July 2026.
  21. ↑ 남아공에 졸전 끝 패배⋯설영우 측 "악의적 비방, 인신공격 등에 강경 대응". Daum (in Korean). Inews24. 25 June 2026. Retrieved 6 July 2026.
  22. ↑ [전훈 인터뷰] '난 울산 칸셀루' 설영우 "언젠가 대표팀에서 규성이 형처럼" (in Korean). Footballist. 17 January 2023. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
  23. ↑ 울산 설영우, 홍心 잡고 전천후 풀백으로 진화. Nate (in Korean). Sportalkorea. 20 March 2023. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
  24. ↑ Seol Young-woo – K League stats at kleague.com (in Korean and English)
  25. ↑ Seol Young-woo at Soccerway
  26. ↑ "Seol Young-woo" (in Korean). Korea Football Association. Retrieved 10 October 2025.
  27. ↑ "K League" 울산 설영우, 9월 K리그 '레모나 이달의 영플레이어 상' 수상 (in Korean). K League. 6 October 2021. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
  28. ↑ "K League" 울산 설영우, 11월 K리그 '레모나 이달의 영플레이어 상' 수상 (in Korean). K League. 8 December 2021. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
  29. ↑ [K리그 대상]'전북 첫 5연패' 홍정호 MVP·김상식 감독상 '독식'…영플레이어상 설영우(종합). Naver (in Korean). Kukmin Ilbo. 7 December 2021. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  30. ↑ 손흥민-지소연, 2021년 빛낸 KFA 올해의 선수 선정 (in Korean). KFA. 28 December 2021. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  31. ↑ "K-League XI vs. Atletico Madrid 3 - 2". Soccerway. 27 July 2023. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
  32. ↑ 'K리그 MVP의 눈물' 김영권 "머리가 하얘졌다"+홍명보 '최고 감독'... K리그 빛낸 별들 모두 가려졌다 '2023 K리그 대상 시상식' (종합). Naver (in Korean). Starnews. 4 December 2023.
  33. ↑ "K League" 울산 설영우, 2023년 마지막 10, 11, 12월 EA SPORTS K리그 이달의선수상 수상 (in Korean). K League. 20 December 2023. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
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