Song Bum-keun

Song Bum-keun
Song in 2024
Personal information
Full name Song Bum-keun[1]
Date of birth (1997-10-15) 15 October 1997
Place of birth Seongnam, South Korea
Height 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)[2]
Position Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Number 31
Youth career
2013–2015 Yongun High School (Youth)
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Korea University
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2022 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 167 (0)
2023–2024 Shonan Bellmare 44 (0)
2025– Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 56 (0)
International career‡
2015–2017 South Korea U20 31 (0)
2017–2021 South Korea U23 23[α] (0)
2017[3] South Korea Universiade 6 (0)
2022– South Korea 3 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  South Korea
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place2018 Jakarta-PalembangTeam
EAFF Championship
Runner-up2022 JapanTeam
AFC U-23 Championship
Gold medal – first place2020 Thailand
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21 July 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 3 June 2026
Song Bum-keun
Hangul
송범근
Hanja
宋範根
RRSong Beomgeun
MRSong Pŏmgŭn
IPA[soŋ.bʌm.ɡɯn]

Song Bum-keun (Korean: 송범근; born 15 October 1997) is a South Korean professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for K League 1 club Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors and the South Korea national team.[4]

Club career

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors

On 20 February 2018, Song made his professional debut in 2018 AFC Champions League against Kitchee SC.[5]

Shonan Bellmare

On 18 December 2022, Song officially joined Japanese side Shonan Bellmare on a permanent transfer.[6]

Return to Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors

On 2 January 2025, Song returned to Jeonbuk, joining the club as a free agent.[7]

International career

Song has represented South Korea at all groups from under-18 to senior level. He was the team's first choice goalkeeper for the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup and the 2020 AFC U-23 Championship, winning the latter and being named Best Goalkeeper.[8] In 2021, he represented South Korea at the Tokyo Olympic Games.[9]

On 24 July 2022, Song made his debut for the senior Korea Republic national football team, keeping a clean sheet in a 3–0 win over Hong Kong in the 2022 EAFF E-1 Football Championship.[10] Later that year, he was a member of the Korean squad at the 2022 FIFA World Cup, serving as back-up to Kim Seung-gyu and Jo Hyeon-woo.[11]

On 16 May 2026, Song was named in South Korea's squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.[12][13]

Career statistics

As of 21 July 2026.[14]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 2018 K League 1 30000—8[a]0—380
2019 38000—8[a]0—460
2020 27050—5[a]0—370
2021 37000—2[a]0—390
2022 35040—2[a]0—410
Total 167090—250—2010
Shonan Bellmare 2023 J1 League 2401020——270
2024 2001010——220
Total 4402030——490
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 2025 K League 1 38010—2[b]0—410
2026 18000—001[c]0190
Total 56010—2010600
Career total 267012030270103100
Notes
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Appearances in AFC Champions League
  2. ↑ Appearances in AFC Champions League Two
  3. ↑ Appearance in K League Super Cup

Private life

In April 2024, it was announced by Antenna Entertainment that Song is in a romantic relationship with one of their artists, singer Lee Mijoo.[15][16] In February 2025, It was reported that the two had broken up.[17]

Honours

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors

South Korea U23

Individual

Notes

  1. ↑ Includes one appearance against another KFA team.

References

  1. ↑ "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Squad list: Korea Republic (KOR)" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 17. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  2. ↑ "Song Bum Keun" (in Korean). Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
  3. ↑ 2017년 8월 1일 2017 하계유니버시아드 남자 (in Korean). KFA. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  4. ↑ "Song Bum-Keun".
  5. ↑ "Song Bum-keun joins J1 League club Shonan Bellmare". Korea JoongAng Daily. 20 December 2022. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
  6. ↑ "全北現代 ソン ボムグン選手 完全移籍加入のお知らせ". Shonan Bellamare (in Japanese). 18 December 2022. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
  7. ↑ "Goalkeeper Song Bum-keun returns to Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors". Korea JoongAng Daily. 2 January 2025. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
  8. ↑ "Korea Republic's Song named Best Goalkeeper, Thailand's Wonggorn wins Top Scorer Award". AFC. 27 January 2020. Retrieved 16 May 2026.
  9. ↑ "Korea crashes out of Olympic football contest with 6-3 loss to Mexico". Korea JoongAng Daily. 31 July 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2026.
  10. ↑ "전북 골키퍼 송범근, J리그 쇼난 벨마레로 이적". SBS (in Korean). 18 December 2022. Retrieved 16 May 2026.
  11. ↑ "South Korea World Cup squad list for round of 16 fixture against Brazil". The Athletic. 9 November 2022. Retrieved 16 May 2026.
  12. ↑ "South Korea captain Son picked for fourth World Cup". BBC Sport. 16 May 2026. Retrieved 16 May 2026.
  13. ↑ "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.
  14. ↑ Song Bum-keun at Soccerway
  15. ↑ "이미주♥송범근, 3살 연상연하 커플 탄생‥"호감 갖고 만나는 중"" [Lee Mi-joo ♥ Song Bum-Keun, a couple 3 years younger than 3 years older... "Meeting with interest"]. m.entertain.naver.com. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
  16. ↑ "[단독] 이미주, 축구선수 송범근과 열애 중…가수♥스포츠 스타 커플 탄생" [[Exclusive] Lee Mi-joo is in a relationship with soccer player Song Bum-Keun... Singer♥Sports star couple born]. 비즈엔터 (in Korean). 18 April 2024. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
  17. ↑ 기자, 박서연. ""나 괜찮다" 이미주, 송범근과 결별 인정…주우재 "옆에 있다 없으면 허전" 위로 [놀뭐](종합)" ["I'm okay," Lee Mi-joo admits to breaking up with Song Beom-geun... Joo Woo-jae comforts her, saying, "I feel empty without you." [Nolmoo] (Comprehensive)]. 마이데일리 (in Korean). Retrieved 25 November 2025.
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