Eom Ji-sung
 Eom in 2023 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 9 May 2002 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Gimje, South Korea | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Swansea City | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2014 | Iri Dongsan Elementary School | ||||||||||||||||
| 2015 | Jungni Middle School | ||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | Gochangbuk Middle School | ||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2020 | Gwangju FC[note 1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2024 | Gwangju FC | 108 | (20) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Swansea City | 9 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | South Korea U17 | 5 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021– | South Korea U23 | 15 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022– | South Korea | 3 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 October 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 October 2024 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||
| Eom Ji-sung | |
| Hangul | 엄지성 |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization | Eom Jiseong |
| McCune–Reischauer | Ŏm Chisŏng |
Eom Ji-sung (Korean: 엄지성; born 9 May 2002) is a South Korean footballer currently playing as a forward for EFL Championship club Swansea City.
Club career
Since 2021, he has played as a mid-fielder for Gwangju FC.
On 15 July 2024, Eom signed for Welsh Championship club Swansea City on a four-year deal for an undisclosed fee,[1] reported to be in the region of £1 million by local media.[2]
International career
Um Ji-sung was selected for the A-team for the first time in January 2022 ahead of the off-season training for the South Korean national soccer team.[3] He made his A-team debut in a match between the South Korean national team and the Icelandic national soccer team on Jan. 15, 2022, and scored his debut goal in the 40th minute of the second half.[4]
Since then, he has often been selected for the national team. However, he reportedly injured himself during an A-match game against Jordan in October 2024, and needed about six weeks to recover from the injury.[5]
Style of play
He enjoys playing one-on-one with the opposing defender in the side name due to his good sense of cheek touch and dribbling skills. He receives the ball from the side and moves to the center, preferring to play the role of a right foot winger who mainly plays on the left.
Career statistics
Club
- As of 5 October 2024.[6]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Gwangju FC | 2021 | K League 1 | 37 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 37 | 4 | |||
| 2022 | K League 2 | 28 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 28 | 9 | ||||
| 2023 | K League 1 | 28 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 28 | 5 | ||||
| 2024 | K League 1 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 15 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 108 | 20 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 20 | |||
| Swansea City | 2024–25 | Championship | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 117 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 119 | 20 | ||
International
- As of match played 10 October 2024
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Korea | 2022 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | |
| Career total | 3 | 1 | |
- Scores and results list South Korea's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Eom goal.[7]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 January 2022 | Mardan Sports Complex, Antalya, Turkey |  Iceland |
5–1 | 5–1 | Friendly |
Honours
South Korea U23
Gwangju FC
Individual
- K League Young Player of the Month: August 2021, August 2023[9]
- K League 2 Young Player of the Year: 2022[10]
- K League 2 Best XI: 2022[10]
Notes
- ^ Played for Kumho High School, which was an academy of Gwangju FC.
References
- ^ "Swansea City seal signing of Eom Ji-sung". Swansea City. 15 July 2024. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
- ^ Williams, Glen (15 July 2024). "Swansea City announce Eom Ji-sung as second summer signing". Wales Online. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
- ^ "Um Ji-sung, the first national team member, said, "The role model is Son Heung-min, who will play with all his might."". 동아일보 (in Korean). 11 January 2022. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
- ^ Cho, Soo-jung. "Um Ji-sung 'header score'... South Korea wins 5-1 over Iceland". m.sports.naver.com. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
- ^ "Eom Ji-Sung: Swansea City winger set for six weeks out with knee injury". BBC Sport. 16 October 2024. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
- ^ Eom Ji-sung at Soccerway
- ^ "Eom Ji-sung" (in Korean). Korea Football Association. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
- ^ "South Korea win WAFF U-23 Championship, Saudis 3rd". Arab News. 27 March 2024. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
- ^ 광주 엄지성, 8월 K리그 ‘레모나 이달의 영플레이어 상’ 수상 (in Korean). K League. 31 August 2023. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
- ^ a b 광주 안영규, K리그2 영예의 MVP... 베스트11 등 2관왕(종합). Naver (in Korean). Starnews Korea. 24 October 2022. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
External links
- Eom Ji-sung at KFA (in Korean)