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Ri Yong-jik
North Korean footballer (born 1991)
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 K League 2 club FC Anyang.[2][3][4][5] Born in Japan, he represents the North Korea national team.
Quick Facts Personal information, Full name ...
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ri Yong-jik | ||
| Date of birth | (1991-02-08) 8 February 1991 (age 33) | ||
| Place of birth | Osaka, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | FC Anyang | ||
| Number | 37 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2011 | Osaka University of Commerce | ||
| 2011–2012 | Tokushima Vortis Youth | ||
| 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– | FC Anyang | 10 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 2015– | North Korea | 23 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:24, 7 March 2024 (UTC) | |||
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Quick Facts Chosŏn'gŭl, Hancha ...
| Ri Yong-jik | |
| Chosŏn'gŭl | 리영직 |
|---|---|
| Hancha | 李榮直 |
| Revised Romanization | I Yeongjik |
| McCune–Reischauer | Ri Yŏngjik |
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In this Korean name, the family name is Ri.
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]
Ri received a red card in a game against Saudi Arabia national football team.[citation needed]
International goals
- Scores and results list North Korea's goal tally first.[9]
More information No, Date ...
| 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 |
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Club
Updated to the end of 2023 season.[10][11][12]
More information Club performance, League ...
| 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 | J2 League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | |
| 2014 | J1 League | 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 | |
| Career total | 251 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 261 | 19 | ||
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- "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 2018-06-27. Retrieved 2016-09-12.
- 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). 2019-11-29. Retrieved 2020-05-26.
- 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)
- 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
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