KIM Jinya

Republic of Korea

Date of Birth: 30 Jun 1998

Age: 23

Gender: Male

Height (m/ft): 1.77/5'9''

Place of birth: INCHEON

Birth Country:

Republic of Korea

Place of residence : SEOUL

Residence Country:

Republic of Korea

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Football	Men KOR Republic of Korea	5

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Ibaraki Kashima Stadium	Men's Group B #03 NZL New Zealand 1 KOR Republic of Korea 0	Finished
	Ibaraki Kashima Stadium	Men's Group B #12 ROU Romania 0 KOR Republic of Korea 4	Finished
	International Stadium Yokohama	Men's Group B #20 KOR Republic of Korea 6 HON Honduras 0	Finished
	International Stadium Yokohama	Men's Quarter-final #26 KOR Republic of Korea 3 MEX Mexico 6	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Asian Games

Rank	Event	Year	Location
1	Olympic	2018	Indonesia

King of Stamina [he was the Korean player that completed the most minutes [682] when they won gold at the 2018 Asian Games in Indonesia]. (footballjournal.co.kr, 07 Sep 2018)

Studying English. (footballjournal.co.kr, 07 Sep 2018)

Occupation:

Languages spoken:

FC Seoul [Seoul, KOR] since 2019

Choi Yong-Soo [club], KOR; Kim Hak-Bum [national], KOR

Position style:

Defender, Midfielder (kleagueunited.com, 24 Feb 2020; stats.the-afc.com, 26 Jan 2020)

Two-footed (yna.co.kr, 13 Dec 2019; nocutnews.co.kr, 18 Apr 2017)

National league:

K League 1 [KOR] (kleagueunited.com, 28 Jan 2020)

He began playing football at age six. (footballjournal.co.kr, 07 Sep 2018)

His father encouraged him to play sports. He initially took up taekwondo before switching to football. "I didn't want to play football either, but I gradually found it interesting." (Athlete Media Naver blog, 21 Dec 2018; footballjournal.co.kr, 07 Sep 2018)

To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, and to make his debut with the Republic of Korea senior team. (footballjournal.co.kr, 07 Sep 2018)

Competing at the 2015 U17 World Cup in Chile, and winning gold at the 2018 Asian Games in Indonesia. (Athlete Media Naver blog, 21 Dec 2018; spotvnews.co.kr, 04 Sep 2018)

General Interest

General
SWITCH TO LEFT-BACK
He played as a winger throughout his career before switching to left-back in 2018. "As I was originally right-footed, it was not easy to play on the left side. Therefore I focus on practising with my left foot more these days. [Former Incheon United] Manager Jorn Andersen suggested to me that I learn from German footballer Philipp Lahm who played as a left-back at many major competitions, including the 2014 World Cup despite being right-footed. So I try to watch his videos when I have time." (Athlete Media Naver blog, 21 Dec 2018; mbcsportsplus.com, 20 Feb 2019)

Social Media

https://instagram.com/jinya_98/

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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