) | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | January 7, 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Tadaoka, Osaka, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Sagan Tosu | ||
| Number | 50 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000–2003 | Hannan University | ||
| 2003–2004 | Vegalta Sendai | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2019 | Vegalta Sendai | 522 | (76) |
| 2020– | Sagan Tosu | 3 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2008– | North Korea | 26 | (7) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 July 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19 July 2020 | |||
| Ryang Yong-gi | |
| Chosŏn'gŭl | 량용기 |
|---|---|
| Hancha | 梁勇基 |
| Revised Romanization | Yang Yonggi |
| McCune–Reischauer | Ryang Yonggi |
Ryang Yong-gi (Korean: 량용기; Hanja: 梁勇基; born 7 January 1982 in Tadaoka, Osaka) is a Japanese-born North Korean footballer who plays for Sagan Tosu in the J1 League.[1]
Ryang is captain of his club where he is a creative midfielder.[2]
Ryang has made one appearance for the Korea DPR national football team in the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying rounds [3] and was named as one of the North Korean squad for the 2010 AFC Challenge Cup.[4] Ryang won the Golden Boot and Most Valuable Player awards at the competition that guided Korea DPR to win the title and qualify for 2011 AFC Asian Cup.
2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami
During the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, Ryang was out driving when it hit. "I thought my tires had gone flat or I had driven over the curb, but the shaking continued and I saw the windows of shops shaking too," he recalled. "I knew it was a bad one and rushed home to see my wife." Ryang and his heavily pregnant wife spent the night sleeping in their car, fearful of further damage to buildings in an urban landscape that suffered severe wreckage.[5]
In the aftermath of the disaster, Ryang and his teammates made frequent visits to affected areas to lend support.[5]
Career stats
Club
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Vegalta Sendai | 2004 | J2 League | 32 | 2 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 34 | 2 | ||
| 2005 | 39 | 6 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 40 | 6 | ||||
| 2006 | 42 | 4 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 43 | 4 | ||||
| 2007 | 48 | 8 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 49 | 8 | ||||
| 2008 | 42 | 13 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 42 | 13 | ||||
| 2009 | 51 | 14 | 4 | 1 | - | - | 55 | 15 | ||||
| 2010| | J1 League | 34 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - | 37 | 11 | ||
| 2011 | 34 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - | 37 | 4 | |||
| 2012 | 27 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | - | 33 | 4 | |||
| 2013 | 30 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 41 | 6 | ||
| 2014 | 33 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | - | 40 | 2 | |||
| 2015 | 33 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | - | 41 | 4 | |||
| 2016 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 27 | 0 | |||
| 2017 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 26 | 2 | |||
| 2018 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - | 19 | 0 | |||
| 2019 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | - | 21 | 1 | |||
| Total | 522 | 76 | 21 | 2 | 36 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 584 | 81 | ||
| Sagan Tosu | 2020 | J1 League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |
| Career total | 525 | 76 | 21 | 2 | 37 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 588 | 81 | ||
International
- As of match played 18 July 2020[6]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Korea | |||
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2010 | 7 | 5 | |
| 2011 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2012 | 3 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 3 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 26 | 7 | |
International goals
- As of goal scored on 14 January 2015[6]
- Scores and results list Templatonia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Template goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 February 2010 | Sugathadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka |  Turkmenistan | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2010 AFC Challenge Cup | |
| 2 | 21 February 2010 | Sugathadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka |  India | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2010 AFC Challenge Cup | |
| 3 | 3–0 | ||||||
| 4 | 27 February 2010 | Sugathadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka | Turkmenistan | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2010 AFC Challenge Cup | |
| 5 | 31 December 2010 | Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium, Doha, Qatar | Turkmenistan | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly | |
| 6 | 9 December 2012 | Hong Kong Stadium, Wanchai, Hong Kong |  Hong Kong | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2013 EAFF East Asian Cup Preliminary round 2 | |
| 7 | 14 January 2015 | AAMI Park, Melbourne, Australia |  Saudi Arabia | 1–0 | 1–4 | 2015 AFC Asian Cup |
Honours
- Vegalta Sendai
- J. League Division 2 - 2009
- North Korea
- 2010 AFC Challenge Cup
- 2012 AFC Challenge Cup
References
- ^ "Stats Centre: Ryang Yong-gi Facts". Guardian.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2012-06-17. Retrieved 2009-06-18.
- ^ "Jong poised to fire Chollima". FIFA. 2008-09-03. Retrieved 2009-06-18.
- ^ Ryang Yong-gi – FIFA competition record
- ^ "梁勇基選手 2010AFCチャレンジカップ及び朝鮮民主主義人民共和国代表強化合宿参加のお知らせ". Vegalta Sendai official site. 14 January 2010. Retrieved 5 February 2010.
- ^ a b Paul Gittings and Yoko Wakatsuki (28 August 2013). "Korea United: Football hero Ryang Yong-gi's ambitious goal". CNN.
- ^ a b c "Ryang Yong-gi". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman.
- ^ Ryang Yong-gi at Soccerway
External links
- Ryang Yong-gi – FIFA competition record
- Ryang Yong-gi at National-Football-Teams.com
- Ryang Yong-gi at Soccerway
- Ryang Yong-gi at J.League (in Japanese)
