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 Kwang-il with North Korea in 2016 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ri Kwang-il[1] | ||
| Date of birth | April 13, 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Pyongyang, North Korea | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sobaeksu | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2009 | Sobaeksu | ||
| 2009–2010 | Radnički Kragujevac | 2 | (0) |
| 2010 | → Erdoglija Kragujevac (loan) | ||
| 2010–2013 | Sobaeksu | ||
| 2013–2016 | April 25 | ||
| 2016– | Sobaeksu | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2006–2007 | North Korea U20 | ||
| 2014– | North Korea | 7 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 November 2017 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22 December 2019 | |||
| Ri Kwang-il | |
| Chosŏn'gŭl | 리광일 |
|---|---|
| Hancha | 李光一 |
| Revised Romanization | I Gwangil |
| McCune–Reischauer | Ri Kwangil |
Ri Kwang-il (Korean: 리광일, born 13 April 1988) is a North Korean international football player. He played for Sobaeksu in the DPR Korea League.[3]
Career
[edit]In summer 2009 together with other two players from Sobaeksu, An Il-bom and Myong Cha-hyon, he moved to Serbia and signed a one-year contract with FK Radnički Kragujevac.[4] They played in one of the Serbian third levels, the Serbian League West.[5] After playing twice in the first six months, he was dropped by Radnički coach Vlado Čapljić for the second half of the season,[6] and he was loaned to another club from same city, FK Erdoglija Kragujevac for the last six months.[7]
He has been a part of the North Korea national football team since 2010, and was filled in the squad at the 2011 Asian Cup as a non-used substitute. He was part of the North Korean squad at the 2013 EAFF East Asian Cup too. In 2014, he finally made his debut for the North Korean national team.[8] He was called for the 2010 Asian Games, 2015 EAFF East Asian Cup and 2015 AFC Asian Cup.
Earlier, he was part of North Korea squad at the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup.
Honours
[edit]- Radnički Kragujevac
- Serbian League West: 2009–10[8]
- April 25
References
[edit]- ^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Canada 2007 – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 5 July 2007. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 December 2013.
- ^ Profile at zerozero.pt
- ^ "Ri Kwang-il" (in Korean). Naver.
- ^ Korejanci na Čika Dači Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine at FK Radnički 1923 official website, 31 August 2009, retrieved 24 January 2013 (in Serbian)
- ^ SRPSKA LIGA grupa “Z A P A D” Raspored prvenstva 2009/2010 Archived 2016-08-05 at the Wayback Machine at FK Radnički 1923 official website, retrieved 17-9-2016 (in Serbian)
- ^ Čapljić odabrao tim za proleće at FK Radnički 1923 official website, retrieved 17-9-2016 (in Serbian)
- ^ Profile at Srbijafudbal.
- ^ a b c Kwang-Il Ri at National-Football-Teams.com
External links
[edit]- Ri Kwang-il – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Ri Kwang-il at DPRKFootball
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