Zainichi Korean footballer (born 1982)
Ryang Yong-gi
Yong-gi with DPR Korea in 2012
Date of birth
(1982-01-07 ) 7 January 1982 (age 43) Place of birth
Tadaoka, Osaka , Japan Height
1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) Position(s)
Midfielder Years
Team
Apps
(Gls ) 2000–2003
Hannan University
Years
Team
Apps
(Gls ) 2004–2019
Vegalta Sendai
522
(76) 2020–2022
Sagan Tosu
29
(0) 2022–2023
Vegalta Sendai
26
(0) 2008–2017
North Korea
26
(7)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18 December 2023, 14:44 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 19 July 2020, 16:20 (UTC)
Ryang Yong-gi (Korean : 량용기 ; Hancha : 梁勇基 ; born 7 January 1982) is a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.[ 1] Born in Japan, he represented North Korea internationally.
Ryang served as the captain of his club where he played as 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 statistics
Club
As of the end 2023 season [ 6] [ 7]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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
22
0
-
-
2
0
—
24
0
2021
7
0
0
0
1
0
—
8
0
Total
29
0
0
0
3
0
ー
ー
32
0
Vegalta Sendai
2022
J2 League
15
-
1
0
-
-
—
16
0
2023
11
0
2
0
-
-
—
13
0
Career total
577
76
24
2
39
3
5
1
645
81
International
As of match played 18 July 2020 [ 6]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
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 North Korea's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Ryang goal .
List of international goals scored by Ryang Yong-gi
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
North Korea
Individual
Individual Fair-Play Award: 2011
Monthly Best Goal: 2015
References
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