Ryang Yong-gi (; born 7 January 1982) is a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Born in Japan, he represented North Korea internationally.
Ryang served as the captain of his club where he played as a creative midfielder.
Ryang has made one appearance for the Korea DPR national football team in the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying rounds and was named as one of the North Korean squad for the 2010 AFC Challenge Cup. 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.
In the aftermath of the disaster, Ryang and his teammates made frequent visits to affected areas to lend support.
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupContinentalTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsVegalta Sendai2004J2 League32220——342200539610——406200642410——434200748810——4982008421300——42132009511441——55152010J1 League34110030—371120113440030—37420122731051—334201330441205141620143321050—40220153333051—41420162600010—27020172421010—26220181402030—19020191300081—211Total522762123635158481Sagan Tosu2020J1 League220--20—2402021700010—80Total2900030ーー320Vegalta Sendai2022J2 League 15-10--—1602023 11020--—130Career total577762423935164581
International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsNorth Korea200820200910201075201190201231201300201400201531201600201710Total267
International goals
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 1Sugathadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka1–01–12010 AFC Challenge Cup 2Sugathadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka1–03–02010 AFC Challenge Cup 33–0 4Sugathadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka1–01–12010 AFC Challenge Cup 5Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium, Doha, Qatar1–01–0Friendly 6Hong Kong Stadium, Wanchai, Hong Kong2–04–02013 EAFF East Asian Cup Preliminary round 2 7AAMI Park, Melbourne, Australia1–01–42015 AFC Asian Cup
Honours Vegalta Sendai J. League Division 2: 2009 North Korea AFC Challenge Cup: 2010 Individual Individual Fair-Play Award: 2011 Monthly Best Goal: 2015
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