Park Yi-young (; born 29 June 1994) is a South Korean professional footballer who plays as a center-back or right-back for Malaysia Super League club Negeri Sembilan.
Club career
Team Socceroo Park was going to join a university, but he left for the Philippines after hearing the news that Philippine football clubs were recruiting South Korean based players. In 2013, he joined Team Socceroo, a team of Philippine second division, and contributed to their league title. The next year, he scored five goals and provided six assists during 21 games in the first division.
Pachanga Diliman Park moved to Pachanga Diliman in July 2014 and participated in friendly games after the league season ended.
St. Pauli In 2015, Park was eliminated from tryouts for Marítimo and Teplička nad Váhom, challenging Europe, but succeeded in joining St. Pauli. He established himself as the first team's right back in the second half of the 2017–18 season. On 6 May 2018, he scored the crucial winning goal against Arminia Bielefeld which prevented his team's relegation. In August 2018, he agreed a contract extension until June 2022.
loan to Türkgücü München For the 2020-21 season, he moved on loan to 3. Liga side to Türkgücü München.
Kaya–Iloilo On 7 February 2024, Park moved back to the Philippines now with league champions Kaya-Iloilo for the Philippines Football League 2024 season.
In July 2024, Park became a victim of six women pickpocketers in Bonifacio Global City. He lost some cash but recovered his wallet.
Phnom Penh Crown
In December 2024, he signed for Phnom Penh Crown in the Cambodian Premier League.
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsTeam Socceroo2013UFL Division 2 ————— 2014UFL Division 1215————215Total215————215Pachanga Diliman2014UFL Division 1— — ——— St. Pauli II2015–16Regionalliga Nord221————2212016–17260————2602017–1860————602018–1990————902019–2010————102021-22221————2212022-23181————181Total1043————1043St. Pauli2016–172. Bundesliga20————202017–18151————1512018–197000———702019–201000———10Total25100———251Türkgücü München (loan)2020–213. Liga28000———280Total28000———280Kaya–Iloilo2024PFL131000000001312024–25PFL6000006010130Total19100006010261Phnom Penh Crown2024–25Cambodian Premier League131000000001312025–26Cambodian Premier League27000006010330Total40100006010471Negeri Sembilan2026–27Malaysia Super League000000——00Total000000——00Career total2371100002304026411
Honours
Club Team Socceroo UFL Division 2: 2013
Kaya–Iloilo
Philippines Football League: 2024
Phnom Penh Crown
Hun Sen Cup: 2024-25
References