Kim Joo-sung
Be the first in the stands
South KoreaCounted from the international goal archive — every scorer-credited goal in the matches it covers, 1916 to today. A record of covered matches, not a complete career count; own goals never join a scorer's tally.
Kim Joo-sung is a South Korean former footballer who mainly played as an attacking midfielder. An icon of the Daewoo Royals with a brief stint in Germany for VfL Bochum, Kim was also a long-time South Korean national team captain and finished second in the IFFHS Asia's Player of the Century polls. — Wikipedia
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In the line-ups
9 appearances in recorded line-ups · 1986–1994The archive holds 9 team sheets naming Kim Joo-sung in South Korea's starting line-up, from 1986-06-02 to 1994-06-27.
9 appearances in the starting line-ups the archive holds — not a career total. Our line-up coverage is partial, so a match he played that we hold no sheet for is simply not counted here.
International goals in our archive
5 goals across 5 scoring matches · 2 tournaments · 1985–1989| Date | Opponent | Result | Minutes | Competition | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989-10-20 |  China | W1–0(n) | 67' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Singapore |
| 1988-12-09 |  Qatar | W3–2(a) | 34' | AFC Asian Cup | Doha |
| 1988-12-06 |  Japan | W2–0(n) | 35' | AFC Asian Cup | Doha |
| 1985-07-30 |  Indonesia | W4–1(a) | 47' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Jakarta |
| 1985-07-21 | Indonesia | W2–0(h) | 81' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Seoul |
Honours
11 team trophies · Wikipedia + Wikidata, community-updated| Team honours11 | ||||
| 2. Bundesliga | ×1 | 1993–94 | VfL Bochum | |
| K League 1 | ×3 | 1987, 1991, 1997 | Busan Daewoo Royals | |
| Korean League Cup | ×3 | 1997, 1998 | Busan Daewoo Royals | |
| Asian Games | ×1 | 1986 | South Korea | |
| Dynasty Cup | ×1 | 1990 | South Korea | |
| Korean National Championship | ×1 | 1989 | Busan Daewoo Royals | |
| Summer Universiade silver medal | ×1 | 1987 | South Korea B | |
| Individual honours29 | ||||
| Player of the year · 7 | ||||
| IFFHS Asian Men's Player of the Year | ×3 | 1989, 1990, 1991 | ||
| AFC Asian Cup Most Valuable Player | 1988 | |||
| Dynasty Cup Most Valuable Player | 1990 | |||
| K League 1 Most Valuable Player | 1997 | |||
| Korean FA Most Valuable Player | 1991 | |||
| Teams of the season · 3 | ||||
| AFC Asian Cup Team of the Tournament | 1988 | |||
| FIFA World XI | 1991 | |||
| K League '90s All-Star Team | 2003 | |||
| More honours · 19 | ||||
| K League 1 Best XI | ×5 | 1987, 1991, 1996, 1997, 1999 | ||
| K League All-Star | ×4 | 1991, 1995, 1997, 1998 | ||
| Korean FA Best XI | ×4 | 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988 | ||
| FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) Most Outstanding Player | 1989 | |||
| IFFHS Asian Men's Team of the 20th Century | 2021 | |||
| K League 30th Anniversary Best XI | 2013 | |||
| K League Hall of Fame | 2025 | |||
| K League Rookie of the Year | 1987 | |||
| Oceanian Team of the 20th Century | 1998 | |||