Seol Young-woo (Korean설영우; born 5 December 1998) is a South Korean footballer who plays as a full-back for K League 1 club Ulsan HD and the South Korea national team.[2]

International career

Seol was called up for the South Korean national team for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup. He underachieved in the group stage, and conceded a penalty against Malaysia.[3] He provided an accurate cross, assisting Cho Gue-sung's equalising header in second-half stoppage time of the round of 16 match against Saudi Arabia. He showed tremendous workrate by moving 15.54 km in the quarter-final match against Australia and was selected for the team of the matchday after the match,[4] although he took a rest for only two days after the round of 16.[5] South Korea was eliminated in the semi-finals by Jordan, but found solace in a new talented full-back.[6]

Style of play

Seol had played as a winger until his university days, but changed his role to a full-back at the start of his professional career.[7] He is a right-footed full-back, but could be deployed on both left and right flank.[8]

Career statistics

Club

As of 4 May 2024[9][10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Ulsan HD 2020 K League 1 14 0 2 0 6 0 22 0
2021 K League 1 31 2 3 0 2 0 2[a] 0 38 2
2022 K League 1 34 0 3 0 6 1 43 1
2023 K League 1 32 3 2 0 34 3
2024 K League 1 9 0 0 0 10[b] 2 19 2
Career total 120 5 10 0 24 3 2 0 156 8
  1. ^ Appearances in FIFA Club World Cup
  2. ^ Appearances in 2023–24 AFC Champions League

Honours

Ulsan HD

South Korea U23

Individual

Notes

  1. ^ Includes seven appearances as an overage player in Asian Games.

References

  1. ^ 2019년 6월 14일 2019 하계유니버시아드 남자 (in Korean). KFA. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Seol Young-woo at Korea Football Association" (in Korean). KFA. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
  3. ^ [알와크라 라이브] 설영우 "왼쪽? 오른쪽? 감독님이 내보내주기만 하면 시키는 대로 뛴다" (in Korean). Footballist. 26 January 2024. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  4. ^ "These players brought exceptional performances to the pitch!". Facebook.com. AFC Asian Cup. 4 February 2024. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  5. ^ "[Asian Cup] 'Seol Young-woo 15.5km — Son Heung-min 14.5km' The distance he played after two days off, won the match against Australia with 'spirit'". Medium. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  6. ^ 귀한 측면 수비 찾았다… 설영우, 亞컵 유일 수확 (in Korean). The Chosun Ilbo. 8 February 2024. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  7. ^ [전훈 인터뷰] '난 울산 칸셀루' 설영우 “언젠가 대표팀에서 규성이 형처럼” (in Korean). Footballist. 17 January 2023. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
  8. ^ 울산 설영우, 홍心 잡고 전천후 풀백으로 진화. Nate (in Korean). Sportalkorea. 20 March 2023. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
  9. ^ Seol Young-woo – K League stats at kleague.com (in Korean) Edit this at Wikidata
  10. ^ Seol Young-woo at Soccerway
  11. ^ "K League" 울산 설영우, 9월 K리그 ‘레모나 이달의 영플레이어 상’ 수상 (in Korean). K League. 6 October 2021. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
  12. ^ "K League" 울산 설영우, 11월 K리그 ‘레모나 이달의 영플레이어 상’ 수상 (in Korean). K League. 8 December 2021. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
  13. ^ [K리그 대상]'전북 첫 5연패' 홍정호 MVP·김상식 감독상 '독식'…영플레이어상 설영우(종합). Naver (in Korean). Kukmin Ilbo. 7 December 2021. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  14. ^ 손흥민-지소연, 2021년 빛낸 KFA 올해의 선수 선정 (in Korean). KFA. 28 December 2021. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  15. ^ 'K리그 MVP의 눈물' 김영권 "머리가 하얘졌다"+홍명보 '최고 감독'... K리그 빛낸 별들 모두 가려졌다 '2023 K리그 대상 시상식' (종합). Naver (in Korean). Starnews. 4 December 2023.
  16. ^ "K League" 울산 설영우, 2023년 마지막 10, 11, 12월 EA SPORTS K리그 이달의선수상 수상 (in Korean). K League. 20 December 2023. Retrieved 20 December 2023.

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