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Eom Ji-sung (Korean: 엄지성; born 9 May 2002) is a South Korean footballer currently playing as a forward for Championship club Swansea City.
Club career
On 15 July 2024, Eom signed for English Championship club Swansea City on a four-year deal for an undisclosed fee,[1] reported to be in the region of £1 million by local media.[2]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 25 June 2024.[3]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Gwangju FC | 2021 | K League 1 | 37 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 37 | 4 | |||
| 2022 | K League 2 | 28 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 28 | 9 | ||||
| 2023 | K League 1 | 28 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 12 | 2 | ||||
| 2024 | K League 1 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 12 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 108 | 20 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 20 | |||
| Swansea City | 2024–25 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 108 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 20 | ||
International
- As of match played 15 January 2024
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Korea | 2022 | 1 | 1 |
| Career total | 1 | 1 | |
- Scores and results list South Korea's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Eom goal.[4]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 January 2022 | Mardan Sports Complex, Antalya, Turkey |  Iceland |
5–1 | 5–1 | Friendly |
Honours
South Korea U23
Gwangju FC
Individual
- K League Young Player of the Month: August 2021, August 2023[6]
- K League 2 Young Player of the Year: 2022[7]
- K League 2 Best XI: 2022[7]
Notes
- ^ Played for Kumho High School, which was an academy of Gwangju FC.
References
- ^ "Swansea City seal signing of Eom Ji-sung". Swansea City. 15 July 2024. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
- ^ Williams, Glen (15 July 2024). "Swansea City announce Eom Ji-sung as second summer signing". Wales Online. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
- ^ Eom Ji-sung at Soccerway
- ^ "Eom Ji-sung" (in Korean). Korea Football Association. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
- ^ "South Korea win WAFF U-23 Championship, Saudis 3rd". Arab News. 2024-03-27. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
- ^ 광주 엄지성, 8월 K리그 ‘레모나 이달의 영플레이어 상’ 수상 (in Korean). K League. 2023-08-31. Retrieved 2024-07-16.
- ^ a b 광주 안영규, K리그2 영예의 MVP... 베스트11 등 2관왕(종합). Naver (in Korean). Starnews Korea. 2022-10-24. Retrieved 2022-10-31.
External links
- Eom Ji-sung at KFA (in Korean)
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