{{short description|South Korean footballer}} {{about||the South Korean businessman|Kim Bong-jin (businessman)}} {{family name hatnote|Kim||lang=Korean}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2016}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Kim Bong-jin | image = Kim Bong-jin.jpg | image_size = | caption = | fullname = Kim Bong-Jin | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1990|7|18|df=y}} | birth_place = Seoul, South Korea | height = {{height|m=1.83}} | position = Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | currentclub = | clubnumber = | youthyears1 = 2006–2008 | youthclubs1 = Kwangwoon Electronics Technical High School | youthyears2 = 2008–2012 | youthclubs2 = Dong-eui University | years1 = 2013–2014 | years2 = 2014 | years3 = 2015–2016 | years4 = 2016–2019 | years5 = 2019 | years6 = 2020 | years7 = 2021 | years8 = 2022 | years9 = 2023–2024 | years10 = 2025 | clubs1 = Gangwon | clubs2 = Incheon United | clubs3 = Gyeongnam | clubs4 = Kitchee | clubs5 = → Hoàng Anh Gia Lai (loan) | clubs6 = Petaling Jaya City | clubs7 = Gwangju | clubs8 = Nakhon Si United | clubs9 = PSIM Yogyakarta | clubs10 = North Bangkok University | caps1 = 12 | caps2 = 18 | caps3 = 24 | caps4 = 38 | caps5 = 19 | caps6 = 9 | caps7 = 17 | caps8 = 3 | caps9 = 9 | caps10 = 6 | goals1 = 2 | goals2 = 0 | goals3 = 5 | goals4 = 1 | goals5 = 1 | goals6 = 0 | goals7 = 0 | goals8 = 0 | goals9 = 0 | goals10 = 0 | pcupdate = 6 February 2026 | nationalyears1 = | nationalteam1 = | nationalcaps1 = | nationalgoals1 = }} {{Infobox Korean name/auto|hangul=%김봉진|hanja=金奉珍}} ''' Kim Bong-jin ''' ({{Korean|hangul=김봉진}}; born 18 July 1990 in Seoul) is a South Korean professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder or central midfielder.
==Style of play== He is a versatile midfielder and can play as defensive midfielder or central midfielder.
==Club career== ===Kitchee=== On 7 February 2017, Kim Bong-jin scored the equalizer for Kitchee against Ulsan Hyundai in the 2017 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.scmp.com/sport/article/2068865/agony-kitchee-ulsan-hyundai-reach-afc-champions-league-after-penalty-shoot-out|title=WATCH: Agony for Kitchee as they miss out on AFC Champions League place after penalty shoot-out|date=8 February 2017|newspaper=South China Morning Post}}</ref>
====Hoang Anh Gia Lai (loan)==== In December 2018, Kitchee announced that they will be loaning Bong-Jin to Hoang Anh Gia Lai.<ref>{{Cite web|last=體路|date=2018-12-31|title=傑志簽入澳洲中堅馬特史密夫 金奉珍外借形式他投|url=https://www.sportsroad.hk/archives/235338|access-date=2021-05-21|website=體路 Sportsroad|language=en-GB}}</ref>
At the end of the 2019 V.League 1, Hoang Anh Gia Lai terminated its contract with Bong-jin.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://bongda24h.vn/bong-da-viet-nam/clb-hagl-chia-tay-5-cau-thu-sau-vleague-2019-168-234803.html |title=CLB HAGL chia tay 5 cầu thủ sau V-League 2019|date=31 October 2019}}</ref>
===Petaling Jaya City=== Kim Bong-jin joined Petaling Jaya City of the Malaysian Super League for the 2020 season, after visiting Malaysia on vacation.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thestar.com.my/sport/football/2020/03/26/ex-kitchee-star-has-big-plans-with-pj-city|title=Ex-Kitchee star has big plans with PJ City|date=26 March 2020|newspaper=The Star (Malaysia)}}</ref>
==Career statistics== {{Updated|3 February 2024}}<ref>{{Soccerway|bong-jin-kim/286436}}</ref> {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |Gangwon |2013 |K League 1 |12||2||1||0||colspan="2"|—||1||0||14||2 |- |Incheon United |2014 |K League 1 |0||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||1||0 |- |Gyeongnam FC |2015 |K League 2 |7||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||7||0 |- |rowspan="4"|Kitchee |2016–17 |rowspan="3"|Hong Kong Premier League |19||0||3||0||2||1||4||0||28||1 |- |2017–18 |13||0||3||0||6||0||6||0||28||0 |- |2018–19 |6||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||2||0||8||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !38!!1!!6!!0!!8!!1!!12!!0!!64!!1 |- |Hoàng Anh Gia Lai (loan) |2019 |V.League 1 |20||1||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||20||1 |- |Petaling Jaya City |2020 |Malaysia Super League |9||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||9||0 |- |Gwangju FC |2021 |K League 1 |17||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||18||0 |- |Nakhon Si United |2022–23 |Thai League 2 |3||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||4||0 |- |PSIM Yogyakarta |2023–24 |Liga 2 |9||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||9||0 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !115!!4!!10!!0!!8!!1!!13!!0!!146!!4 |}
==Honours== ;Kitchee *Hong Kong Premier League: 2016–17, 2017–18 *Hong Kong Senior Shield: 2016–17 *Hong Kong FA Cup: 2016–17, 2017–18 *Hong Kong Sapling Cup: 2017–18 *Hong Kong Community Cup: 2016–17, 2017–18
== References == {{reflist}}
==External links== *{{Soccerway|bong-jin-kim/286436}} *[http://www.eurosport.com/football/bong-jin-kim_prs370762/person.shtml Eurosport profile]
{{2016–17 Hong Kong Top Footballer}} {{2017–18 Hong Kong Top Footballer}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kim, Bong-jin}} Category:1990 births Category:Living people Category:Men's association football midfielders Category:Footballers from Seoul Category:South Korean men's footballers Category:South Korean expatriate men's footballers Category:Gangwon FC players Category:Incheon United FC players Category:Gyeongnam FC players Category:Gwangju FC players Category:K League 2 players Category:K League 1 players Category:Kitchee SC players Category:Hong Kong Premier League players Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Hong Kong Category:South Korean expatriate sportspeople in Hong Kong Category:Hoang Anh Gia Lai FC players Category:V.League 1 players Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Vietnam Category:South Korean expatriate sportspeople in Vietnam Category:Petaling Jaya City FC players Category:Malaysia Super League players Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Malaysia Category:South Korean expatriate sportspeople in Malaysia Kim Bong-jin Kim Bong-jin Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Thailand Category:South Korean expatriate sportspeople in Thailand Category:PSIM Yogyakarta players Category:Liga 2 (Indonesia) players Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Indonesia Category:South Korean expatriate sportspeople in Indonesia Category:21st-century South Korean sportsmen