{{Short description|Singaporean footballer (born 1993)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2023}} {{Family name hatnote|Song|lang=Korean}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Song Ui-young | image = Johor Darul Ta'zim v Lion City Sailors 73.jpg | caption = Song with [[Lion City Sailors FC|Lion City Sailors]] in 2024 | full_name = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1993|11|8|df=y}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Song Ui-Young |url=http://www.goal.com/en-sg/people/south-korea-/69834/song-ui-young |website=Goal.com |access-date=27 May 2016 |archive-date=21 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181121104508/https://www.goal.com/en-sg/people/south-korea-/69834/song-ui-young |url-status=live }}</ref> | birth_place = [[Incheon]], South Korea | height = 1.71 m<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ui-young Song |url=https://www.eurosport.com/football/song-ui-young_prs306264/person.shtml|access-date=17 April 2023 |website=[[Eurosport]] |language=en }}</ref> | position = [[Midfielder]] / [[forward (association football)|Forward]] | currentclub = [[Lion City Sailors]] | clubnumber = 15 | youthclubs1 = Cheong Wang Middle School<ref name="An Interview with Song Ui Young">{{cite web |title=An Interview with Song Ui Young |url=http://hufc.sg/news/an-interview-with-song-ui-young |website=hufc.sg |publisher=Home United Football Club |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131231024340/http://hufc.sg/news/an-interview-with-song-ui-young |archive-date=31 December 2013 |access-date=27 May 2016}}</ref> | youthclubs2 = Yeouido High School<ref name="An Interview with Song Ui Young" /> | youthyears1 = | youthyears2 = | years1 = 2011–2023 | clubs1 = [[Lion City Sailors FC|Lion City Sailors]] | caps1 = 168 | goals1 = 55 | years2 = 2023 | clubs2 = [[Nongbua Pitchaya F.C.|Nongbua Pitchaya]] | caps2 = 8 | goals2 = 1 | years3 = 2023–2024 | clubs3 = [[Persebaya Surabaya]] | caps3 = 17 | goals3 = 1 | years4 = 2024– | clubs4 = [[Lion City Sailors FC|Lion City Sailors]] | caps4 = 21 | goals4 = 4 | nationalyears1 = 2021– | nationalteam1 = [[Singapore national football team|Singapore]] | nationalcaps1 = 33 | nationalgoals1 = 8 | club-update = 3 August 2024 | nationalteam-update = 31 May 2026 }} {{Infobox Korean name/auto | title = Korean name | hangul = %송의영 | hanja = 宋義英 }}
'''Song Ui-young''' ({{korean|송의영}}; born 8 November 1993) is a professional [[association football|footballer]] who plays primarily as an [[attacking midfielder|attacking-midfielder]] for [[Singapore Premier League]] club [[Lion City Sailors FC|Lion City Sailors]]. Born in South Korea, he plays for the [[Singapore national football team|Singapore national team]]. Mainly an [[Attacking Midfielder|attacking-midfielder]], Song is also capable of playing as a [[central midfielder|central-midfielder]], [[winger (association football)|winger]], [[striker (association football)|striker]] or as a [[defensive midfielder|defensive-midfielder]] occasionally.
As a midfielder who has played in the [[Singapore Premier League]], he is noted for his pace, dribbling ability, [[work rate]], and technical skills.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |url=http://www.straitstimes.com/sport/football/song-open-to-the-idea-of-playing-for-singapore |title=Song open to the idea of playing for Singapore, Football News & Top Stories |last=Chua |first=Siang Yee |date=8 April 2016 |website=The Straits Times |publisher=Singapore Press Holdings |access-date=27 May 2016 |archive-date=12 May 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160512141943/http://www.straitstimes.com/sport/football/song-open-to-the-idea-of-playing-for-singapore |url-status=live }}</ref> He moved to Singapore in 2011 to join [[Home United FC|Home United]], now known as [[Lion City Sailors FC|Lion City Sailors]]. Song has been regarded as one of the leading [[midfielder]]s in the league and in Southeast Asia.
== Early life == Song was born in [[Incheon]], South Korea and spent most of his childhood between school and football. Song was known as a quiet child during his schooling days, but stood out for his footballing skills and passion for the sport. He was scouted in his final year of elementary school to join Cheong Wang Middle School, a school renowned for its footballing programme. Song also moved to the dormitory as the school premises were situated in the [[Gyeonggi Province|Gyeonggi-do]] province, away from Incheon where he lived.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |url=http://hufc.sg/news/an-interview-with-song-ui-young |title=An Interview with Song Ui Young |date=5 November 2013 |website=Home United Football Club |access-date=27 May 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131231024340/http://hufc.sg/news/an-interview-with-song-ui-young |archive-date=31 December 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
== Club career ==
=== Youth === At the age of 13, Song began training with the school team of Cheong Wang Middle School. In the final year of middle school, Song was made the team [[Captain (sports)|captain]] and his head coach also put in a recommendation during his graduation for him. to attend his high school education at Yeouido High School, which was known for its affiliations with [[K League Classic]] club [[Suwon Samsung Bluewings]].<ref name=":1" />
=== Home United === Having excelled at youth level for his academy, by the recommendation of his coach from Yeouido High School, Song left [[South Korea]] at the age of 17 to pursue footballing opportunities in [[Singapore]]. Song's move to Singapore was eased by the presence of [[Home United FC|Home United]]'s coach, [[Lee Lim-saeng]] in which Song said that his academy’s coach knew him. Lee used to work as an assistant coach in Suwon Samsung and the academy was under Suwon Samsung so both coaches knew each other. He also work under assistant coach Baek Jong-seok, whom he shared an apartment with.
Song subsequently joined Home United's youth team, which participates in the [[Prime League]], before being promoted to join the first team which competed in the [[S.League]].<ref name=":1" /> On 12 July 2012, Song made his debut appearance for the Protectors in the uniformed derby against [[Warriors FC|Warriors]]. He played a total of 46 minutes in his first competitive match for the club, which subsequently ended in a 0–3 loss for his side.{{Citation needed|date=April 2023}}
Former Home United coach [[Philippe Aw]] who managed the [[Singapore Selection XI|Singapore Selection]] side for the 2016 Sultan of Selangor Cup, selected Song in the 18-man squad for the cup tie that took place at the [[Shah Alam Stadium]] on 7 May 2016. He came on as a substitute in the 56th minute, and played the remainder of the match which eventually ended 1–1 (3–4 on penalties) in a win for the Singapore Selection team.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.espnfcasia.com/blog/football-asia/153/post/2866153/singapore-win-sultan-of-selangor-cup-on-pens |title=Singapore win Sultan of Selangor Cup on pens |last=Tan |first=Kenneth |date=7 May 2016 |website=ESPN FC |access-date=27 May 2016 |archive-date=4 June 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160604052813/http://www.espnfcasia.com/blog/football-asia/153/post/2866153/singapore-win-sultan-of-selangor-cup-on-pens |url-status=live }}</ref>
Song often spearhead the attacking players in the [[Forward (association football)#False 9|false nine]] position. Alongside [[Shahril Ishak]], he enjoyed a prolific start to the [[2018 Singapore Premier League]] campaign before encountering an injury that ruled him out for the latter half of the season.{{Citation needed|date=April 2023}} Song also played a pivotal role in helping the club to a second-place finish, scoring a total of 20 goals over the entire season,<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Ang |first=Ervin |date=15 January 2023 |title=Football: Singapore's Song Ui-young leaves Lion City Sailors for Thai club {{!}} The Straits Times |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/football/football-s-pore-s-song-ui-young-leaves-lion-city-sailors-for-thai-club |access-date=17 January 2023 |website=www.straitstimes.com |language=en |archive-date=17 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230117001021/https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/football/football-s-pore-s-song-ui-young-leaves-lion-city-sailors-for-thai-club |url-status=live }}</ref> securing Home United with a play-off slot for the [[AFC Champions League]] as well as its highest ever [[AFC Cup]] finish in the quarter-finals.<ref>{{Cite web |title='I had a soldier following me wherever I went' - Inside the remarkable career of Lion City Sailors ace Song Ui-young {{!}} Goal.com Singapore |url=https://www.goal.com/en-sg/news/i-had-a-soldier-following-me-wherever-i-went---inside-the-remarkable-career-of-lion-city-sailors-ace-song-ui-young/17c9fnob8d68z1x83d7b1sod3w |access-date=20 April 2023 |website=www.goal.com |language=en-SG |archive-date=28 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230228173238/https://www.goal.com/en-sg/news/i-had-a-soldier-following-me-wherever-i-went---inside-the-remarkable-career-of-lion-city-sailors-ace-song-ui-young/17c9fnob8d68z1x83d7b1sod3w |url-status=live }}</ref>
On 1 November 2018, it was reported that Song had rejected interest from Indonesian giants [[Persija Jakarta]]. Despite being offered a deal worth US$20,000 per month from the Indonesian club, Song chose to remain with Home United, stating his hopes of representing [[Singapore national football team|Singapore]] internationally in the future.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |last=Lee |first=David |date=1 November 2018 |title=Home United's South Korean midfielder Song Ui-young says no to US$20,000 a month |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/football/song-says-no-to-us20k-a-month |access-date=14 April 2019 |website=The Straits Times |archive-date=14 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190414015720/https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/football/song-says-no-to-us20k-a-month |url-status=live }}</ref> He also signed a two-year contract extension with the Singapore-based club.<ref name=":3" />
=== Lion City Sailors === On 14 February 2020, Home United was purchased, privatised and officially renamed as [[Lion City Sailors F.C.|Lion City Sailors]] by Singaporean billionaire, Forrest Li.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/sport/home-united-lion-city-sailors-sea-football-singapore-12434054|title=Football: Singapore tech firm Sea takes ownership of Home United; club changes name to Lion City Sailors FC|last=Mohan|first=Matthew|date=14 February 2020|website=Channel NewsAsia|access-date=21 March 2020|archive-date=26 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210226070825/https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/sport/home-united-lion-city-sailors-sea-football-singapore-12434054|url-status=live}}</ref> Song remained with the rebranded side, representing the club for the [[2020 Singapore Premier League]] season.
During the 2021 season, Song was quick to express his delight at the influx of fresh talent, which he explained helped boost the quality and intensity of training sessions.{{Citation needed|date=April 2023}} However, the arrival of Lopes also meant he had to give up his number 10 shirt.{{Citation needed|date=April 2023}} Under new manager [[Kim Do-hoon]], Song was part of the Lion City Sailors side that won the [[2021 Singapore Premier League]] which qualified them for next season [[2022 AFC Champions League|AFC Champions League]] group stage. He ended the season scoring 7 goals in 15 appearances.{{Citation needed|date=April 2023}}
In Song's first game of the 2022 season, he helped his side to win the [[2020 Singapore Community Shield|2022 Singapore Community Shield]].{{Citation needed|date=April 2023}} He went on to score six goals and provided five assists in 31 appearances for the club. During the [[2022 AFC Champions League group stage|2022 AFC Champions League]] group stage matches, Song scored a header from [[Maxime Lestienne]]'s cross which resulted the Sailors to a 3–0 victory against [[K League 1]] club [[Daegu FC]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Mohan |first1=Matthew |title=Lion City Sailors stun K League side Daegu 3-0 in Asian Champions League clash |url=https://www.channelnewsasia.com/sport/lion-city-sailors-k-league-daegu-3-0-asian-champions-league-2632046 |website=CNA |access-date=18 April 2022 |language=en |date=18 April 2022 |archive-date=18 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220418141936/https://www.channelnewsasia.com/sport/lion-city-sailors-k-league-daegu-3-0-asian-champions-league-2632046 |url-status=live }}</ref> Against the Chinese club, [[Shandong Taishan F.C.|Shandong Taishan]], he scored a goal and provided a assist and was named 'Man of the Match'.{{Citation needed|date=April 2023}} In the reverse fixture against Daegu, Song scored a goal again but the Sailors eventually lost the match. In May, it was reported that Daegu and [[Suwon FC]] is interested in signing Song and had made an offer.{{Citation needed|date=April 2023}}
Song has scored 78 goals and provided 23 assists in 226 appearances across 12 seasons, leaving the Sailors as their all-time top goalscorer with 32 goals in all competitions.{{Citation needed|date=April 2023}}
=== Nongbua Pitchaya === On 15 January 2023, it was announced that Song had left Lion City Sailors to move out of his “comfort zone” to pursue new challenges with [[Thai League 1]] side [[Nongbua Pitchaya F.C.|Nongbua Pitchaya]].<ref name=":2" /> On 21 January 2023, Song scored his first goal in his debut game for the club against [[Bangkok United F.C.|Bangkok United]] in a 3–1 loss.
=== Persebaya Surabaya === On 2 June 2023, Song signed on with Indonesia's [[Liga 1 (Indonesia)|Liga 1]] club [[Persebaya Surabaya]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Ganesan |first=Deepanraj |date=2023-06-04 |title=It's been crazy: Song Ui-young on reception by Indonesian fans after joining Persebaya |language=en |work=The Straits Times |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/football/it-s-been-crazy-song-ui-young-on-reception-by-indonesian-fans-after-joining-persebaya |access-date=2023-06-19 |issn=0585-3923}}</ref> On 18 August 2023, Song scored a rocket shot from outside the box scoring the only goal in the game against Liga 1 champions, [[PSM Makassar]]. His goal was voted as the 'Best Goal of the Week' for game week 9.
=== Return to Lion City Sailors === After spending nearly a year playing his trade in Thailand and Indonesia, on 7 March 2024, Song returned to his former club Lion City Sailors, on a two-year contract in preparation for the [[2024–25 Singapore Premier League]] season and the newly formed [[2024–25 AFC Champions League Two]] campaign. He will don Number 15 which was his first number that he wore since he moved to Singapore back in 2011. On his official return to the club on 4 May 2024, Song helped his club to win the [[Singapore Community Shield|2024 Singapore Community Shield]] in a 2–0 win against [[Albirex Niigata (S)]]. On 23 June, Song scored his 80th goal in his 230th appearance for the club in a 7–1 thrashing league win over Albirex Niigata (S). On 5 December, Song scored a hat-trick where he also assisted [[Lennart Thy]] goal during the club's 5–2 victory against Thailand club [[Port F.C.|Port]] helping Lion City Sailors to finish as [[2024–25 AFC Champions League Two#Group F|Group F winners]] and advancing to the [[2024–25 AFC Champions League Two knockout stage|round of 16]] in the [[AFC Champions League Two]] where scored 5 goals in six appearances in the AFC Champions League Two group stage.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Lee |first1=David |date=6 December 2024 |title=On-Song Sailors through to last 16 of AFC Champions League 2 |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/football/on-song-sailors-through-to-last-16-of-afc-champions-league-2 |access-date=5 December 2024 |website=The Straits Times}}</ref> Despite [[Maxime Lestienne]]'s equaliser in the 91st minute of the [[2025 AFC Champions League Two final]] against [[Sharjah FC|Sharjah]], the Sailors finished as a runner-up after conceding in the 97th minute to finish the game in a 1–2 defeat.<ref>{{cite web|title= Sharjah edge Sailors to savour glory |url= https://www.the-afc.com/en/club/afc_champions_league_two.html/news/sharjah-edge-sailors-to-savour-glory|accessdate=19 May 2025|date=18 May 2025|work=AFC.com}}</ref>
== International career == After receiving Singaporean citizenship, Song was called up to the [[Singapore national football team|Singapore national team]] on 27 August 2021.<ref>{{cite web|title=Tatsuma names Lions squad for September|url=https://www.fas.org.sg/tatsuma-lions-squad-september/|date=27 August 2021|accessdate=28 August 2021|work=Football Association of Singapore|archive-date=27 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210827102918/https://www.fas.org.sg/tatsuma-lions-squad-september/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Lee|first=David|date=27 August 2021|title=Football: New Singaporean Song Ui-young receives first Lions call-up|url=https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/football/football-new-singaporean-song-ui-young-receives-first-lions-call-up|access-date=28 August 2021|website=The Straits Times|language=en|archive-date=27 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210827214854/https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/football/football-new-singaporean-song-ui-young-receives-first-lions-call-up|url-status=live}}</ref>
On 11 November 2021, Song made his international debut in a friendly match against [[Kyrgyzstan national football team|Kyrgyzstan]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Lions fall to narrow friendly defeat against Kyrgyz Republic|url=https://www.fas.org.sg/kyrgyz-republic-singapore-report|url-status=live|access-date=|date=12 November 2021|website=Football Association of Singapore|language=en-US|archive-date=12 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211112030720/https://www.fas.org.sg/kyrgyz-republic-singapore-report/}}</ref> On 5 December 2021, Song made his competitive debut at the [[2020 AFF Championship]] with a 3–0 victory against [[Myanmar national football team|Myanmar]]. Song scored his first goal for Singapore in the second leg of the [[2020 AFF Championship]] [[2020 AFF Championship#Semi-finals|semi-final]] match against [[Indonesia national football team|Indonesia]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/football/suzuki-cup-eight-man-singapore-out-after-semi-final-defeat-by-indonesia|title=Suzuki Cup: Eight-man Singapore out after semi-final defeat by Indonesia|date=25 December 2021|website=The Straits Times|accessdate=26 December 2021|language=en|archive-date=26 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211226014041/https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/football/suzuki-cup-eight-man-singapore-out-after-semi-final-defeat-by-indonesia|url-status=live}}</ref>
Song scored the lead against [[Kyrgyzstan national football team|Kyrgyzstan]] in the first game of the [[AFC Asian Cup|2023 AFC Asian Cup]] third-round qualifiers before turning from hero to zero conceding the next two goals in three minutes sent Singapore to a narrow defeat.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lions suffer narrow defeat against Kyrgyz Republic – Football Association of Singapore |url=https://www.fas.org.sg/kyrgyz-rep-singapore-report |access-date=15 June 2022 |language=en-US |archive-date=9 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220609042148/https://www.fas.org.sg/kyrgyz-rep-singapore-report/ |url-status=live }}</ref> His third goal came in a 6–2 win over Myanmar in the final match of their qualifiers.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ganesan |first=Deepanraj |date=14 June 2022 |title=Football: Ikhsan Fandi's first international hat-trick spurs Lions to first win under Nishigaya |work=The Straits Times |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/football/football-ikhsan-fandis-first-international-hat-trick-spurs-lions-to-first-win-under-takayuki-nishigaya |access-date=15 June 2022 |archive-date=15 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220615011950/https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/football/football-ikhsan-fandis-first-international-hat-trick-spurs-lions-to-first-win-under-takayuki-nishigaya |url-status=live }}</ref>
Song was called up for the [[2022 AFF Championship]]. On 12 September 2023, Song scored a goal against [[Chinese Taipei national football team|Chinese Taipei]] in his return to the national team. Singapore won that game 3–1.
On 15 October 2025, Song scored a brace in the [[2027 AFC Asian Cup qualification]] match against [[India national football team|India]] in [[Margao]] helping Singapore to a 2–1 win.
==Style of play== Initially deployed as a [[defensive midfielder]] by former Home United head coach [[Lee Lim-saeng]], Song was placed in more offensive roles under [[Aidil Sharin Sahak]], playing in a variety of positions as a [[box-to-box]] or [[attacking midfielder]], [[winger (association football)|winger]], [[second striker]] and even as a poacher.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fourfourtwo.com/sg/features/songs-feeling-right-home-singapore|title=Song's feeling right at Home in Singapore|date=4 June 2017|website=FourFourTwo|access-date=22 February 2019|archive-date=4 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181004230459/https://www.fourfourtwo.com/sg/features/songs-feeling-right-home-singapore|url-status=live}}</ref>
== Personal life == During an interview in 2016, Song shared his eagerness for representing Singapore internationally, which included having to naturalise as a Singaporean citizen in the process and renouncing his South Korean citizenship, as both Singapore and South Korea do not permit dual citizenship.<ref name=":0" /> Song had also been applying to be a Singaporean citizen on his own merit, independent of the possibility of the [[Football Association of Singapore]] reviving the [[Foreign Sports Talent Scheme]] which was established in the 2000s.<ref>{{Cite web |date=31 October 2018 |title=FAS' response to supporting Song Ui-young's PR application |url=http://www.fas.org.sg/fas-response-to-supporting-song-ui-youngs-pr-application/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190905080116/http://www.fas.org.sg/fas-response-to-supporting-song-ui-youngs-pr-application/ |archive-date=5 September 2019 |access-date=5 September 2019 |website=Football Association of Singapore}}</ref> Furthermore, he had met [[FIFA eligibility rules]] for foreign players planning to represent other national teams, as he has never represented [[South Korean national football team|South Korea]] internationally.<ref name=":0" />
Song moved to Singapore in 2011. In 2020, after three unsuccessful attempts, Song successfully became a [[permanent residency in Singapore|permanent resident]] (PR).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lee |first=David |date=31 October 2020 |title=Football: South Korean Song Ui-young gets Singapore PR, sets sights on playing for Lions |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/football/football-south-korean-song-ui-young-gets-singapore-pr-sets-sights-on-playing-for |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210821114356/https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/football/football-south-korean-song-ui-young-gets-singapore-pr-sets-sights-on-playing-for |archive-date=21 August 2021 |access-date=22 August 2021 |website=The Straits Times }}</ref> A year later on 20 August 2021, Song formally became a Singaporean citizen, therefore making him eligible to represent Singapore. Song had relinquished his South Korean citizenship in the process.<ref name="naturalised">{{Cite web |last=Lee |first=David |date=21 August 2021 |title=Football: Sailors' Korean-born midfielder Song Ui-young is now a Singaporean |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/football/football-sailors-korean-born-midfielder-song-ui-young-is-now-a-singaporean |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210821140531/https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/football/football-sailors-korean-born-midfielder-song-ui-young-is-now-a-singaporean |archive-date=21 August 2021 |access-date=22 August 2021 |website=The Straits Times }}</ref>
In May 2024, Song married his long-time girlfriend in South Korea, where she resides.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Tianbao |first1=Lin |title=Lion City Sailors' Song Ui-young relishing new roles on and off the field |work=The Straits Times |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/football/lion-city-sailors-song-ui-young-relishing-new-roles-on-and-off-the-field |access-date=5 December 2024 |date=18 June 2024}}</ref>
== Career statistics == ===Club=== {{updated|match played 24 August 2025}}<ref>{{Soccerway|199470|Song Ui-young|accessdate=27 March 2022}}</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"|National cup !colspan="2"|League cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals |- |rowspan="9"|[[Home United]] |[[2012 S.League|2012]] |rowspan="6"|[[S.League]] |6||0||1||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||7||0 |- |[[2013 S.League|2013]] |22||2||4||1||3||1||0||0||0||0||29||4 |- |[[2014 S.League|2014]] |6||0||1||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||7||0 |- |[[2015 S.League|2015]] |20||1||1||0||2||0||0||0||0||0||23||1 |- |[[2016 S.League|2016]] |19||5||1||0||4||1||0||0||0||0||24||6 |- |[[2017 S.League|2017]] |13||2||5||0||0||0||7{{efn|name=ACL2|Appearance(s) in [[AFC Champions League Two]]}}||3||0||0||25||5 |- |[[2018 S.League|2018]] |rowspan="2"|[[Singapore Premier League]] |13||10||3||1||0||0||11{{efn|name=ACL2}}||9||0||0||27||20 |- |[[2019 Singapore Premier League|2019]] |18||6||3||2||0||0||4{{efn|One appearance and one goal in [[2019 AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs|AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs]], three appearances and two goals in [[AFC Champions League Two]]}}||3||0||0||25||11 |- !colspan="2"|Total !117!!26!!19!!4!!9!!2!!22!!15!!0!!0!!167!!47 |- |rowspan="4"|[[Lion City Sailors F.C.|Lion City Sailors]] |[[2020 Singapore Premier League|2020]] |rowspan="3"|Singapore Premier League |12||9||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||12||9 |- |[[2021 Singapore Premier League|2021]] |15||7||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||15||7 |- |[[2022 Singapore Premier League|2022]] |24||13||0||0||0||0||6{{efn|name=ACL|Appearance(s) in [[AFC Champions League Elite]]}}||3||1{{efn|name=COS|Appearance(s) in [[Singapore Community Shield]]}}||0||31||16 |- !colspan="2"|Total !51!!29!!0!!0!!0!!0!!6!!3!!1!!0!!58!!32 |- |rowspan="2"|[[Nongbua Pitchaya F.C.|Nongbua Pitchaya]] |[[2022–23 Thai League 1|2022–23]] |[[Thai League 1]] |8||1||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||8||1 |- !colspan="2"|Total !8!!1!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!8!!1 |- |rowspan="2"|[[Persebaya Surabaya]] |[[2023–24 Liga 1 (Indonesia)|2023–24]] |[[Liga 1 (Indonesia)|Liga 1]] |17||1||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||17||1 |- !colspan="2"|Total !17!!1!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!17!!1 |- |rowspan="3"|Lion City Sailors |[[2024–25 Singapore Premier League|2024–25]] |rowspan="2"|Singapore Premier League |25||6||7||1||0||0||10{{efn|name=ACL2}}||5||6{{efn|Five appearances in [[ASEAN Club Championship]], one appearance in Singapore Community Shield}}||0||48||12 |- |[[2025–26 Singapore Premier League|2025–26]] |1||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||2{{efn|1 appearances in [[ASEAN Club Championship]], one appearance in Singapore Community Shield}}||0||3||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !26!!6!!7!!1!!0!!0!!10!!0!!8!!0!!51!!7 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !219!!63!!26!!5!!9!!2!!38!!23!!9!!0!!300!!93 |} {{notelist}}
===International=== {{Updated|match played 31 May 2026}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by national team and year |- !National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="6"|[[Singapore national football team|Singapore]] |2021||6||1 |- |2022||9||2 |- |2023||7||1 |- |2024||3||0 |- |2025||7||3 |- |2026||1||1 |- !colspan="2"|Total!!33!!8 |}
:''Scores and results list Singapore's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Song goal.''<ref name="NFT">{{cite web|url= https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/84614/Ui_Young_Song.html|title= Ui-young Song|publisher= National Football Teams|access-date= 25 December 2021|archive-date= 25 December 2021|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20211225202141/https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/84614/Ui_Young_Song.html|url-status= live}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:100%;" ! No. !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition |- |1. || 25 December 2021 || [[National Stadium, Singapore|National Stadium]], [[Kallang]], Singapore || {{fb|IDN}} || align=center | '''1'''–1 || align=center | 2–4 || [[2020 AFF Championship]] |- |2. || 8 June 2022 || rowspan=2 | [[Dolen Omurzakov Stadium]], [[Bishkek]], Kyrgyzstan || {{fb|KGZ}} || align=center | '''1'''–0 || align=center | 1–2 || rowspan=2 | [[2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification – third round|2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification]] |- |3. || 14 June 2022 || {{fb|MYA}} || align=center | '''2'''–0 || align=center | 6–2 |- |4. || 12 September 2023 || [[Bishan Stadium]], [[Bishan, Singapore|Bishan]], Singapore || {{fb|TPE}} || align=center|'''1'''–1 || align=center| 3–1 || [[Exhibition match|Friendly]] |- |5. || 10 June 2025 || [[National Stadium, Dhaka|National Stadium]], [[Dhaka]], Bangladesh ||{{fb|BAN}} || align=center | '''1'''–0 || align=center | 2–1 || rowspan=3| [[2027 AFC Asian Cup qualification – third round|2027 AFC Asian Cup qualification]] |- |6. || rowspan=2| 14 October 2025 || rowspan=2| [[Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Margao)|Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium]], [[Margao]], India || rowspan=2|{{fb|IND}} || align=center | '''1'''–1 || rowspan=2 align=center | 2–1 |- |7. || align=center | '''2'''–1 |- |8. || 31 May 2026 || [[Jalan Besar Stadium]], Kallang, Singapore || {{fb|MNG}} || align=center | '''2'''–0 || align=center | 4–0 || Friendly |}
== Honours ==
=== Club === '''Lion City Sailors''' * [[AFC Champions League Two]] runner-up: [[2024–25 AFC Champions League Two|2024–25]] * [[Singapore Premier League]]: [[2021 Singapore Premier League|2021]], [[2024–25 Singapore Premier League|2024–25]]; runner-up: [[2013 S.League|2013]], [[2018 Singapore Premier League|2018]], * [[Singapore Cup]]: [[2013 Singapore Cup|2013]], [[2024–25 Singapore Cup|2024–25]], [[2025–26 Singapore Cup|2025–26]]; runner-up: [[2014 Singapore Cup|2014]], [[2015 Singapore Cup|2015]] * [[Singapore Community Shield]]: 2019, 2022, 2024; runner-up: 2025
=== Individual === * [[Singapore Premier League]] Team of the Year: [[2018 Singapore Premier League|2018]], [[2020 Singapore Premier League|2020]]
== References == {{Reflist}}
== External links == {{Commons category}} * {{Soccerway|in-young-song/199470|Song Ui-young}} * {{Facebook|uiyoung.song|Song Ui-young}}
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