Yeon Gi-sung

{{short description|South Korean footballer (born 1989)}} {{Infobox football biography |name = Yeon Gi-sung |birth_date={{Birth date and age|1989|8|1}} |birth_place = Suwon, South Korea |height = 1.86m |position = Forward |currentclub = |clubnumber = |youthclubs1 = Baekam High School |college1 = Honam University |years1 = 2009 |clubs1 = FC Seoul |years2 = 2010 |clubs2 = Gyeongnam FC |caps2 = 5 |years3 = 2011 |clubs3 = TTM Phichit |caps3 = 14 |goals3 = 9<ref name="fussball">{{cite web |url= http://www.thai-fussball.com/en/Content-Thai-Premier-League-Topscorer-two-thousand-eleven-item-71.html |title= Thai Premier League Topscorer 2011 - Thai Football - since 2009 |website= www.thai-fussball.com |access-date= 2017-10-07 |archive-date= 2016-08-16 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160816194228/http://www.thai-fussball.com/en/Content-Thai-Premier-League-Topscorer-two-thousand-eleven-item-71.html |url-status= dead }}</ref> |years4 = 2013 |clubs4 = BEC Tero Sasana |caps4 = 3 |years5 = 2014 |clubs5 = → PTT Rayong (loan) |caps5 = 8 |goals5 = 3 |years6 = 2015 |clubs6 = Yadanarbon |caps6 = 12 |goals6 = 8 |years7 = 2016 |clubs7 = Bangkok Christian College |caps7 = 10 |goals7 = 8 |years8 = 2017 |clubs8 = Phnom Penh Crown |caps8 = 10 |goals8 = 12 |years9 = 2018 |clubs9 = PKNP |caps9 = 10 |goals9 = 3 |years10 = 2019 |clubs10 = Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng |caps10 = 18 |goals10 = 10 |years11 = 2020–2021 |clubs11 = Chamchuri United |caps11 = 17 |goals11 = 12 |years12 = 2021 |clubs12 = Ranong United |caps12 = 16 |goals12 = 7 |years13 = 2021–2022 |clubs13 = Rajpracha |caps13 = 14 |goals13 = 2 |years14 = 2022 |clubs14 = Rayong |caps14 = 12 |goals14 = 2 |years15 = 2023 |clubs15 = Phrae United |caps15 = 5 |goals15 = 4 |pcupdate = 1 December 2023 }}

'''Yeon Gi-sung''' (born 1 August 1989) is a South Korean footballer who plays as a forward.

==Club career==

On account of limited game time at Gyeongnam, the attacker went to Thailand to play for Thai Premier League team TTM Phichit in 2011, authoring a hat-trick right away<ref name="khmer"/> and recording seven goals in total.<ref name="fussball"/> However, he suffered a dislocated foot, requiring two surgeries, and was benched for 20 months before a four-month stint with BEC Tero Sasana in 2014, leading to a loan spell with PTT Rayong which was cut short by a torn ligament.<ref name="khmer"/>

As one of the many repercussions of an injury, Yeon had to recover for about a year, finally transferring to Myanmar National League side Yadanarbon F.C. in 2015, helping the club to a runners-up medal.<ref name="khmer"/> Going back to Thailand to play for Bangkok Christian College for the remainder of the season where he scored 7 times, the Korean officially became the property of Cambodian outfit Phnom Penh Crown FC in May 2017.<ref name="khmer">{{cite web |url= http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/38214/korean-striker-eyes-crowning-success/ |title= Korean striker eyes crowning success - Khmer Times |date= 11 May 2017 |publisher=}}</ref> Appearing in a number of games, Yeon placated the fans with 7 goals in an 11-0 crushing of CMAC FC.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.aseanfootball.org/v2/2017/06/gisung-gives-phnom-penh-big-win/ |title= Gisung gives Phnom Penh big win - AFF - The Official Website Of The Asean Football Federation AFF – The Official Website Of The Asean Football Federation |website= www.aseanfootball.org }}{{Dead link|date=January 2026 |bot=InternetArchiveBot }}</ref> Comfortable with life in Cambodia's capital, the forward shares residency with four Korean footballers and two agents, going to Phnom Penh SunLin Church as a Christian.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/39471/seven-goal-hero--i-m-loving-it-in-phnom-penh/ |title= Seven-goal hero: I'm loving it in Phnom Penh - Khmer Times |date= 20 June 2017 |publisher=}}</ref>

==References==

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