Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | [1] | 12 April 2001||
Place of birth | Namyangju, South Korea | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Celtic | ||
Number | 19 | ||
Youth career | |||
2014–2019 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings[note 1] | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2019–2023 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 49 | (13) |
2020–2021 | → Gimcheon Sangmu (draft) | 38 | (7) |
2023– | Celtic | 34 | (11) |
International career‡ | |||
2016–2018 | South Korea U17 | 13 | (4) |
2019 | South Korea U20 | 4 | (2) |
2021– | South Korea U23 | 4 | (1) |
2022– | South Korea | 8 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 December 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 January 2024 |
Oh Hyeon-gyu | |
Hangul | |
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Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | O Hyeongyu |
McCune–Reischauer | O Hyŏnkyu |
Oh Hyeon-gyu (Korean: 오현규; born 12 April 2001) is a South Korean professional footballer who plays as a forward for Scottish Premiership club Celtic and the South Korea national team.
Club career
Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Oh made his professional debut in K League 1 with Suwon Samsung Bluewings during the 2019 season, making eleven league appearances.[3] He spent the next two seasons on loan at military club Sangju Sangmu (renamed Gimcheon Sangmu in 2021), where he served his military service.[4] He returned to the Bluewings in the 2022 season and was the club's top scorer with 13 league goals.[3]
Celtic
On 25 January 2023, Oh joined Scottish Premiership club Celtic for an undisclosed fee, reported to be in the region of £2.5 million, signing a five-year contract.[5][6] He was assigned the number 19 shirt.[7]
He made his debut on 29 January 2023, in a league game against Dundee United, replacing Kyogo Furuhashi in the 82nd minute of an eventual 2–0 win.[8] Then, he scored his first goal for the Bhoys on 11 February, in a 5–1 Scottish Cup win over St. Mirren.[9]
International career
Oh represented South Korea at the under-17, under-20 and under-23 youth international levels.[10] He made his senior team debut on 11 November 2022 in a friendly match against Iceland.[11]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 16 December 2023[4]
Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 2019 | K League 1 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 12 | 0 | |||
2021 | K League 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
2022 | K League 1 | 36 | 13 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 39 | 14 | |||
Total | 49 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 53 | 14 | ||
Gimcheon Sangmu (draft) | 2020 | K League 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | |||
2021 | K League 2 | 33 | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 35 | 7 | ||||
Total | 38 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 9 | ||
Celtic | 2022–23 | Scottish Premiership | 16 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 7 | ||
2023–24 | Scottish Premiership | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | — | 20 | 5 | ||
Total | 31 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 12 | ||
Career total | 118 | 31 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 134 | 35 |
- ↑ Appearance(s) in K League promotion-relegation playoffs
- ↑ Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
Honours
Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Gimcheon Sangmu
Celtic
Notes
- ↑ Played for Maetan Middle School from 2014 to 2016, and Maetan High School from 2017 to 2019, which were academies of Suwon Samsung Bluewings.
References
- ↑ "Profile". kleague.com (in Korean). Retrieved 21 October 2022.
- ↑ "Hyun-gyu Oh". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
- 1 2 "Hyun-gyu Oh » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
- 1 2 3 4 Oh Hyeon-gyu at Soccerway. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
- ↑ "Oh Hyeon-gyu in 'movie set' Celtic admission after sealing dream move". The Herald. 25 January 2023. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
- ↑ "Celtic delighted to sign South Korean internationalist Hyeongyu Oh on five-year deal". Celtic FC. 25 January 2023. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
- ↑ "Celtic transfer news: Hyeon-Gyu Oh completes £2.5m move to Scottish Premiership champions on five-year deal". Sky Sports. 25 January 2023. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
- ↑ "Dundee United vs. Celtic – 29 January 2023 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
- ↑ Starmer, Keir (11 February 2023). "Celtic knock out St Mirren with late goal blitz". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
- ↑ "오현규 OH Hyeongyu". kfa.or.kr (in Korean). Korea Football Association. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
- ↑ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Hyeon-Gyu Oh (Player)". national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
- ↑ Watt, Martin (7 May 2023). "Hearts 0–2 Celtic: Ange Postecoglou's side seal back-to-back titles". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
- ↑ Duncan, Thomas (3 June 2023). "Celtic 3–1 Inverness CT: Ange Postecoglou's side win Scottish Cup to claim treble". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
- ↑ Moffat, Colin (26 February 2023). "Viaplay Cup final: Rangers 1–2 Celtic – Kyogo double delivers the trophy for holders". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
External links
- Hyeongyu Oh at Celtic FC
- Hyeongyu Oh – K League stats at kleague.com (in Korean)
- Oh Hyeongyu – National Team stats at KFA (in Korean)