 Yong-gi with DPR Korea in 2012 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1982-01-07)7 January 1982 (age 43) | ||
| Place of birth | Tadaoka, Osaka,Japan | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000–2003 | Hannan University | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2019 | Vegalta Sendai | 522 | (76) |
| 2020–2022 | Sagan Tosu | 29 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Vegalta Sendai | 26 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2008–2017 | North Korea | 26 | (7) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18 December 2023, 14:44 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 19 July 2020, 16:20 (UTC) | |||
| Ryang Yong-gi | |
| Hangul | 량용기 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 梁勇基 |
| RR | Ryang Yonggi |
| MR | Ryang Yonggi |
Ryang Yong-gi (Korean: 량용기;Hancha: 梁勇基; born 7 January 1982) is a former professionalfootballer who played as a midfielder.[1] Born in Japan, he representedNorth Korea internationally.
Ryang served as the captain of his club where he played as a creative midfielder.[2]
Ryang has made one appearance for theKorea DPR national football team in the2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying rounds[3] and was named as one of theNorth Korean squad for the2010 AFC Challenge Cup.[4] Ryang won the Golden Boot and Most Valuable Player awards at the competition that guided Korea DPR to win the title and qualify for2011 AFC Asian Cup.
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During the2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, Ryang was out driving when it hit. "I thought my tires had gone flat or I had driven over the curb, but the shaking continued and I saw the windows of shops shaking too," he recalled. "I knew it was a bad one and rushed home to see my wife." Ryang and his heavily pregnant wife spent the night sleeping in their car, fearful of further damage to buildings in an urban landscape that suffered severe wreckage.[5]
In the aftermath of the disaster, Ryang and his teammates made frequent visits to affected areas to lend support.[5]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Vegalta Sendai | 2004 | J2 League | 32 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 2 | ||
| 2005 | 39 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 40 | 6 | ||||
| 2006 | 42 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 43 | 4 | ||||
| 2007 | 48 | 8 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 49 | 8 | ||||
| 2008 | 42 | 13 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 42 | 13 | ||||
| 2009 | 51 | 14 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 55 | 15 | ||||
| 2010 | J1 League | 34 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 37 | 11 | ||
| 2011 | 34 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 37 | 4 | |||
| 2012 | 27 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | — | 33 | 4 | |||
| 2013 | 30 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 41 | 6 | ||
| 2014 | 33 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 40 | 2 | |||
| 2015 | 33 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | — | 41 | 4 | |||
| 2016 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 27 | 0 | |||
| 2017 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 26 | 2 | |||
| 2018 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 19 | 0 | |||
| 2019 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | — | 21 | 1 | |||
| Total | 522 | 76 | 21 | 2 | 36 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 584 | 81 | ||
| Sagan Tosu | 2020 | J1 League | 22 | 0 | - | - | 2 | 0 | — | 24 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | |||
| Total | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ー | ー | 32 | 0 | ||
| Vegalta Sendai | 2022 | J2 League | 15 | - | 1 | 0 | - | - | — | 16 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | - | — | 13 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 577 | 76 | 24 | 2 | 39 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 645 | 81 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Korea | |||
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2010 | 7 | 5 | |
| 2011 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2012 | 3 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 3 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 26 | 7 | |
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 February 2010 | Sugathadasa Stadium,Colombo,Sri Lanka |  Turkmenistan | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2010 AFC Challenge Cup | |
| 2 | 21 February 2010 | Sugathadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka |  India | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2010 AFC Challenge Cup | |
| 3 | 3–0 | ||||||
| 4 | 27 February 2010 | Sugathadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka | Turkmenistan | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2010 AFC Challenge Cup | |
| 5 | 31 December 2010 | Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium,Doha,Qatar | Turkmenistan | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly | |
| 6 | 9 December 2012 | Hong Kong Stadium,Wanchai,Hong Kong |  Hong Kong | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2013 EAFF East Asian Cup Preliminary round 2 | |
| 7 | 14 January 2015 | AAMI Park,Melbourne,Australia |  Saudi Arabia | 1–0 | 1–4 | 2015 AFC Asian Cup |
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