Yoon Do-young (Korean윤도영; born October 28, 2006) is a South Korean professional footballer who plays as a forward for K League 1 club Daejeon Hana Citizen. He made his debut professional appearance in the 2024 K League 1 season.

Yoon Do-young
Full-body shot of Yoon Do-young, a young, male player during a game.
Yoon in 2024
Personal information
Date of birth (2006-10-28) October 28, 2006 (age 18)
Place of birth Yongin, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Forward, winger
Team information
Current team
Daejeon Hana Citizen
Number 77
Youth career
2020–2022 Daejeon Hana Citizen U-15
2022–2024 Daejeon Hana Citizen U-18
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2024– Daejeon Hana Citizen 17 (1)
2024– Daejeon Hana Citizen B 9 (3)
International career
2022–2023 South Korea U-17 21 (12)
2024– South Korea U-20 7 (2)

Korean name
Hangul
윤도영
Revised RomanizationYun Doyeong
McCune–ReischauerYun Toyŏng
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of November 2, 2024

Life and career

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Early life and youth career

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Yoon Do-young was born on October 28, 2006, in Yongin, Gyeonggi Province.[1][2] He began playing soccer as a first grade elementary school student and joined Suji Junior FC. He later moved to Daejeon after being scouted by the Daejeon Youth Team.[2] He played for the Daejeon Hana Citizen U-15 Team, which won its first championship at the K League Junior League in 2021; Yoon scored ten goals throughout the tournament.[3] The club went on to win an additional two championships that year.[2] Yoon was credited for playing a key role in the team's achievement of a treble.[1]

Yoon enrolled at Chungnam Mechanical Technical High School and played for the Daejeon Hana Citizen U-18 Team.[2] He executed a hat-trick in the fifth round of the K League (Group B) 2023 Junior National High School Football League. With a final score of 6–0, it marked the club's first victory of the season.[4] He scored a tie-breaking goal against Yuseong Bio Science Technology High School and defeated the institution 3–2. The victory allowed his high school to represent Daejeon at the 104th National Sports Festival.[5]

Senior career

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Yoon signed with Daejeon Hana Citizen for the 2024 K League 1 season as the second semi-professional footballer in the club's history following Ahn Tae-yoon [ko] four years earlier.[6] He made his first appearance on May 25 in a match against Ulsan HD FC; at seventeen years, six months, and 27 days old, he became the youngest player to debut in the team's history.[7] After seven months, Yoon signed a professional contract with Daejeon Hana Citizen, the first time the club extended such an offer.[8] In September, he scored his debut league goal in the first 50 seconds of a match against Gwangju FC.[9] He became the third 17-year-old to score that year after Yang Min-hyeok and Kang Ju-hyeok.[9]

International career

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Yoon was selected to represent the South Korea national team.[10] At the 2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup Group B match against the Afghanistan national team, he scored two goals, one with each foot.[11] His team reached the finals, ultimately losing to the Japan national team.[2] By the end of the tournament, he and Kim Myung-jun scored four goals and one assist each.[12] They were the top South Korean scorers and second overall.[13][14]

Yoon was a member of the squad which participated in the 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup.[15]

Style of play

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Yoon plays as a forward for Daejeon Hana Citizen.[6] For the national team, he has been utilized as an attacking midfielder and right winger.[2] He is a left-footed player whose playing style has been compared to Lee Kang-in.[1] The International Football Federation described Yoon as a "talented winger" and "outstanding dribbler" who demonstrates creativity, likening his dribbling skills to those of Arjen Robben.[16] Jung Ji-hun of FourFourTwo Korea praised him for his speed and his ability to "create offensive routes through ball possession and pressure".[17] Yoon cites Lionel Messi, Son Heung-min, and Lee Kang-in as his role models.[1][17]

Career statistics

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As of November 2, 2024.[18]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Daejeon Hana Citizen 2024 K League 1 17 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 19 1
Career total 17 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 19 1

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Kang, Ji-won (November 10, 2023). [무모한 도전? 무한도전!] 'NO.7' 윤도영, '찰칵 세리머니' 준비 완료! (in Korean). Korea Football Association. Retrieved November 4, 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Kwon, Tae-jeong (August 2023). "ONSIDE Vol.111" 완전히 새로운 세대가 온다, 윤도영. Onside (in Korean). Vol. 111. Korea Football Association. pp. 12–17. Retrieved November 4, 2024.
  3. ^ Ji, Sang-hyeon (November 13, 2021). 대전하나시티즌 U15, K리그 주니어 중등리그 우승. DTNews24 (in Korean). Retrieved November 4, 2024.
  4. ^ Ji, Sang-hyeon (April 1, 2023). 대전하나시티즌 U18, 충남아산FC U18 누르고 시즌 첫승. DTNews24 (in Korean). Retrieved November 4, 2024.
  5. ^ Ji, Sang-hyeon (July 7, 2023). 대전 U-18, '윤도영 복귀 결승골' 전국체전 대전대표 선발. DTNews24 (in Korean). Retrieved November 4, 2024.
  6. ^ a b Lee, Eui-jin (January 11, 2024). K리그1 대전, 공격수 유망주 윤도영과 준프로 계약. Yonhap News Agency (in Korean). Retrieved November 4, 2024.
  7. ^ Lee, Geun-seung (July 23, 2024). 황인범·배준호 이을 '대전의 아들' 17살 윤도영 "당장은 우리 팀과 K리그1에서 증명하고 싶다" [이근승의 믹스트존]. MK Sports (in Korean). Retrieved November 4, 2024.
  8. ^ Jung, Seung-woo (August 16, 2024). 대전, '양민혁급 유망주' 윤도영과 프로계약 체결..."중요한 역할 해내겠다" [공식발표]. Osen (in Korean). Retrieved November 4, 2024.
  9. ^ a b Kim, A-in (September 2, 2024). [k1.star] K리그 대세는 K-고딩! 양민혁-강주혁 이은 '2006년생' 윤도영, '50초' 데뷔골로 진가 증명. FourFourTwo Korea (in Korean). Retrieved November 4, 2024.
  10. ^ Ji, Sang-hyeon (August 18, 2022). 대전하나시티즌 U18 윤도영, U16 대표팀 소집. DTNews24 (in Korean). Retrieved November 4, 2024.
  11. ^ Shim, Jae-cheol (June 20, 2023). U-17 축구대표팀, 8강 진출 확정... 윤도영 양발 빛났다. OhmyStar (in Korean). OhmyNews. Retrieved November 4, 2024.
  12. ^ Shin, Dong-hun (June 20, 2023). '2023 GROUND.N K리그 U18&17 챔피언십', 주목할 만한 선수는?. InterFootball (in Korean). Retrieved November 4, 2024.
  13. ^ Kang, Ye-jin (July 12, 2023). 제2의 김보섭·엄지성 찾아라…'유망주 출동' K리그 유스챔피언십 개막. Sportsseoul (in Korean). Retrieved November 4, 2024.
  14. ^ Park, Dae-ro (July 12, 2023). U-17 아시안컵 윤도영·김명준, 국내 대회서 겨룬다. Newsis (in Korean). Retrieved November 4, 2024.
  15. ^ Min, Jun-ku (October 24, 2023). 변성환호, 김명준-윤도영 포함 U-17 월드컵 21인 최종 엔트리 발표. MK Sports (in Korean). Retrieved November 4, 2024.
  16. ^ Park, Dae-ro (October 15, 2023). 윤도영, U17월드컵 빛낼 亞선수 5인 포함…"로번 닮았다". Newsis (in Korean). Retrieved November 4, 2024.
  17. ^ a b Jung, Ji-hun (February 5, 2024). [442.interview] '롤 모델은 손흥민과 이강인' 윤도영, "찰칵 세리머니 해보고 싶어요". FourFourTwo Korea (in Korean). Retrieved November 4, 2024.
  18. ^ Yoon Do-young at Soccerway. Retrieved November 4, 2024.
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