Song Bum-keun (Korean: 송범근; born 15 October 1997) is a South Korean professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for J1 League club Shonan Bellmare and the South Korea national team.

Song Bum-keun
Song in 2024
Personal information
Full name Song Bum-keun[1]
Date of birth (1997-10-15) 15 October 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Seongnam, South Korea
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Shonan Bellmare
Number 1
Youth career
2013–2015 Yongun High School (Youth)
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Korea University
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2022 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 167 (0)
2023– Shonan Bellmare 44 (0)
International career
2015–2017 South Korea U20 31 (0)
2017–2021 South Korea U23 23[α] (0)
2017[3] South Korea Universiade 6 (0)
2022– South Korea 1 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  South Korea
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Jakarta-Palembang Team
EAFF Championship
Runner-up 2022 Japan Team
AFC U-23 Championship
Gold medal – first place 2020 Thailand
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 August 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 July 2022
Song Bum-keun
Hangul
송범근
Hanja
Revised RomanizationSong Beomgeun
McCune–ReischauerSong Pŏmkŭn

Club career

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Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors

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On 20 February 2018, Song made his professional debut in 2018 AFC Champions League against Kitchee SC.[4]

Shonan Bellmare

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On 18 December 2022, Song officially joined Japanese side Shonan Bellmare on a permanent transfer.[5]

Career statistics

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As of 21 August 2024.[6]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 2018 K League 1 30 0 0 0 8 0 38 0
2019 38 0 0 0 8 0 46 0
2020 27 0 5 0 5 0 37 0
2021 37 0 0 0 2 0 39 0
2022 35 0 4 0 2 0 41 0
Total 167 0 9 0 25 0 201 0
Shonan Bellmare 2023 J1 League 24 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 27 0
2024 20 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 22 0
Total 44 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 49 0
Career total 211 0 11 0 3 0 25 0 250 0
Notes

Private life

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In April 2024, it was announced by Antenna Entertainment that Song is in a romantic relationship with one of their artists, singer Lee Mijoo.[7][8]

Honours

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Club

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Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors

International

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South Korea U23

Individual

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Notes

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  1. ^ Includes one appearance against another KFA team.

References

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  1. ^ "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Squad list: Korea Republic (KOR)" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 17. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  2. ^ "Song Bum Keun" (in Korean). Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
  3. ^ 2017년 8월 1일 2017 하계유니버시아드 남자 (in Korean). KFA. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  4. ^ "Song Bum-keun joins J1 League club Shonan Bellmare". Korea JoongAng Daily. 20 December 2022. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
  5. ^ "全北現代 ソン ボムグン選手 完全移籍加入のお知らせ". Shonan Bellamare (in Japanese). 18 December 2022. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
  6. ^ Song Bum-keun at Soccerway
  7. ^ "이미주♥송범근, 3살 연상연하 커플 탄생‥"호감 갖고 만나는 중"" [Lee Mi-joo ♥ Song Bum-Keun, a couple 3 years younger than 3 years older... "Meeting with interest"]. m.entertain.naver.com. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
  8. ^ "[단독] 이미주, 축구선수 송범근과 열애 중…가수♥스포츠 스타 커플 탄생" [[Exclusive] Lee Mi-joo is in a relationship with soccer player Song Bum-Keun... Singer♥Sports star couple born]. 비즈엔터 (in Korean). 18 April 2024. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
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