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Kim Kum il

  • Position: Midfielder
  • Squad number: 6
  • Date of birth: 10 October, 1987 (22 years old)
  • Height: 5'7" (171cm)

Tournament totals

Games played Shots on target | off target
2 Kim Kum il
0|0 Kim Kum il
2 As substitute
9|20 Total North Korea
20 Most shots on target Diego Forlan
3 Total North Korea
12 Most shots off target Asamoah Gyan, Cristiano Ronaldo, Wesley Sneijder
Goals Assists
0 Kim Kum il
0 Kim Kum il
1 Total North Korea
1 Total North Korea
6 Best Diego Forlan
Fouls by | on Cards yellow | red
0|0 Kim Kum il
0|0 Kim Kum il
18|37 Total North Korea
2|0 Total North Korea
20 Most fouls by Mark Van Bommel
25 Most fouls on Andres Iniesta

North Korea games played

  1. Brazil 2-1 North Korea
    Tuesday, 15 June Match report
  2. Portugal 7-0 North Korea
    Monday, 21 June Match report
  3. North Korea 0-3 Ivory Coast
    Friday, 25 June Match report

Player Profile

Tipped for the top from an early age, Kim was captain of the North Korean side that won the Asian Under-20 title in 2006.

He scored four times and was named as the tournament’s best player. He also skippered the national side at the Under-20 World Youth Cup in 2007.

His three appearances during the qualifying campaign for South Africa all came as a substitute and he managed just 36 minutes of game time in total.

Kim was named as the Asian Football Confederation Youth Player of the Year in 2007.

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