Seokju Hong
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 7 May 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Seoul, South Korea | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Schalke 04 II | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2015–2018 | Seoul E-Land | ||
| 2018–2019 | SV Bergisch Gladbach 09 | ||
| 2019–2020 | SV Deutz 05 | ||
| 2020–2021 | Viktoria Köln | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2024 | Viktoria Köln | 52 | (4) |
| 2024– | Schalke 04 II | 18 | (3) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 December 2024 | |||
Seokju Hong (born 7 May 2003) is a South Korean professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for Regionalliga club Schalke 04 II.[2]
Career
[edit]Born in Seoul, South Korea,[2] Hong left South Korea for Germany in 2018 at the age of 15.[3] In Germany, he played youth football for SV Bergisch Gladbach 09 and SV Deutz 05.[3]
In 2020 Hong moved from Deutz to Viktoria Köln, where he initially played for the under-19 team in the Under 19 Bundesliga West.[4] On 24 August 2021, he made his starting debut for Viktoria Köln's first team in the 3. Liga, in a 3–0 loss against 1860 Munich.[5]
In April 2024, it was announced Hong would join Regionalliga West side Schalke 04 II in the summer for the 2024–25 season.[3][4]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 7 December 2024[6]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Viktoria Köln | 2021–22 | 3. Liga | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 2 |
| 2022–23 | 3. Liga | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 | |
| 2023–24 | 3. Liga | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | |
| Total | 52 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 4 | ||
| Schalke 04 II | 2024–25 | Regionalliga West | 18 | 3 | — | 18 | 3 | |
| Career total | 70 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 7 | ||
References
[edit]- ^ "Seokju Hong". Viktoria Köln 1904 e.V. (in German). Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- ^ a b Seokju Hong at WorldFootball.net
- ^ a b c "Wechsel zur Schalker U 23: Hong verlässt Viktoria" [Transfer to Schalke U 23: Hong leaves Viktoria]. kicker (in German). 18 April 2024. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
- ^ a b Canizales, Tizian (18 April 2024). "Für die U23: Schalke 04 holt einen Mittelstürmer aus der 3. Liga" [For the U23s: Schalke 04 brings in a centre-forward from the 3rd division]. Reviersport (in German). Retrieved 19 April 2024.
- ^ Carspecken, Tobias (24 August 2021). "3. Liga: Viktoria Köln verliert in München zum dritten Mal in Folge". Kölnische Rundschau (in German). Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- ^ Seokju Hong at Soccerway
External links
[edit]- Seokju Hong at kicker (in German)
Categories:
- 2003 births
- Living people
- South Korean men's footballers
- Footballers from Seoul
- Men's association football forwards
- 3. Liga players
- Regionalliga players
- FC Viktoria Köln players
- FC Schalke 04 II players
- South Korean expatriate men's footballers
- South Korean expatriate sportspeople in Germany
- Expatriate men's footballers in Germany
- 21st-century South Korean sportsmen