Myung-jun Kim
Full name in native alphabet: 김명준
Country: South Korea
Date of birth: 21/03/2006 (17 years old)
Place of birth: South Korea
Height: 183cm
Youth career: Icheon Junior FC, Icheon Nam Elementary School, Pohang Steelers (since 2019)
Current club: Pohang Steelers
Squad number: —
Current national team: South Korea U-17
Position: supporting forward, centre-forward
Preferred foot: right
Market value (by transfermarkt.de): —
Tournaments participated in: 2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup (6/3), 2023 U-17 FIFA World Cup (3/2)
Contract until: unknown
Player’s agent: unknown
Transfer rumours: —
Similar type of player: Mirko Vučinić/Gerard Moreno
Strengths:
– technique 
– link-up play
–passing
– work rate
– first touch 
– finishing
– creativity
– vision
To improve:
– needs to add more determination and aggression in the penalty area to become more prolific
– explosivity
– not so much of an aerial threat despite decent height and heading ability
Style of play:
– deep-lying forward/intelligent and hardworking target man
– decent body mass ratio/can develop quite well physically in the coming years
– unselfish player with a very good rate of individual and collective work
– above-average passing, creativity, and playmaking skills
– technical and elegant on the ball
– likes to play with back to goal
– often moves deeper into midfield and draws defenders with him, in order to create and exploit spaces for his teammates
– very good ability to protect and hold up the ball
– above-average first touch and close control in tight spaces
– good activity, work rate, and tenacity in pressing/out of possession
– operates quite comfortably with his weaker left foot
– decent leadership skills
Kim outsmarts his marker and scores with a silky first touch.
Kim loses his marker with a very good first touch control and scores with a powerful finish.
Kim controls the ball, makes an instant decision, and provides an assist with a superb pass.
Heatmap by Wyscout:
He is best suited to playing as:
Centre-forward in 4-3-3.
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Achievements:
2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup runner-up with South Korea.
League summary (as for 13 December 2023):
No senior team appearances yet.
Description:
Myung-jun Kim joined the Pohang Steelers youth academy from Icheon Nam Elementary School in 2019. He is considered to be one of the most talented teenagers in South Korea. In June 2023, he was the captain and leader of his national team at the AFC U-17 Asian Cup, where young Koreans won the silver medal and showed an interesting generation of players such as Min-woo Kang, Tae-ho Jin, Do-young Yun, Min-hyuk Yang, and In-woo Back.
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Football Talent Scout potential rating:
First team material in a top European league.
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