Kim Bong-jin

For the South Korean businessman, see Kim Bong-jin (businessman).

In this Korean name, the family name is Kim.

Kim Bong-jin
金奉珍
김봉진

Personal information
Full name	Kim Bong-Jin
Date of birth	(1990-07-18) 18 July 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth	Seoul, South Korea
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder, central midfielder
Team information
Current team	PSIM Yogyakarta
Number	90
Youth career
2006–2008	Kwangwoon Electronics Technical High School
2008–2012	Dong-eui University
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–2014	Gangwon	12	(2)
2014	Incheon United	18	(0)
2015–2016	Gyeongnam	24	(5)
2016–2019	Kitchee	38	(1)
2019	→ Hoàng Anh Gia Lai (loan)	19	(1)
2020	Petaling Jaya City	9	(0)
2021	Gwangju	17	(0)
2022	Nakhon Si United	3	(0)
2023–	PSIM Yogyakarta	9	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 February 2024

Kim Bong-jin
Hangul	김봉진
Hanja	金奉珍
Revised Romanization	Kim Bong-jin
McCune–Reischauer	Kim Pongchin

Kim Bong-jin (Korean: 김봉진; Hanja: 金奉珍; born 18 July 1990 in Seoul) is a South Korean professional footballer who plays for Indonesian Liga 2 club PSIM Yogyakarta.

Style of play

He is a versatile midfielder and can play as defensive midfielder or central midfielder.

Club career

Kitchee

On 7 February 2017, Kim Bong-jin scored the equalizer for Kitchee against Ulsan Hyundai in the 2017 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off.^[1]

Hoang Anh Gia Lai (loan)

In December 2018, Kitchee announced that they will be loaning Bong-Jin to Hoang Anh Gia Lai.^[2]

At the end of the 2019 V.League 1, Hoang Anh Gia Lai terminated its contract with Bong-jin.^[3]

Petaling Jaya City

Kim Bong-jin joined Petaling Jaya City of the Malaysian Super League for the 2020 season, after visiting Malaysia on vacation.^[4]

Career statistics

As of 3 February 2024^[5]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Gangwon	2013	K League 1	12	2	1	0	—		1	0	14	2
Incheon United	2014	K League 1	0	0	1	0	—		—		1	0
Gyeongnam FC	2015	K League 2	7	0	0	0	—		—		7	0
Kitchee	2016–17	Hong Kong Premier League	19	0	3	0	2	1	4	0	28	1
	2017–18		13	0	3	0	6	0	6	0	28	0
	2018–19		6	1	—		—		2	0	8	0
	Total		38	1	6	0	8	1	12	0	64	1
Hoàng Anh Gia Lai (loan)	2019	V.League 1	20	1	0	0	—		—		20	1
Petaling Jaya City	2020	Malaysia Super League	9	0	—		—		—		9	0
Gwangju FC	2021	K League 1	17	0	1	0	—		—		18	0
Nakhon Si United	2022–23	Thai League 2	3	0	1	0	—		—		4	0
PSIM Yogyakarta	2023–24	Liga 2	9	0	0	0	—		—		9	0
Career total			115	4	10	0	8	1	13	0	146	4

Honours

Kitchee

• Hong Kong Premier League: 2016–17, 2017–18
• Hong Kong Senior Shield: 2016–17
• Hong Kong FA Cup: 2016–17, 2017–18
• Hong Kong Sapling Cup: 2017–18
• Hong Kong Community Cup: 2016–17, 2017–18

References

1. "WATCH: Agony for Kitchee as they miss out on AFC Champions League place after penalty shoot-out". South China Morning Post. 8 February 2017.
2. 體路 (31 December 2018). "傑志簽入澳洲中堅馬特史密夫 金奉珍外借形式他投". 體路 Sportsroad. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
3. "CLB HAGL chia tay 5 cầu thủ sau V-League 2019". 31 October 2019.
4. "Ex-Kitchee star has big plans with PJ City". The Star (Malaysia). 26 March 2020.
5. Kim Bong-jin at Soccerway

External links

• Kim Bong-jin at Soccerway
• Eurosport profile