Baek Sung-dong

Baek Sung-dong
Personal information
Date of birth	13 August 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth	Gwangju, South Korea
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Pohang Steelers
Number	10
Youth career
2007–2009	Kumho High School
2007–2008	→ Watford (KFA Youth Project [ko])
2010–2011	Yonsei University
Senior career*
Years	Team
2012–2014	Júbilo Iwata
2015–2016	Sagan Tosu
2016	→ V-Varen Nagasaki (loan)
2017–2019	Suwon FC
2020–2021	Gyeongnam FC
2022	FC Anyang
2023–	Pohang Steelers
International career‡
2009–2011	South Korea U-20
2011–2014	South Korea U-23
2013–	South Korea
Medal record
Olympic Games
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 May 2023; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 December 2013

Baek Sung-dong (Korean: 백성동; Korean pronunciation: [pɛ̝k̚.s͈ʌŋ.doŋ] or [pɛ̝k̚] [sʌŋ.doŋ]; born 13 August 1991) is a South Korean football midfielder who plays for K League 1 side Pohang Steelers.

Career

In 2007, Baek participated in the Youth Project [ko] of Watford F.C. on the recommendation of the Korea Football Association. He was capped four times for the national team representing them in the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup.^[1] Following his good performances in the competitions, South Korean under-23 team coach Hong Myung-bo included him in the national squad.

On 29 December 2011, Baek signed his first professional contract with J1 League club Júbilo Iwata, agreeing a three-year deal with the club.

In 2012, he was part of the South Korean team that won bronze at the Summer Olympics.^[2]

Updated to 30 September 2023.^[3]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Continental		Other¹		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Júbilo Iwata	2012	J1 League	12	2	0	0	3	0	-		-		15	2
	2013	J1 League	19	1	2	0	1	0	-		-		22	1
	2014	J2 League	27	2	2	0	-		-		1	0	30	2
	Total		58	5	4	0	4	0	-		1	0	67	5
Sagan Tosu	2015	J1 League	25	2	2	0	6	0	-		-		33	2
	2016	J1 League	11	0	0	0	5	1	-		-		16	1
	Total		36	2	2	0	11	1	-		-		49	3
V-Varen Nagasaki (loan)	2016	J2 League	18	0	1	0	0	0	-		-		19	0
Suwon FC	2017	K League 2	32	8	0	0	-		-		-		32	8
	2018		30	5	1	0	-		-		-		31	5
	2019		35	7	1	0	-		-		-		36	7
	Total		97	20	2	0	-		-		-		99	20
Gyeongnam FC	2020	K League 2	24	9	1	0	-		-		2	0	27	9
	2021	K League 2	33	4	2	1	-		-		-		35	5
	Total		57	13	3	1	-		-		2	0	62	14
FC Anyang	2022	K League 2	34	5	0	0	-		-		3	0	37	5
Pohang Steelers	2023	K League 1	26	4	1	0	-		0	0	-		27	4
Career total			326	49	13	1	15	1	0	0	6	0	360	51