Oh Hyeon-gyu

South Korean footballer
Oh Hyeon-gyu
Personal information
Full name Oh Hyeon-gyu
Date of birth (2001-04-12) 12 April 2001 (age 23)[1]
Place of birth Namyangju, South Korea
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Celtic
Number 19
Youth career
2014–2019 Suwon Samsung Bluewings[note 1]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2023 Suwon Samsung Bluewings 49 (13)
2020–2021 → Gimcheon Sangmu (draft) 38 (7)
2023– Celtic 36 (11)
International career‡
2016–2018 South Korea U17 13 (4)
2019 South Korea U20 4 (2)
2021– South Korea U23 4 (1)
2022– South Korea 11 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 February 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 February 2024
Oh Hyeon-gyu
Hangul
오현규
Hanja
吳賢揆
Revised RomanizationO Hyeongyu
McCune–ReischauerO Hyŏnkyu

Oh Hyeon-gyu (Korean: 오현규; born 12 April 2001) is a South Korean professional footballer who plays as a forward for Scottish Premiership club Celtic and the South Korea national team.

Club career

Suwon Samsung Bluewings

Oh made his professional debut in K League 1 with Suwon Samsung Bluewings during the 2019 season, making eleven league appearances.[3] He spent the next two seasons on loan at military club Sangju Sangmu (renamed Gimcheon Sangmu in 2021), where he served his military service.[4] He returned to the Bluewings in the 2022 season and was the club's top scorer with 13 league goals.[3]

Celtic

On 25 January 2023, Oh joined Scottish Premiership club Celtic for an undisclosed fee, reported to be in the region of £2.5 million, signing a five-year contract.[5][6] He was assigned the number 19 shirt.[7]

He made his debut on 29 January 2023, in a league game against Dundee United, replacing Kyogo Furuhashi in the 82nd minute of an eventual 2–0 win.[8] Then, he scored his first goal for the Bhoys on 11 February, in a 5–1 Scottish Cup win over St. Mirren.[9]

International career

Oh represented South Korea at the under-17, under-20 and under-23 youth international levels.[10] He made his senior team debut on 11 November 2022 in a friendly match against Iceland.[11]

Career statistics

Club

As of 17 February 2024[4]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Suwon Samsung Bluewings 2019 K League 1 11 0 1 0 — — — 12 0
2021 K League 1 2 0 0 0 — — — 2 0
2022 K League 1 36 13 1 0 — — 2[a] 1 39 14
Total 49 13 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 53 14
Gimcheon Sangmu (draft) 2020 K League 1 5 2 0 0 — — — 5 2
2021 K League 2 33 5 2 2 — — — 35 7
Total 38 7 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 9
Celtic 2022–23 Scottish Premiership 16 6 4 1 1 0 — — 21 7
2023–24 Scottish Premiership 20 5 1 0 0 0 5[b] 0 — 26 5
Total 36 11 5 1 1 0 5 0 0 0 47 12
Career total 123 31 9 3 1 0 5 0 2 1 140 35
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in K League promotion-relegation playoffs
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League

International

As of match played 2 February 2024[12]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
South Korea 2022 1 0
2023 6 0
2024 4 0
Total 11 0

Honours

Suwon Samsung Bluewings

Gimcheon Sangmu

Celtic

Notes

  1. ^ Played for Maetan Middle School [ko] from 2014 to 2016, and Maetan High School [ko] from 2017 to 2019, which were academies of Suwon Samsung Bluewings.

References

  1. ^ "Profile". kleague.com (in Korean). Retrieved 21 October 2022.
  2. ^ "Hyun-gyu Oh". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Hyun-gyu Oh » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
  4. ^ a b c d Oh Hyeon-gyu at Soccerway. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
  5. ^ "Oh Hyeon-gyu in 'movie set' Celtic admission after sealing dream move". The Herald. 25 January 2023. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
  6. ^ "Celtic delighted to sign South Korean internationalist Hyeongyu Oh on five-year deal". Celtic FC. 25 January 2023. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
  7. ^ "Celtic transfer news: Hyeon-Gyu Oh completes £2.5m move to Scottish Premiership champions on five-year deal". Sky Sports. 25 January 2023. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
  8. ^ "Dundee United vs. Celtic – 29 January 2023 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
  9. ^ Starmer, Keir (11 February 2023). "Celtic knock out St Mirren with late goal blitz". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
  10. ^ "오현규 OH Hyeongyu". kfa.or.kr (in Korean). Korea Football Association. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
  11. ^ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Hyeon-Gyu Oh (Player)". national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
  12. ^ Oh Hyeon-gyu at National-Football-Teams.com Edit this at Wikidata
  13. ^ Watt, Martin (7 May 2023). "Hearts 0–2 Celtic: Ange Postecoglou's side seal back-to-back titles". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  14. ^ Duncan, Thomas (3 June 2023). "Celtic 3–1 Inverness CT: Ange Postecoglou's side win Scottish Cup to claim treble". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
  15. ^ Moffat, Colin (26 February 2023). "Viaplay Cup final: Rangers 1–2 Celtic – Kyogo double delivers the trophy for holders". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 February 2023.

External links

  • Oh Hyeon-gyu at FootballDatabase.eu Edit this at Wikidata
  • Hyeongyu Oh at Celtic FC
  • Hyeongyu Oh – K League stats at kleague.com (in Korean)
  • Oh Hyeongyu – National Team stats at KFA (in Korean)

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Celtic F.C. – current squad
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South Korea squad – 2023 AFC Asian Cup
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