Eom Ji-sung
.jpg) Eom in 2023 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 9 May 2002 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Gimje, South Korea | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Winger | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Swansea City | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2014 | Iri Dongsan Elementary School | ||||||||||||||||
| 2015 | Jungni Middle School | ||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | Gochangbuk Middle School | ||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2020 | Gwangju FC[note 1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2024 | Gwangju FC | 108 | (20) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Swansea City | 87 | (7) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | South Korea U17 | 5 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021– | South Korea U23 | 18[α] | (5) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022– | South Korea | 11 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 9 September 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 25 September 2026 | |||||||||||||||||
| Eom Ji-sung | |
| Hangul | 엄지성 |
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| Hanja | 嚴智星 |
| RR | Eom Jiseong |
| MR | Ŏm Chisŏng |
| IPA | [ʌm.d͡ʑi.sʌŋ] |
Eom Ji-sung (Korean: 엄지성; born 9 May 2002) is a South Korean footballer currently playing as a winger for EFL Championship club Swansea City and the South Korea national team.
Club career
[edit]In 2021, Eom joined the senior team of K League 1 club Gwangju FC. He experienced relegation in his first professional season, but helped Gwangju win the K League 2 the next year. After his contribution to the club's promotion was acknowledged, he was selected for the league's Best XI as well as the Young Player of the Year Award.[1]
On 15 July 2024, Eom signed for EFL Championship club Swansea City on a four-year deal for an undisclosed fee,[2] reported to be in the region of £1 million by local media.[3] On 8 March 2025, he scored his first goal for the club against Middlesbrough.[4] After his first season at Swansea City, he confessed his performances during the season did not satisfy himself and he had difficulty adapting to a large gap between the level of EFL Championship and K League. But he said he gradually felt his improvement and was finally motivated at the Championship.[5]
International career
[edit]In January 2022, Eom was selected for the South Korea national team for the first time ahead of their off-season training.[6] In a friendly against Iceland on 15 January, he made his senior international debut and scored a goal.[7]
Eom was called up to the South Korea squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.[8]
Style of play
[edit]He enjoys playing one-on-one with the opposing defender due to his good sense of touch and dribbling skills. He receives the ball from the side and moves to the centre, preferring to play the role of a right-footed winger who mainly plays on the left.
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of 9 September 2026[9]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Gwangju FC | 2021 | K League 1 | 37 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 37 | 4 | ||
| 2022 | K League 2 | 28 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 9 | |||
| 2023 | K League 1 | 28 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 5 | |||
| 2024 | K League 1 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 2 | |||
| Total | 108 | 20 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 108 | 20 | ||||
| Swansea City | 2024–25 | Championship | 37 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 40 | 3 | |
| 2025–26 | Championship | 44 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 48 | 3 | ||
| 2026–27 | Championship | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 7 | 2 | ||
| Total | 87 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | 95 | 8 | |||
| Career total | 195 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | 203 | 28 | |||
International
[edit]- As of match played 18 June 2026
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Korea | 2022 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 3 | 1 | |
| 2026 | 5 | 0 | |
| Career total | 11 | 2 | |
- Scores and results list South Korea's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Eom goal.[10]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1 | 15 January 2022 | Mardan Sports Complex, Antalya, Turkey |  Iceland | 5–1 | 5–1 | Friendly |
| 2 | 14 October 2025 | Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul, South Korea |  Paraguay | 1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
Honours
[edit]South Korea U23
Gwangju FC
Individual
- K League Young Player of the Month: August 2021, August 2023[12]
- K League 2 Young Player of the Year: 2022[13]
- K League 2 Best XI: 2022[13]
Notes
[edit]- ↑ Played for Kumho High School, which was an academy of Gwangju FC.
- ↑ Includes two appearance and three goals as an overage player in Asian Games.
References
[edit]- ↑ '어느 덧 3년차' 광주FC 엄지성이 바라보는 K리그1 (in Korean). Gwangju FC. 27 January 2023. Retrieved 23 October 2025.
- ↑ "Swansea City seal signing of Eom Ji-sung". Swansea City A.F.C. 15 July 2024. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
- ↑ Williams, Glen (15 July 2024). "Swansea City announce Eom Ji-sung as second summer signing". Wales Online. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
- ↑ "Report | Swansea City 1 Middlesbrough 0 | Swansea". Swansea City A.F.C. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
- ↑ 1년 차에 잉글랜드 무대 '안착' 엄지성 "힘들어 광주로 돌아가고 싶기도 했지만…EPL 향한 욕심 더 커졌다"[SS인터뷰]. Daum (in Korean). Sports Seoul. 18 May 2025. Retrieved 23 October 2025.
- ↑ 국가대표 첫 발탁 엄지성 "롤모델은 손흥민, 죽기살기로 뛸 것" [National team's newcomer Eom Ji-sung: My role model is Son Heung-min. I will play with a do-or-die attitude.] (in Korean). The Dong-a Ilbo. 11 January 2022. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
- ↑ Cho, Soo-jung (15 January 2022). 엄지성 '헤더 득점'... 한국, 아이슬란드에 5-1 대승 [Eom Ji-sung's "header goal"... South Korea won 5-1 over Iceland.]. Naver (in Korean). Newsis. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
- ↑ "South Korea squad World Cup 2026: Which players have made it to the showpiece in USA, Mexico and Canada?". Goal. 16 May 2026. Retrieved 19 May 2026.
- ↑ Eom Ji-sung at Soccerway
- ↑ "Eom Ji-sung" (in Korean). Korea Football Association. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
- ↑ "South Korea win WAFF U-23 Championship, Saudis 3rd". Arab News. 27 March 2024. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
- ↑ 광주 엄지성, 8월 K리그 ‘레모나 이달의 영플레이어 상’ 수상 (in Korean). K League. 31 August 2023. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
- 1 2 광주 안영규, K리그2 영예의 MVP... 베스트11 등 2관왕(종합). Naver (in Korean). Starnews Korea. 24 October 2022. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
External links
[edit]- Eom Ji-sung at KFA (in Korean)
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