Paik Seung-ho
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 17 March 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Suwon, South Korea | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Barcelona B | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2009 | Daedong Primary School | ||
| 2009–2010 | Suwon Samsung | ||
| 2010–2016 | Barcelona | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2016– | Barcelona B | 1 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2014– | South Korea U20 | 5 | (1) |
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 February 2016. | |||
| Paik Seung-ho | |
| Hangul | 백승호 |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization | Baek Seungho |
| McCune–Reischauer | Paek Sŭngho |
Paik Seung-ho (백승호, born 17 March 1997) is a South Korean footballer who plays for Spanish club FC Barcelona B as a midfielder.[1]
Club career
Born in Suwon, Paik joined Daedong Primary School, where he scored 30 goals on 18 games. On December 2009, Paik participated in a tournament held in Catalonia, Spain, as a member of South Korea U-14 team. In this tournament, his performance caught the attention of the manager of FC Barcelona youth team. On February 2010, he entered FC Barcelona youth team. On July 2011, he signed a 5-year contract with the Spanish club.[2]
On 2014, he entered FC Barcelona Juvenil A. On 2 April 2014, however, FIFA announced that Barcelona would be banned from buying players until summer 2015 after illegally signing underaged players.[3] On 10 January 2016, he played his first game after the release of the ban, playing 61 minutes and being substituted out in a 0–1 defeat against CD Ebro. On 31 January 2016, he scored his first goal for Juvenil A in the 3–0 win over Real Zaragoza.
References
- ↑ "바르셀로나B팀 백승호, 드디어 성인무대 데뷔" [Barcelona B team's Paik Seung-ho makes his debut]. Sports Dong-a. 21 February 2016. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
- ↑ "'축구 신동' 백승호, 바르셀로나와 5년 계약" ['Soccer Prodigy' Paik Seung-ho signs a 5-year deal with Barcelona]. Yeonhap News. 6 July 2011. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
- ↑ "Barcelona hit with a year-long transfer ban for breaching rules on youngsters". The Guardian. Retrieved 2 April 2014.