Ri Kwang-il

This is a Korean name; the family name is Ri.
Ri Kwang-il
Personal information
Date of birth (1988-04-13) April 13, 1988
Place of birth Pyongyang, North Korea
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
April 25
Number 1
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2009 Sobaeksu
2009–2010 Radnički Kragujevac 2 (0)
2010 → Erdoglija Kragujevac (loan)
2010–2014 Sobaeksu
2014– April 25
National team
2014– North Korea 3 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 25 January 2015
Ri Kwang-il
Chosŏn'gŭl 리광일
Revised Romanization I Gwangil
McCune–Reischauer Ri Kwangil

Ri Kwang-il (Korean: 리광일, born 13 April 1988) is a North Korean international football player. He played for Sobaeksu in the DPR Korea League.[1]

In summer 2009 together with other two players from Sobaeksu, An Il-bom and Myong Cha-hyon, he moved to Serbia and signed a one-year contract with FK Radnički Kragujevac.[2] After playing twice in the first six months, he was loaned to another club from same city, FK Erdoglija Kragujevac for the last six months.[3]

He has been a part of the North Korea national football team since 2010, and was filled in the squad at the 2011 Asian Cup as a non-used substitute. In 2014 he finally made his debut for the North Korean national team.[4]

References

  1. "Ri Kwang-il" (in Korean). naver.com.
  2. Korejanci na Čika Dači at FK Radnički 1923 official website, 31 August 2009, retrieved 24 January 2013 (Serbian)
  3. Profile at Srbijafudbal.
  4. Kwang-Il Ri at National-Football-Teams.com

External sources

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