Kim Ju-Sung · career
Ju-Sung Kim
Center Back · Sanfrecce Hiroshima · season-by-season, by competition, and every match.
Career report
Below his 2024/25 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Peak: 2024/25Holding levelRemarkably consistent
The record covers 5 seasons (2020/21–2025/26) across 3 clubs, including a move abroad — 96 appearances with 5 goal contributions from defence.
His best campaign on record is 2024/25 at FC Seoul — Season rating 26, 0 goals and 0 assists in 25 games. Output has held steady across his last 3 full seasons (20 → 18). The gap to his peak is 8 Season points.
Season-to-season output barely moves — his form has stayed within a tight band (±6 points) across 5 campaigns.
By season
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Rating | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2025/26 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 8 | 1 | 1 | 47 | 18 |
| 2025/26 | FC Seoul | 23 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 10 |
| 2024/25 | FC Seoul | 25 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 26 |
| 2023/24 | FC Seoul | 38 | 2 | 1 | 56 | 20 |
| 2022/23 | FC Seoul | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2022/23 | Gimcheon Sangmu FC | 12 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 7 |
| 2021/22 | Gimcheon Sangmu FC | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2020/21 | FC Seoul | 13 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 17 |
| 2019/20 | FC Seoul | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
International
| Side | Season | Competition | Apps | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Korea Republic U23 | 2022/23 | AFC U23 Asian Cup | 3 | 0 |
| Korea Republic U20 | 2019/20 | World Cup - U20 | 1 | 0 |
| South Korea | 2026/27 | World Cup - Qualification Asia | 1 | 0 |
| 2026/27 | Friendlies | 1 | 0 | |
| 2025/26 | EAFF E-1 Football Championship | 2 | 1 | |
| 2025/26 | Friendlies | 2 | 0 | |
| 2023/24 | Friendlies | 1 | 0 | |
| 2022/23 | EAFF E-1 Football Championship | 1 | 0 |
Honours
K League 2×2EAFF E-1 Football Championship×3FIFA U20 World Cup×2Korea Cup×2
By competition
| Competition | Apps | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J1 League | 7 | 582 | 0 | 0 | 6.8 |
| World Cup - Qualification Asiaat South Korea | 1 | 93 | 0 | 1 | 7.9 |
| Friendliesat South Korea | 1 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
Schedule · 2025/26
13 played5 unused sub47 not in squad· 1012 min, 1g 1a
Also spent part of this season at FC Seoul, South Korea, FC Seoul — those games aren't in this club's schedule.
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Res | Status | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 18 | Friendlies Clubs | A FK Jablonec | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jan 23 | Friendlies Clubs | A CSKA 1948 | 4-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jan 23 | Friendlies Clubs | A CSKA 1948 | 4-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jan 24 | Friendlies Clubs | A Cracovia Krakow | 2-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Feb 8 | Super Cup | A Vissel Kobe | 2-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Feb 16 | J1 League | A Machida Zelvia | 2-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Feb 23 | J1 League | H Yokohama F. Marinos | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Feb 26 | J1 League | A Shimizu S-pulse | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Mar 2 | J1 League | H Yokohama FC | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Mar 16 | J1 League | H Kashiwa Reysol | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Mar 29 | J1 League | A Kyoto Sanga | 0-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Apr 2 | J1 League | H Kashima | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Apr 6 | J1 League | H Cerezo Osaka | 2-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Apr 12 | J1 League | H Fagiano Okayama | 0-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Apr 20 | J1 League | A Nagoya Grampus | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Apr 25 | J1 League | A Urawa | 0-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Apr 29 | J1 League | H Albirex Niigata | 0-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| May 3 | J1 League | H Avispa Fukuoka | 2-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| May 7 | J1 League | A Shonan Bellmare | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| May 11 | J1 League | A Gamba Osaka | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| May 17 | J1 League | H Tokyo Verdy | 2-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| May 25 | J1 League | A FC Tokyo | 3-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| May 31 | J1 League | H Kawasaki Frontale | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jun 4 | J-League Cup | A Avispa Fukuoka | 0-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jun 8 | J-League Cup | H Avispa Fukuoka | 2-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jun 11 | Emperor Cup | H Saga LIXIL | 3-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jun 14 | J1 League | A Kashima | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jun 22 | J1 League | A Yokohama FC | 4-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jun 28 | J1 League | H Nagoya Grampus | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 2 | J1 League | A Vissel Kobe | 0-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 5 | J1 League | A Fagiano Okayama | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 16 | Emperor Cup | H Fujieda MYFC | 5-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 20 | J1 League | A Albirex Niigata | 2-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 6 | Emperor Cup | H Shimizu S-pulse | 3-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 10 | J1 League | H Shimizu S-pulse | 0-0 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Aug 16 | J1 League | H Gamba Osaka | 1-0 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Aug 20 | J1 League | H Vissel Kobe | 0-1 | Played | 32 | 6.6 | ||
| Aug 23 | J1 League | A Tokyo Verdy | 3-0 | Played | 77 | 6.9 | ||
| Aug 27 | Emperor Cup | A Nagoya Grampus | 4-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 31 | J1 League | A Cerezo Osaka | 1-1 | Played | 90 | 1 | 7.3 | |
| Sep 3 | J-League Cup | A Shonan Bellmare | 2-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 7 | J-League Cup | H Shonan Bellmare | 4-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 12 | J1 League | H Kyoto Sanga | 1-1 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Sep 16 | AFC Champions League Elite | A Melbourne City | 2-0 | Played | 67 | 7.2 | ||
| Sep 23 | J1 League | A Kashiwa Reysol | 0-0 | Played | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| Sep 27 | J1 League | A Avispa Fukuoka | 2-1 | Played | 90 | 7.9 | ||
| Sep 30 | AFC Champions League Elite | H SHANGHAI SIPG | 1-1 | Played | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| Oct 4 | J1 League | H Machida Zelvia | 2-1 | Played | 90 | 1 | 7.9 | |
| Oct 8 | J-League Cup | A Yokohama FC | 2-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Oct 12 | J-League Cup | H Yokohama FC | 2-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Oct 17 | J1 League | H FC Tokyo | 0-0 | Played | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| Oct 21 | AFC Champions League Elite | A Ulsan Hyundai FC | 0-1 | Played | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| Oct 25 | J1 League | A Yokohama F. Marinos | 0-3 | Played | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| Nov 1 | J-League Cup | A Kashiwa Reysol | 3-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Nov 4 | AFC Champions League Elite | H Gangwon FC | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Nov 9 | J1 League | H Urawa | 3-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Nov 16 | Emperor Cup | A Vissel Kobe | 0-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Nov 25 | AFC Champions League Elite | A Chengdu Better City | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Nov 30 | J1 League | A Kawasaki Frontale | 2-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Dec 6 | J1 League | H Shonan Bellmare | 2-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Dec 10 | AFC Champions League Elite | H Shanghai Shenhua | 1-0 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Feb 10 | AFC Champions League Elite | H Johor Darul Takzim FC | 2-1 | Played | 90 | 7.5 | ||
| Feb 17 | AFC Champions League Elite | A FC Seoul | 2-2 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Mar 4 | AFC Champions League Elite | A Johor Darul Takzim FC | 1-3 | Played | 26 | 4.2 | ||
| Mar 11 | AFC Champions League Elite | H Johor Darul Takzim FC | 1-0 | Not in squad | — |