Do Dong-hyun

Do Dong-hyun
Personal information
Full name Do Dong-hyun
Date of birth (1993-11-19) 19 November 1993
Place of birth South Korea
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position Winger / Striker / Attacking Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 UiTM FC
Number 10
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2013 Brisbane Roar 3 (0)
2013–2014 FC Gifu 5 (0)
2014 NorthEast United 8 (0)
2015–2016 East Bengal FC 32 (19)
2017 – UiTM FC 12 (10)
National team
2011 South Korea U20 2 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17 November 2016.

Do Dong-hyun (born 19 November 1993) is a South Korean footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for UiTM FC in Malaysia Premier League.

Club career

Do signed a three-year deal with Australian A-League club Brisbane Roar on 17 July 2012, making him the youngest player to occupy a Visa spot in the A-League.[1]

On 17 July 2013, Dong-Hyun signed for J2 League team FC Gifu, where he made 5 appearances for the team.[2]

Dong-Hyun was drafted by NorthEast United in the Inaugural Indian Super League draft on 21 August 2014.[3]

He joined East Bengal in 2015 for the 2015–16 I-League. Do started the season for the Kolkata-based team in the 2015 Calcutta Football League where scored 12 goals in 10 matches, helping his team to the title, including a brace (both from free-kicks) in the 4–0 derby win over Mohun Bagan.

He made his I-League debut for East Bengal on 10 January 2016 and recorded an assist in East Bengal's 3–1 win over Sporting Club de Goa. He also played an important role in the return league of 2015-16 I-League in the match against arch rivals Mohun Bagan as he scored two goals one from a spot-kick and the other one by dancing past two defenders at Kanchenjunga Stadium of Siliguri.

On 17 November 2016 it was announced that Do had been released by East Bengal after failing to impress head coach Trevor Morgan.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Brisbane sign South Korean Do". Football Federation Australia. 7 October 2012. Archived from the original on 20 July 2012. Retrieved 17 July 2012.
  2. ↑ "Notice new signing Dong-Hyun" (in Japanese).
  3. ↑ "ISL: Foreign strikers grab all the attention". http://www.starsports.com. starsports. 21 August 2014. Retrieved 21 August 2014. External link in |website= (help)
  4. ↑ "East Bengal part ways with South Korean Do Dong-hyun". Times of India. 17 November 2016. Retrieved 17 November 2016.


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