Kim Ki Min

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Kim Ki Min
Date of birth (1997-08-05) 5 August 1997 (age 26)
Place of birth South Korea
Height1.8 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight88 kg (13 st 12 lb; 194 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fly-half
Current team KEPCO
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2019-2022
2022-
KAFAC
KEPCO
??
9
(??)
(122)
Correct as of 3 June 2023
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2016
2019-
South Korea under-19
South Korea
2
5
(15)
(25)
Correct as of 3 June 2023
National sevens team(s)
YearsTeamComps
2020 South Korea

Kim Ki Min (born 5 August 1997) is a South Korean rugby union and sevens player who plays for KEPCO in the Korea Super Rugby League. [1] [2]

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Career

Club career

Ki Min spent time at KAFAC during his national service, before joining rival Korea Super Rugby League side KEPCO in 2022. [3] He started in both the 2022 and 2023 Korea Super Rugby League finals, winning both. [4] [5]

International career

He started in all of South Korea under-19's Asia Rugby Under 19 Division 1 matches. Including starting and scoring two conversions in the final against the United Arab Emirates. [6]

He is a member of the South Korea Sevens team, recently competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics. [7] He has also featured for the South Korea rugby union team 5 times. He was recently named in the South Korea squad for the 2023 Asia Rugby Championship. [8] [9]

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References

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