Seo-In Kim

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Seo-In Kim
Personal information
Full name Seo-In Kim
Date of birth (1995-04-18) 18 April 1995 (age 28)
Place of birth Seongnam, South Korea
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Position(s) Attacking Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Lexington
Number 11
Youth career
2010–2013 Sporting Kansas City
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2013–2015 Duke Blue Devils 37 (2)
2015–2017 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos 41 (2)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018 SIMA Águilas 5 (1)
2018–2019 Qormi 12 (0)
2019 → Zápy (loan) 3 (0)
2020 Oakland Roots 2 (1)
2021–2022 Chicago House 15 (0)
2023– Lexington SC 27 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 16, 2023

Seo-In Kim (born 18 April 1995) is a South Korean footballer who plays as a midfielder for Lexington in USL League One.

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Early life

Kim was born on April 18, 1995, in Seongnam, South Korea to Brian Jin and Jennifer Sunhee Kim. Soon after, he and his family emigrated from Korea and settled in Overland Park, Kansas. Seo-In Kim has one older brother who also played soccer at the Division 1 collegiate level for the University of Tulsa and the United States Air Force Academy.

Youth and college career

Youth career

Seo-In Kim was a member of the US Youth Soccer Olympic Development Program. He made appearances in the Region II team in 2008 and 2009. [1] [2]

In 2008, Seo-In Kim was invited to the U14 US Men's National Team camp in Boston, Massachusetts.

Seo-In Kim played for Blue Valley West High School in Overland Park, Kansas. In his 3 active years, Seo-In Kim had a successful high school career. In his sophomore year, the Jaguars won the 2010 6A Kansas State Championship. [3] [4] At the time, Top Drawer Soccer ranked Kim #23 nationally.

Starting his youth career with the Kansas City Legends soccer club's Academy [5] team, Kim was selected to play for the Sporting Kansas City Academy. During his time at the academy, He was frequently brought up to train with the Major League Soccer first team and made three appearances with the MLS reserve team against KC Brass, Real Salt Lake, and Chicago Fire. In 2011, he attended the U17 Generations Adidas Cup. The following season, Kim was brought up to the U18 squad by head coach, Paul Rideout, making him the youngest player rostered. In 2013, Sporting Kansas City nominated Seo-In Kim for the US Soccer Federation's Young Male Athlete of the Year Award. In his last season with Sporting, Seo-In started 20 matches and scored 3 goals. Kim was ranked #1 in Kansas and in the Midwest Region. He was also ranked #63 nationally by TopDrawerSoccer.com. [6]

Duke University

During his time at Duke University, Seo-In Kim made 37 appearances and 14 starts. [7] Kim played in all 19 games his rookie season (2013) registering him 4 assists. His sophomore season, Kim made 18 appearances and 5 starts earning him 2 goals and 1 assist.

University of California, Santa Barbara

Seo-In Kim transferred to UCSB following his sophomore season at Duke University. In 2015, he ended his junior year with 22 appearances, 2 goals, and 1 assist. Highlighting his UCSB career, Kim scored a diving header against Blue Green Rivals, Cal Poly. Seo-In scored the opening goal against Clemson during the 2015 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament. Kim utilized a medical redshirt for the 2016 season due to an ACL tear. In 2017, he played his senior season appearing in all 19 matches. [8]

Professional career

SIMA Águilas

In 2018, Seo-In Kim briefly played for SIMA Águilas in the USL League 2. [9] In his time there he played in 5 games and registered 1 goal. Kim was brought in by Michael Potempa in anticipation of Orlando City B's return to USL League 1.

Qormi F.C.

In July 2018, Kim signed for Qormi F.C. of the Maltese Premier League. [10] He started in 11 matches out of 12 appearances, one being in the Maltese FA Trophy.[ citation needed ] Kim was selected as Man of the Match during Week 1 and 8.[ citation needed ] In January 2019, Qormi announced that Kim was not retained. [11] Kim requested for his release from Qormi FC and became a free agent on January 4, 2019.[ citation needed ]

SK Zápy

Kim joined Czech club SK Zápy in Spring 2019. [12]

Oakland Roots SC

In July 2020, Kim signed with Oakland Roots SC of the National Independent Soccer Association ahead of the team's Fall 2020 season. [13]

Lexington SC

On 23 January 2023, Kim signed with Lexington SC of USL League One as part of the club's inaugural season. [14]

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References

  1. ↑ "1995 Rosters | US Youth Soccer ODP Boys Thanksgiving Interregional | US Youth Soccer". www.usyouthsoccer.org. Retrieved 2018-09-23.
  2. ↑ "1995 Rosters | 2008 US Youth Soccer ODP Boys Thanksgiving Interregional | US Youth Soccer". www.usyouthsoccer.org. Retrieved 2018-09-23.
  3. ↑ https://district.bluevalleyk12.org/ParentsAndStudents/FormsAndDocsAthleticsActivities2/stateChampionships.pdf [ dead link ]
  4. ↑ http://www.kshsaa.org/Publications/Records.pdf [ bare URL PDF ]
  5. ↑ "Boys Alumni". Kansas City Legends. Retrieved 2022-01-22.
  6. ↑ "Seo-In Kim". UC Santa Barbara. Retrieved 2018-09-23.
  7. ↑ "Seo-In Kim Bio". goduke.com. Retrieved 2018-09-23.
  8. ↑ "Seo-In Kim". UC Santa Barbara. Retrieved 2018-09-23.
  9. ↑ "SIMA Aguilas – 2018 Regular Season – Statistics". www.mvasima.com. Retrieved 2018-09-23.
  10. ↑ Busuttil, Antoine (July 25, 2018). "Another new signing for Qormi". maltafootball.com. Retrieved May 21, 2019.
  11. ↑ Busuttil, Antoine (January 11, 2019). "Qormi FC Present New Signings". maltafootball.com. Retrieved May 21, 2019.
  12. ↑ "SK Zápy – TJ Jiskra Domažlice" (PDF). SK Zápy (in Czech). April 7, 2019. Retrieved May 21, 2019.
  13. ↑ "Roots Add South Korean Born Seo-in Kim Ahead of the 2020 Fall NISA Season". Oakland Roots SC. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  14. ↑ "Midfielder Seo-in "Soso" Kim signs with Lexington Sporting Club". lexsporting.com. 23 January 2023.

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