| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 30 May 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Chongjin, North Korea | ||
| Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | April 25 | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2017 | Pyongyang International Football School | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2019 | Pyongyang | ||
| 2019– | April 25 | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015–2017 | North Korea U17 | 10 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | North Korea U20 | 0 | (0) |
| 2023 | North Korea U23 | 0 | (0) |
| 2023– | North Korea | 0 | (0) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 June 2024 | |||
Sin Tae-song (Korean: 신대성; born 30 May 2000) is a North Korean professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for DPR Korea Premier Football League club April 25[1] and the North Korea national football team.
Early life[edit]
Sin was born in Chongjin of the North Hamgyong Province.[2] As a teenager, he studied at the Pyongyang International Football School,[3] a football academy in Pyongyang.[4]
Club career[edit]
In 2019, Sin left his old club Pyongyang and signed for domestic giants April 25.[5] On 4 November 2019, Sin made his continental debut in the 2019 AFC Cup final[6] after first-choice goalkeeper An Tae-song was sent off.[7] Issah Yakubu scored a towering header over him as April 25 finished runners-up of the tournament.
International career[edit]
Under-17[edit]
Sin was called up to the under-17 national team for the 2016 AFC U-16 Championship qualification rounds. He started in all three games and kept three clean sheets as North Korea qualified for the 2016 AFC U-16 Championship. He started in the first two group matches and was rested for the last as his side qualified for the quarter-finals where they faced off Oman. They beat them on penalties and qualified for the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup. They were knocked out in the semi-finals to Iran on penalties.
World Cup[edit]
Sin was the starting goalkeeper for the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup where North Korea lost all three matches.
Further youth call-ups[edit]
Sin was called up for the 2018 AFC U-19 Championship qualifiers in Vietnam[8] as a back-up. North Korea qualified to the finals but he failed to make a single appearance.[9][10][11]
Asian Games[edit]
After a four-year absence due to the pandemic, North Korea returned to the international scene at the 2022 Asian Games and Sin was one of the three goalkeepers to be called up to the squad.[12] North Korea would be knocked out by Japan in the quarter-finals.
Senior call-ups[edit]
Sin received his first call to the senior national team ahead of the World Cup Qualifiers matches against Syria and Myanmar.[13]
References[edit]
- ^ "【Scouting report】A country that pulled off a major upset at the FIFA World Cup and played a series of hard-fought qualifiers against Japan (FIFA World Cup 26™ / AFC Asian Cup Saudi Arabia 2027™ Preliminary Joint Qualification Round 2) - DPR Korea National Team". www.jfa.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 13 June 2024.
- ^ "Sin Tae Song - Soccer player profile & career statistics - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
- ^ Karatag, Oezguer. "Tae Song Sin (Sin Tae-song) Pyongyang International Football School Portari Football-Talent.com i". www.football-talent.com. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
- ^ France-Presse, Agence (15 November 2016). "Pyongyang International Football School: The academy aiming to produce North Korea's Lionel Messi". The National. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
- ^ "Tae-song Sin - - Aktuelles Spielerprofil". m-sport-bild-de.translate.goog (in German). Retrieved 13 June 2024.
- ^ "AFCS". stats.the-afc.com. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
- ^ "Lebanon's Al Ahed make history with AFC Cup win in Malaysia". Inside World Football. 7 November 2019. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
- ^ . 27 March 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180327150012/http://cms.the-afc.com/afcasfeeds?fixtureid=12001&stageid=451&tMode=C&view=ajax&show=matchsummary. Archived from the original on 27 March 2018. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
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- ^ "AFCS". stats.the-afc.com. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
- ^ "AFCS". stats.the-afc.com. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
- ^ ""Football Men's - Team Roster - (PRK) Democratic People's Republic of Korea"" (PDF). Hangzhou Asian Games Organizing Committee. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 October 2023. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
- ^ "2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers Syria vs DPR Korea". FIFA.