| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 17 March 2007 | ||
| Place of birth | Seoul, South Korea[1] | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Newcastle United | ||
| Number | 64 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2023 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | ||
| 2025– | Newcastle United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024–2025 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 25 | (1) |
| 2025– | Newcastle United | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023 | South Korea U17 | 5 | (0) |
| 2025 | South Korea U20 | 5 | (1) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12 July 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 26 February 2025 | |||
Park Seung-soo (Korean: 박승수; born 17 March 2007) is a South Korean professional footballer who plays as a winger for Newcastle United and formerly the Suwon Bluewings,[2][3][4][5] a South Korean football club based in Suwon that competes in the K League 2, the second tier of South Korean football.
Club career
[edit]As a youth player, Park joined the youth academy of South Korean side Suwon Samsung Bluewings and was promoted to the club's senior team ahead of the 2024 season, where he made twenty-five league appearances and scored one goal. On 30 June 2024, he scored his first goal for the club during a 1–1 home draw with Ansan Greeners in the league.[6]
Following his stint there, on 24 July 2025, he signed for Premier League side Newcastle United where he was assigned to play with under-21 team.[7]
He appeared in a Premier League matchday squad for the first time on 16 August, 2025 in the season opener against Aston Villa. [8]
International career
[edit]Park is a South Korea youth international. During February 2025, he played for the South Korea national under-20 football team at the 2025 AFC U-20 Asian Cup.
Style of play
[edit]Park plays as a winger and is right-footed. South Korean news website wrote in 2025 that he "[is] powerful and direct... [and has] good dribbling skills and can take on and beat players".[9]
References
[edit]- ^ Park Seung-soo at Soccerway
- ^ "Team news: Seung-soo Park and Aaron Ramsdale handed first Magpies starts - Newcastle United". www.newcastleunited.com. Retrieved 2025-08-12.
- ^ Gorrie, Jonathan (2025-07-17). "Newcastle United transfer news & rumours amid Hugo Ekitike talks as medical 'completed'". Geordie Boot Boys. Retrieved 2025-07-18.
- ^ TeddySonMaverick (2025-06-27). "Bayern Munich among clubs looking at South Korean youngster Park Seung-soo". Bavarian Football Works. Retrieved 2025-07-18.
- ^ "Newcastle United agree exciting deal as forward arrives in UK to undergo medical". NewcastleWorld. 2025-07-17. Retrieved 2025-07-18.
- ^ "Who is Seung-soo Park? Newcastle's third summer signing reacts to confirmed transfer with future plan revealed". Sports Mole. 24 July 2025. Retrieved 26 July 2025.
- ^ "Newcastle United sign Seung-soo Park". NewcastleUnited.com. 24 July 2025.
- ^ "Aston Villa v Newcastle team news: Rogers starts, Malen benched". fantasyfootballscout.co.uk. 16 August 2025.
- ^ "Who is Park Seung-soo, Newcastle United's latest signing?". K League United. 24 July 2025. Retrieved 26 July 2025.