Lim Sung-jin

In this Korean name, the family name is Lim.

Lim Sung-jin (Korean: 임성진; born January 11, 1999) is a South Korean indoor volleyball player. He plays as an outside hitter for Uijeongbu KB Insurance Stars in the V-League.

Lim Sung-jin
Lim in 2024
Personal information
Born	(1999-01-11) January 11, 1999 (age 26) Jecheon, South Korea
Height	195 cm (6 ft 5 in)
Weight	85 kg (187 lb)
College / University	Sungkyunkwan University
Volleyball information
Position	Outside hitter
Career
Years Teams 2020–2025 Suwon KEPCO Vixtorm 2025– Uijeongbu KB Insurance Stars
National team
South Korea under-19 2017 South Korea Senior 2022- present
Korean name
Hangul	임성진
Hanja	林盛進
RR	Im Seongjin
MR	Im Sŏngjin

Early life and senior career

Lim Sung-jin was born on January 11, 1999, in Jecheon, North Chungcheong Province.^[1][2] He attended Yongdu Elementary School before transferring to Uirim Elementary, where he began playing volleyball.^[3] He enrolled at Jecheon Middle and Jecheon Industrial High School.^[4] In 2017, Lim was credited for playing a pivotal role in his high school's advancement in the Yeonggwang Cup Volleyball Championship.^[5] Lee Da-rae of Insight named his one of the best attackers on the team and a rising star of the next generation.^[6]

Lim was admitted to Sungkyunkwan University in 2018.^[7] At that year's National University Volleyball Tournament, he was credited in part for the institution's 3–0 victory in the inaugural match against Chosun University.^[8] As a third-year student, Lim applied for the 2020–2021 Korea Volleyball Federation (KOVO) Male Rookie Player Draft and signed with Suwon KEPCO Vixtorm as the second-round pick.^[9] He became a free agent at the end of the 2024–25 season, soon joining Uijeongbu KB Insurance Stars.^[10]

International career

Lim was selected for the South Korea men's national under-19 volleyball team to compete in the 2017 FIVB Volleyball Boys' U19 World Championship.^[11] In the preliminary round against Bangladesh, he scored ten points, the third-most on his team.^[12] In the quarterfinals, Lim's thirteen points was credited in part for his team's victory against Taiwan.^[13] He was viewed as one of the driving forces that led the team to the tournament's semi-finals.^[14]

Playing style and image

Lim plays as a opposite hitter who has been noted for his strengths in offense and defense.^[5][15] He played as a left-side hitter from high school; his frequency of attacks decreased in university, while the number of times serving and receiving the ball increased.^[9] Together with Lim Dong-hyuk [ko], they have been dubbed "treasures" and the "national duo" of South Korean volleyball.^[16][17] He is also referred to as "Suwon's prince".^[15] Lim cites Song Hui-chae and Jung Ji-seok as his role models.^[3][18]