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Oh Hyeon-gyu
South Korean footballer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Oh Hyeon-gyu (Korean: 오현규; born 12 April 2001) is a South Korean professional footballer who plays as a striker for Belgian club Genk and the South Korea national team.
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Club career
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Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Oh made his professional debut in K League 1 with Suwon Samsung Bluewings during the 2019 season, making eleven league appearances.[4] He spent the next two seasons on loan at military club Sangju Sangmu (renamed Gimcheon Sangmu in 2021), where he served his military service.[5] He returned to the Bluewings in the 2022 season and was the club's top scorer with 13 league goals.[4]
Celtic
On 25 January 2023, Oh joined Scottish Premiership club Celtic for an undisclosed fee, reported to be in the region of £2.5 million, signing a five-year contract.[6][7] He was assigned the number 19 shirt.[8]
He made his debut on 29 January 2023, in a league game against Dundee United, replacing Kyogo Furuhashi in the 82nd minute of an eventual 2–0 win.[9] Then, he scored his first goal for the Bhoys on 11 February, in a 5–1 Scottish Cup win over St. Mirren.[10] Oh scored 11 goals during 36 league appearances including six starts, while usually playing as a substitute for main striker Furuhashi.[5] However, he did not get playing time for half a year after Adam Idah came to the team on a loan deal.[11]
Genk
On 14 July 2024, Oh signed a four-year contract with Belgian Pro League club Genk.[12] On 22 September, he scored his first goal for Genk in a 4–0 win over Dender. On 28 September, he led Genk's 2–1 win by scoring twice, while playing 31 minutes as a substitute in the next Pro League match against Mechelen.[5][13] He scored 1.33 goals per 90 minutes (9 goals in 610 minutes) as he played as a substitute for main striker Tolu Arokodare in his first season at Genk.[14]
In the summer of 2025, Oh had a medical examination in Germany after receiving an offer from Bundesliga club VfB Stuttgart. However, the condition of his cruciate ligament did not satisfy Stuttgart, and they requested to convert his permanent move into a loan deal. He suffered a cruciate ligament injury in his boyhood, but his knee had no problems during his professional career until this point. Genk refused the request and cancelled his transfer.[15][16] On 22 August, he scored his first goal at UEFA competitions in the UEFA Europa League play-off first leg against Lech Poznań, which ended in a 5–1 win.[17] On 25 September, he scored the winning goal in a 1–0 win over Rangers, the first league phase match at the Europa League.[18]
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International career
Oh represented South Korea at between under-14 and under-23 level.[3] On 11 November 2022, he made his senior international debut in a friendly against Iceland.[19] On 10 October 2024, he scored his first goal for the senior national team in a FIFA World Cup qualifier against Jordan, which ended in a 2–0 win.[3]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 5 October 2025[5]
- Includes Korean FA Cup, Scottish Cup, Belgian Cup
- Includes Scottish League Cup
- Appearances in K League promotion-relegation play-offs
- Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
International
- As of match played 9 September 2025[3]
- Scores and results list South Korea's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Oh goal.[3]
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Honours
Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Gimcheon Sangmu
Celtic[5]
Notes
- Played for Maetan Middle School from 2014 to 2016, and Maetan High School from 2017 to 2019, which were academies of Suwon Samsung Bluewings.
References
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