Joo Min-kyu

Joo Min-kyu is a South Korean football player who play as a striker for Daejeon Hana Citizen and the South Korea national team.

Club career

Joo was selected by Goyang Hi in the 2014 K League Challenge draft after graduating from Hanyang University.

On 8 January 2015, Joo moved to Seoul E-Land.

On 5 December 2016, Joo was loaned out to Sangju Sangmu.

On 4 January 2019, Joo moved to Korean giants, Ulsan Hyundai.

On 6 February 2020, Joo moved to Jeju United. He helped the club to win the 2020 K League 2 thus gaining promotion to the K League 1.
In the next season, Joo was the 2021 K League 1 top scorer with 22 goals helping his club to finished in fourth place. Joo was than named in the K League Best XI in the 2021 and 2022 season.

On 4 January 2023, Joo returned to Ulsan Hyundai. He helped the club to win the 2023 K League 1 while finishing as the league joint top scorer with Tiago Orobó. He was also named in the K League Best XI for the third consecutive time.

On 6 January 2025, Joo signed to fellow K League 1 club, Daejeon Hana Citizen for 2025 season.

Joo made his debut for the South Korea national team on 21 March 2024 in a 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Thailand in a 3−0 win at the Rajamangala Stadium. On 6 June 2024, He recorded a hat-trick of assists and scoring his first goal for South Korea in a 7–0 thrashing win against Singapore at the Singapore National Stadium.

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	6 June 2024	National Stadium, Kallang, Singapore		2–0	7–0	2026 FIFA World Cup qualification
2	10 September 2024	Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat, Oman		3–1	3–1	2026 FIFA World Cup qualification
3	7 July 2025	Yongin Mireu Stadium, Yongin, South Korea		2–0	3–0	2025 EAFF Championship

Jeju United

Ulsan HD

Individual