Na Sang-ho


Na Sang-ho is a South Korean professional footballer who plays as a winger for J1 League club Machida Zelvia and the South Korea national team.
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Club career

In 2015, Na graduated from Kumho High School, which had a youth football club of K League club Gwangju FC, and then entered Dankook University's football team. After playing for Dankook University for two years, in 2017, Na returned to Gwangju FC, joining their senior team. He experienced relegation in his first professional season, but became the Most Valuable Player and the top goalscorer at the K League 2 the next year.
Prior to the 2019 season, he joined J1 League club FC Tokyo. In the first half of the season, he played as a substitute, playing for 339 minutes in 13 matches. He was expected to become one of main players after teammate Takefusa Kubo left for Spain in June, but his status at Tokyo was not improved until the end of the season.
On 8 June 2020, he was loaned to K League 1 club Seongnam FC. He joined Seongnam in the middle of the season, but became the club's top scorer. He performed a key role in avoiding Seongnam's relegation.
Since 2021, Na joined another K League 1 club FC Seoul, playing as a main winger for them. He captained the club since the second half of the 2022 season, and received the K League Player of the Month award twice during the 2023 season. However, he failed to lead his team to the top six at the league for three years, and had to face Seoul fans' criticisms along with his teammates.
On 4 January 2024, Na joined newly-promoted J1 League club Machida Zelvia on a permanent deal. On 22 November 2025, he came on as a 65th-minute substitute in the 2025 Emperor's Cup final against Vissel Kobe, and defended the club's 3–1 lead until the end of the match.

International career

Na won a gold medal with the South Korea under-23 national team at the [Football at the 2018 Football at the Asian Games|Asian Games – Men's tournament|2018 Asian Games].
After becoming a gold medalist at the Asian Games, Na started to be used at the senior national team under manager Paulo Bento. He scored his first senior international goal in a World Cup qualifier against Turkmenistan on 10 September 2019, and won the 2019 EAFF E-1 Football Championship. He could not participate at the 2019 AFC Asian Cup due to an injury, but left good impressions at the national team in 2019.
However, Na underperformed in matches prior to the 2022 FIFA World Cup, bringing Korean fans anxieties. Bento called him up for the tournament, trusting him continuously despite the criticisms. He showed energetic movements against Uruguay and Ghana, getting a good press at the tournament.

Career statistics

International

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
110 September 2019Köpetdag Stadium, Ashgabat, Turkmenistan1–02–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification
211 December 2019Busan Asiad Main Stadium, Busan, South Korea2–02–02019 EAFF Championship

Honours

Machida Zelvia
South Korea U23
South Korea
Individual