Oh Hyeon-gyu


Oh Hyeon-gyu 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

Suwon Samsung Bluewings

Oh made his professional debut in K League 1 with Suwon Samsung Bluewings during the 2019 season, making eleven league appearances. He spent the next two seasons on loan at military club Sangju Sangmu, where he served his military service. He returned to the Bluewings in the 2022 season and was the club's top scorer with 13 league goals.

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. He was assigned the number 19 shirt.
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. Then, he scored his first goal for the Bhoys on 11 February, in a 5–1 Scottish Cup win over St. Mirren. Oh scored 11 goals during 36 league appearances including six starts, while usually playing as a substitute for main striker Furuhashi. However, he did not get playing time for half a year after Adam Idah came to the team on a loan deal.

Genk

On 14 July 2024, Oh signed a four-year contract with Belgian Pro League club Genk. 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. He scored 1.33 goals per 90 minutes as he played as a substitute for main striker Tolu Arokodare in his first season at Genk.
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. 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. On 25 September, he scored the winning goal in a 1–0 win over Rangers, the first league phase match at the Europa League.

International career

Oh represented South Korea at between under-14 and under-23 level. On 11 November 2022, he made his senior international debut in a friendly against Iceland. 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.

Career statistics

International

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
110 October 2024Amman International Stadium, Amman, Jordan2–02–02026 FIFA World Cup qualification
215 October 2024Yongin Mireu Stadium, Yongin, South Korea2–13–22026 FIFA World Cup qualification
35 June 2025Basra International Stadium, Basra, Iraq2–02–02026 FIFA World Cup qualification
410 June 2025Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul, South Korea3–04–02026 FIFA World Cup qualification
59 September 2025Geodis Park, Nashville, United States2–12–2Friendly
614 October 2025Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul, South Korea2–02–0Friendly

Honours

Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Gimcheon Sangmu
Celtic
Individual
  • K League Goal of the Month: September 2022