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Pak Sung-hyok
North Korean footballer
- Fame49.5
- Momentum8.6
- Footballers rank#99
- Wikipedia279
Born 1990 · age 36
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Updated 2026-06-09
A North Korean footballer who made the 2010 World Cup squad — part of the most isolated national team in tournament history, with only one player from a European club in an era when every other nation had many.
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Pak Sung-hyok was named to North Korea's 23-man squad for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, held from 11 June to 11 July. The tournament marked a rare global stage for North Korean football, and the squad stood out for its isolation: it was the only team with just one player from a European club, Hong Yong-jo, at a time when every other nation had multiple European-based players. The preliminary squad of 30 was announced by 11 May, then cut to 23 by 1 June. Pak's presence captured the extreme insularity of North Korean football in a World Cup where even Nigeria fielded no domestic playe…
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- Sobaeksu Sports Club2009
- North Korea men's national football team2009
20092013
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| 2009 | 32 | 15 |
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Historical16.8
Source confidence60.0
Completeness45.0
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