Ahn Jung-hwan vs Ki Sung-yueng
South Korea against South Korea. The almanac states its case, the crowd votes, you decide.
Ahn Jung-hwan
South Korea · 1999–2006 · SS
- Almanac rating
- 84
- Rank in South Korea
- #8 of 33
- Caps
- 71 · 17 goals
- Clubs
- Busan IPark, Shimizu S-Pulse, Dalian Shide
In the 117th minute against Italy in Daejeon on 18 June 2002, he met Lee Young-pyo's cross with his head and sent the co-hosts into the quarter-finals, and Perugia terminated his contract the following day. Fourth place at that World Cup and selection in its All-Star team stand alongside the J1 League he won with Yokohama F. Marinos in 2004, the 1999 K League MVP award, and another World Cup goal against Togo in 2006. Career record: 71 caps and 17 goals for South Korea; club career at Busan IPark, Shimizu S-Pulse, Dalian Shide.
Ki Sung-yueng
South Korea · 2011–13 · CDM
- Almanac rating
- 84
- Rank in South Korea
- #10 of 33
- Caps
- 110 · 10 goals
- Clubs
- FC Seoul, Celtic, Swansea City A.F.C.
Thirty-two minutes into the 2011 Scottish Cup final at Hampden he hit a left-footed drive from 25 yards, the goal that opened Celtic's 3-0 win over Motherwell. The Scottish title followed in 2012, then Olympic bronze in London that August and the League Cup with Swansea City in 2013 after a club-record transfer, with 110 caps and the South Korea captaincy behind him. Career record: 110 caps and 10 goals for South Korea; club career at FC Seoul, Celtic, Swansea City A.F.C..
The verdict
The almanac cannot separate them: both are rated 84.
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