Do Dong-hyun (; ; born 20 November 1993) is a South Korean professional footballer who plays mainly as left winger but can also play as an attacking midfielder.
Club career Brisbane Roar Do signed a three-year deal with Australian A-League club Brisbane Roar on 17 July 2012, making him the youngest player to occupy a Visa spot in the A-League.Roar sign Korean attacker Do Dong-Hyun http://www.news.com.au/sport/football/roar-sign-korean-attacker-do-dong-hyun/news-story/b56c9b12b193ac322444f64644d33a88 He never made as a club starter during his season debut and only made 3 appearances as a substitute. For some bitter reason, Do could not continue with the side and was released from the club in July 2013.
FC Gifu On 17 July 2013, Do signed for J2 League team FC Gifu, where he made 5 appearances for the team.
NorthEast United Dong-Hyun was drafted by NorthEast United in the Inaugural Indian Super League draft on 21 August 2014.
East Bengal On 27 June 2015, Do signed a one-year contract with an I-League Kolkata based club East Bengal for the 2015–16 I-League season. The club is under newly appointed East Bengal coach Biswajit Bhattacharya.i-League Trasnsfers: East Bengal sign South Korean winger Do Dong Hyun http://www.abcdfootball.com/2015/06/east-bengal-sign-do-dong-hyun.html East Bengal signs Do Dong Hyun as their third foreign player https://www.saddahaq.com/east-bengal-signs-do-dong-hyun-as-their-third-foreign-player
Do started the season in the 2015 Calcutta Football League where he scored 12 goals in 10 appearances, helping his team to clinch the title, including a brace in the 4–0 derby win over Mohun Bagan where he scored 2 goals both from a free kick.
He made his I-League debut for East Bengal on 10 January 2016 and recorded an assist in East Bengal's 3–1 win over Sporting Club de Goa. He also played an important role in the return league of 2015–16 I-League in the match against arch rivals Mohun Bagan as he scored two goals one from a spot-kick and the other one by dancing past two defenders at Kanchenjunga Stadium of Siliguri.
On 17 November 2016 it was announced that Do had been released by East Bengal after failing to impress head coach Trevor Morgan.Korean striker Do-Dong Hyun officially released by East Bengal https://khelnow.com/news/article/korean_striker_do_dong_hyun_officially_released_by_east_bengal DO DONG HYUN to be RELEASED before I-League http://eastbengaltherealpower.com/news/do-dong-hyun-to-be-released-before-ileague East Bengal 'forced' to end Do Dong-hyun's stay at club https://www.mykhel.com/football/east-bengal-forced-end-do-dong-hyun-s-stay-at-club-011889.html
UiTM On 11 January 2017, Do signed a one-year contract with Malaysian Liga Premier side UiTM. He made his Liga Premier debut in a 1–1 draw against Kuala Lumpur on 3 February 2017. Do made 29 appearances and 16 goals during his debut season with UiTM. On 24 November 2017, Do had already been offered a contract extension to stay with the club but he has refused.
Kelantan On 23 November 2017, Do signed a two-year contract with the Malaysian Malaysia Super League side Kelantan.Kelantan ikat Dong-Hyun https://www.utusan.com.my/mobile/sukan/bola-sepak/kelantan-ikat-dong-hyun-1.559061 Do Dong-hyun pemain import kedua Kelantan https://www.sinarharian.com.my/sukan/do-dong-hyun-pemain-import-kedua-kelantan-1.761571 Do made his league debut for Kelantan in 2–1 defeat to Melaka United on 3 February 2018. On 6 February 2018, Do scored his first goal for Kelantan in a 1–1 draw against Terengganu. Do scored a hat trick in 3–2 win over Perak on 24 February 2018 at Sultan Muhammad IV Stadium.
Terengganu After being frozen out of the Kelantan first team as a result of new head coach Fajr Ibrahim reshuffling of the team, Do signed with rivals Terengganu F.C. II until the end of the 2018 season.
Gyeongnam FC In 2019, Dong-hyun joined K League 1 side Gyeongnam FC.
Jinju Citizen FC In 2022 season, he joined K4 League side Jinju Citizen FC for his military service as a social service agent.
International career Do made 2 appearances for South Korea U20 in 2012 AFC U-19 Championship qualification. His debut was in 1–0 defeat against Thailand U20 on 31 October 2011. Do scored a hat trick in an 18–0 win over Guam U20 on 2 November 2011.
Career statistics
Club
Calcutta Football League: Premier Division Group A result http://kolkatafootball.com/ifa_cfl_2015_premier_divn/group_a.html#horizontalTab4 + Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCupLeague CupContinentalTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsBrisbane Roar2012–13A-League300000–30Total300000–30FC Gifu2013J2 League200000–202014J2 League300000–30Total500000–50NorthEast United2014Indian Super League800000–80Total800000–80East Bengal2015–16CFL Premier A1012 - - - --1012I-League1332100–1542016CFL Premier A94--00–94Total32192100–3420UiTM2017Malaysia Premier League22132152–2916Total22132152–2916Kelantan2018Malaysia Super League641000–74Total641000–74Terengganu2018Malaysia Super League400000–40Total400000–40Career Total8036231752––10855
Honours Individual East Bengal "Player of the Season Award": 2016
References
External links
Do Dong-hyun at National Team stats at KFA