Oh Hyeon-gyu (; born 12 April 2001) is a South Korean professional footballer who plays as a forward for Süper Lig club Beşiktaş and the South Korea national team.
Club career Suwon Samsung Bluewings Oh made his professional debut in K League 1 with the Suwon Samsung Bluewings during the 2019 season, making eleven league appearances. He spent the next two seasons on loan at military club Sangju Sangmu (renamed Gimcheon Sangmu in 2021), during his duration of 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 around 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 victory. Then, he scored his first goal for the club 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 (9 goals in 610 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. He played as a main striker for Genk during the first half of the 2025–26 season, but his status at the club was lowered again after manager Thorsten Fink was sacked for poor results until December.
Beşiktaş
On 4 February 2026, Oh signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with Süper Lig club Beşiktaş, who paid a transfer fee of €14 million. On 8 February, he scored an equaliser and won a penalty in his first Süper Lig match against Alanyaspor, which ended in a 2–2 draw. He also scored a goal in each of the two subsequent matches against İstanbul Başakşehir and Göztepe, becoming the first-ever Beşiktaş player to score in all of the first three matches.
International career Oh represented South Korea at between the 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.
Oh was included in the South Korea squad ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup. On 11 June, Oh scored the decisive second goal against the Czech Republic in his country's first group stage match, leading to an eventual 2–1 victory.
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsSuwon Samsung Bluewings2019K League 111010———1202021K League 12000———202022K League 1361310——213914Total491320——215314Gimcheon Sangmu (draft)2020K League 15200———522021K League 233522———357Total38722———409Celtic2022–23Scottish Premiership1664110——2172023–24Scottish Premiership205100050—265Total3611511050—4712Genk2024–25Belgian Pro League36953———41122025–26Belgian Pro League20620—104—3210Total561573—104—7322Beşiktaş2025–26Süper Lig13632———1682026–27Süper Lig6000—71—131Total19632—71—299Career total19852198102252124266
International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsSouth Korea2022102023602024822025942026102Total348
Scores and results list South Korea's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Oh goal.
+ List of international goals scored by Oh Hyeon-gyuNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1 10 October 2024 Amman International Stadium, Amman, Jordan 2–0 2–0 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification2 15 October 2024 Yongin Mireu Stadium, Yongin, South Korea 2–1 3–2 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification3 5 June 2025 Basra International Stadium, Basra, Iraq 2–0 2–0 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification4 10 June 2025 Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul, South Korea 3–0 4–0 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification5 9 September 2025 Geodis Park, Nashville, United States 2–1 2–2 Friendly6 14 October 2025 Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul, South Korea 2–0 2–0 Friendly7 11 June 2026 Estadio Akron, Zapopan, Mexico 2–1 2–1 2026 FIFA World Cup8 24 September 2026 Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon, South Korea 1–0 3–0 Friendly
Honours Suwon Samsung Bluewings Korean FA Cup: 2019
Gimcheon Sangmu K League 2: 2021
Celtic Scottish Premiership: 2022–23, 2023–24 Scottish Cup: 2022–23, 2023–24 Scottish League Cup: 2022–23
Individual K League Goal of the Month: September 2022 Süper Lig Goal of the Month: February 2026
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References
External links
Oh Hyeongyu – National Team stats at KFA