Park Seung-soo (; born 17 March 2007) is a South Korean footballer who plays as a winger for Newcastle United U21.
Club career Park joined the youth academy of South Korean side Suwon Samsung Bluewings and was promoted to the club's senior team ahead of the 2024 season. While playing for Suwon at the K League 2, he scored his first professional goal in a 1–1 home draw with Ansan Greeners on 30 June 2024 and became the youngest player to score in South Korean professional football.
Following his stint at Suwon, on 24 July 2025, he signed for the academy of Premier League club Newcastle United. He made a total of three unofficial appearances at the senior team against K League All-Stars, Tottenham Hotspur and Espanyol during the pre-season. On 16 August, he was officially included in the senior squad for the first time in their Premier League opener against Aston Villa.
International career Park is a South Korea youth international. During February 2025, he played for the South Korea national under-20 team at the 2025 AFC U-20 Asian Cup.
Style of play Park is a right-footed player and plays as a left winger. He was noted for his pace and dribbling skills in his peer group.
2026 Asian Games military exemption controversy Park secured an exemption for mandatory military service following South Korea's gold medal win at the 2026 Asian Games. Following the match, Park uploaded a selfie wearing a military discharge cap. The incident resulted in lawmakers calling for the military service benefit granted for Asian Games gold medals to be reconsidered. He has since apologized for his action.
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsSuwon Samsung Bluewings2024K League 214110—1512025K League 211020—130Total25130—281Newcastle United U212025–26——6060Career total2513060341
Honours South Korea U23 Asian Games: 2026
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