Paik Seung-ho

Paik Seung-ho is exactly the kind of quietly elite midfielder who doesn't get nearly enough hype outside of hardcore football circles, and that genuinely frustrates me. Born in Seoul in 1997 and briefly schooled in the Suwon Samsung Bluewings youth setup, he came up through the Barcelona academy system, which alone tells you the technical ceiling this guy has. He's been a fixture in the South Korea national team setup and carved out a solid career in Spain, Germany and the K League before landing at Birmingham City in the EFL Championship. At 29 he's in his prime years as a box-to-box presence, and the combination of his La Masia polish with that relentless Korean work ethic makes him genuinely fun to watch. One of those players where you think, if he were Brazilian or Spanish, everyone would already know his name.

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Name (English)

Paik Seung-ho

Name (Japanese)

白昇浩

Reading

ぺく・すんほ

Born

March 17, 1997 (age 29)

Origin

Seoul, South Korea

Height

182 cm

Occupation

association football player

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Pisces / Ox

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/seungho_paik/
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paik%20Seung-ho
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%99%BD%E6%98%87%E6%B5%A9
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q12597820

Tags

• association football player

Last updated

September 26, 2026

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