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 Suwon in 1997 — a city practically synonymous with Korean football passion — 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 across European leagues before landing at Birmingham City in the EFL Championship. At 27 he's entering 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.

Name (English)

Paik Seung-ho

Name (Japanese)

白昇浩

Reading

ぺく・すんほ

Born

March 17, 1997 (age 29)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Pisces / Ox

Origin

Suwon, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea

Height

180 cm

Occupation

association football player

• 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

• Gyeonggi Province
• association football player

Last updated

2026-06-02

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