"A striker's mission is goals"…Klimala with winning goal for 12th, scoring rank is 3rd

FC Seoul's Klimala led a 2-1 victory away to Jeonbuk with an opening goal in the first half at the 3-minute mark and a winning goal in extra time. Though it's his 12th goal of the season, his official scoring rank is 3rd, not 2nd.

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Three-line summary

FC Seoul achieved a 2-1 victory with Klimala's multi-goal in the K League 1 Round 29 away match against Jeonbuk Hyundai on September 12.
Klimala recorded his 11th and 12th goals of the season in a single match with an opening goal in the first half at the 3-minute mark and a winning goal in the second half at the 6-minute mark of extra time.
His official scoring rank is 3rd with 12 goals, with a 1-goal difference from first-place Yago (13 goals) (as of September 15, 2026, 12:00).

On September 12 at Jeonju World Cup Stadium, Seoul shook the net just 3 minutes after kickoff. The goal was only confirmed after an offside check. In the 6th minute of extra time in the second half, the same player scored another goal. FC Seoul won 2-1 away to Jeonbuk Hyundai. Patrick Klimala (28) scored his 11th and 12th goals of the season in a single match.

Klimala's multi-goal 2-1, first half at 3 minutes and extra time at 6 minutes

The first goal was first half at 3 minutescame in. NewsisAccording to Newsis, Klimala scored after receiving a pass from Jung Seung-won. The goal was confirmed after checking for offside. The lead disappeared after 23 minutes. Jeonbuk's Motta (30) scored an equalizer in the 26th minute of the first half. Motta is a tall striker who scored 16 goals for Cheonan City FC in 2024 to become the K League 2 scoring champion.

The match that seemed to end 1-1 was second half extra time at 6 minutessettled. According to the Korea Professional Football League's official goal video list, Klimala converted Moon Seon-min's (34) pass into the winning goal. Moon Seon-min, who recorded the assist, is a former national team player who appeared in the 2018 Russia World Cup. He is a player who moved from Jeonbuk to Seoul, so he recorded an assist against his former team.

Klimala's scoring rank 3rd, 1 goal behind first-place Yago

Yonhapnews and Newspim reported Klimala as 2nd in scoring on the day of the match. Korea Professional Football League official scoring table's ranking is different. Klimala is 12 goals, 3rd place(as of September 15, 2026, 12:00). He has the same number of goals as Mugosa, but on the official table, Mugosa is in 2nd place and Klimala is in 3rd. The difference from first-place Yago is 1 goal. The phrase that he solidified his lead in the scoring title does not match the official record.

2026 K League 1 Individual Scoring Ranking (as of September 15, 2026, 12:00)

Rank	Player	Team	Goals	Games Played	Goals Per Game
1	Yago	Ulsan	13	22	0.59
2	Mugosa	Incheon	12	25	0.48
3	Klimala	Seoul	12	26	0.46
4	Matheus	Anyang	11	27	0.41
5	Lee Dong-kyung	Ulsan	10	28	0.36
6	Galegó	Bucheon	10	28	0.36

Goals per game is the number of goals in the league's official scoring table divided by the number of games. Yago has 0.59 goalsmore per game than Klimala (0.46 goals) by 0.13 goals per game. Though it's a 1-goal difference, Yago played 4 fewer games. According to Sports Kyunghyang's September 14 report, after the match on the 12th, Klimala answered a question about the scoring title race by saying, "I'm a striker. A striker's 'mission' is to score goals."

Klimala age 28, first Polish player in Seoul after Celtic and MLS

Klimala is a Polish striker born on August 5, 1998. He debuted in Poland's top-tier Ekstraklasa with Jagiellonia Białystok. He then played for Celtic, New York Red Bulls, Hapoel Beersheba, and Sydney FC starting in 2020. On June 2, 2025, his signing with FC Seoul was announced, making him the first Polish player in the club's history. According to the league's official player record, his career K League 1 record is 30 games, 13 goals, 2 assists(as of September 15, 2026, 12:00). If you subtract this season's record (26 games, 12 goals), it calculates that he scored 1 goal in 4 games in his first year after joining.

He also has a history with Jeonbuk. Klimala scored 3 goals against Jeonbuk in the AFC Champions League 2 round of 8 first and second legs in 2024-25. His current FC Seoul salary has not been confirmed by official announcement. The only confirmed amount is from past records. MLS Players Association 2022 Fall Salary Datashows that his base salary with New York Red Bulls was 1 million dollars, and his annualized average guaranteed compensation was 1,135,000 dollars. These two amounts are different line items and should not be added together.

Klimala was selected as the MVP of Round 5 of the 2026 season with a multi-goal performance against Gwangju on March 22. Since the league's scoring table does not display update times, the ranking is written based on the time of viewing. If there had been no winning goal in the 6th minute of extra time, the match would have ended 1-1. With that one goal, Klimala added 2 more goals in K League 1 against Jeonbuk, following his 3 goals in Champions League 2.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q. How old is Klimala?

Born on August 5, 1998, he is 28 years old as of September 15, 2026. His nationality is Polish and he joined FC Seoul in June 2025.

Q. What is Klimala's scoring rank?

He is 3rd with 12 goals based on the Korea Professional Football League official scoring table (as of September 15, 2026, 12:00). He is 1 goal behind 1st place Yago (13 goals) and tied with 2nd place Mugosa at 12 goals. The 2nd place reported by some media differs from the official table.

Q. What was the result of the Jeonbuk-Seoul Round 29 match?

Seoul won 2-1 away to Jeonbuk. Klimala scored the opening goal in the 3rd minute of the first half, and Motta recorded the equalizer in the 26th minute of the first half. Klimala scored the winning goal in the 6th minute of extra time in the second half.

Related Official Sites

K League Official Individual Record — Check latest K League 1 scoring rankings
K League Klimala Official Player Record — Klimala season and career record
FC Seoul Official Website — Seoul match schedule and club news
K League Official Website — Round MVP and other league official announcements

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