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Kim Myong-gil
Milestone (age 25)
Named to North Korea's 23-man squad for the 2010 FIFA World Cup at age 25, the country's first World Cup appearance since 1966, having represented the national team in World Cup qualifiers from 2005.
Kim was born in Pyongyang, North Korea, and played for Amrokgang in the DPR Korea League. He represented the North Korean national team from 2005, appearing in World Cup qualifiers at age 20-21. He was named to North Korea's 23-man squad for the 2010 FIFA World Cup at age 25, the country's first World Cup appearance since 1966.
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Am I the next Kim Myong-gil? →Starting point
Born in 1984 in Pyongyang, North Korea; he grew up in the North Korean football system and played as a goalkeeper for April 25 Sports Club, a military-linked team in the DPR Korea Premier Football League.
Current position (2025)
North Korean international footballer; plays as a goalkeeper; current status not widely documented in international media.
How this path compounded
01 Starting advantages
3/24 starting-position score
Strongest documented signals: Elite institution pipeline, Direct domain exposure, Adversity / constraint catalyst.
Describes the starting position, not what the person later made of it.
Cohort percentile: 3
02 Built or converted leverage
5/25 multiplying-capacity score
Strongest observed levers:Started serious reps before 20, Domain proximity, Prior reps.
Measures what was present, not whether it was inherited, earned, self-built, external, or mixed.
Cohort percentile: 0
03 Compounding trajectory
5 documented steps
The timeline below shows the sequence of work and transitions around the selected early milestone. It is evidence of a path, not proof that every step was necessary.
Milestone at age 25
04 Observed career standing
T4 · Specialist-known
Notable, but primarily known within a niche. The tier summarizes documented career recognition through the data cutoff—not Kim Myong-gil's worth or future potential.
Question four · where did the leverage come from?
Kim Myong-gil's leverage provenance
Each non-zero lever gets a best-supported origin, evidence signals, and confidence. Unresolved is the honest default when the biography cannot distinguish self-built, advantage-enabled, earned, external, or mixed.
Started serious reps before 201/1
Advantage-enabledmedium confidence
One or more documented starting advantages plausibly enabled this lever.
Elite institution pipeline (1/2)
Domain proximity1/2
Advantage-enabledmedium confidence
One or more documented starting advantages plausibly enabled this lever.
Direct domain exposure (1/2)Elite institution pipeline (1/2)
Prior reps1/3
Advantage-enabledmedium confidence
One or more documented starting advantages plausibly enabled this lever.
Elite institution pipeline (1/2)
Elite ecosystem network1/3
Advantage-enabledmedium confidence
One or more documented starting advantages plausibly enabled this lever.
Elite institution pipeline (1/2)
Concentration intensity1/3
Advantage-enabledmedium confidence
One or more documented starting advantages plausibly enabled this lever.
Adversity / constraint catalyst (1/2)
This is a bounded inference from the current annotations—not a claim about private effort, merit, or the percentage of Kim Myong-gil's outcome attributable to any origin.
Luck is not a leftover score.Structural luck, Encounter luck, Event luck, Outcome variance can change every arrow in the path. This successful-only dataset cannot observe the near-identical paths that did not break through, so luck stays visible and unscored.
Within Athletes, Kim Myong-gil's starting-advantage total is at the 3th percentile. Separately, their built or converted leverage total is at the 0th percentile. Other T4 profiles average 5.7 / 24 starting advantage and 10.3 / 25 leverage. Similar scores appear in other tiers, so these figures describe positioning—not a cause.
Trajectory
- 1984 · age 0
Birth in Pyongyang
Born October 16, 1984, in Pyongyang, North Korea; developed through the North Korean football system as a goalkeeper.
- 2005 · age 21
National team debut and World Cup qualifiers
Began representing North Korea in 2006 World Cup qualifying campaigns from 2005, appearing in multiple matches including against Bahrain, Iran, and Japan.
- 2005 · age 21
EAFF East Asian Cup
Represented North Korea at the 2005 EAFF East Asian Cup, appearing in matches against Japan and South Korea.
- 2010 · age 25
2010 FIFA World Cup squad
Named to North Korea's 23-man squad for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, the country's first World Cup appearance since 1966, as a backup goalkeeper.
- 2011 · age 27
Continued international career
Continued representing North Korea in 2014 World Cup qualifying matches, appearing against Tajikistan in September 2011.
Primary leverage engine
State sports system pipeline
Early specialization / prior reps
Built/converted leverage
5 / 25
evidence: Low
Built or converted leverage
Multiplying capacity documented later in the path. Measures what was present, not whether it was inherited, earned, self-built, external, or mixed.
Started serious reps before 20
1/1
Elite ecosystem network
1/3
Structural wave / timing
0/3
Concentration intensity
1/3
Starting-advantage scores (0–2 each)
Access or conditions documented near the beginning of the path. Zero means "no clear evidence in reviewed sources," not "advantage was absent."
Family financial platform
0/2
Parent / family domain
0/2
Inherited audience / network
0/2
Elite institution pipeline
1/2
Dedicated mentor / coach
0/2
Exceptional peer / cofounder
0/2
Direct domain exposure
1/2
Prodigy / innate ability
0/2
Adversity / constraint catalyst
1/2
Family context
Not documented in reviewed sources.
Parent / family domain
Not documented in reviewed sources.
Archetype & tags
Elite performance pipelineNorth Korean footballWorld Cup squadstate sports system
Evidence summary
Kim Myong-gil was born in Pyongyang, North Korea, and played for Amrokgang in the DPR Korea League. He represented the North Korean national team from 2005, appearing in World Cup qualifiers at age 20-21. He was named to North Korea's 23-man squad for the 2010 FIFA World Cup at age 25, the country's first World Cup appearance since 1966. Little is documented about his family background or early training in the North Korean state sports system.
advantage confidence: Low · source count: 3 · audit: not_independently_audited · status: subagent_researched_beta
Sources
Related — same primary engine