Career
Nam played in the United Kingdom professional football club Reading"s Youth Academy before in August 2008 his first professional contract signed in France with Valenciennes Football Club. He played his debut on 8 August 2009 against AS Nancy and is currently the youngest Asian player to play in the Ligue 1 at age 18. In the winter break of the 2011-2012 season, Nam agreed to leave Ligue 1 for Qatar Stars League giant Lekhwiya South Carolina on 26 December 2011. Lekhwiya Nam made his debut on 1 January 2012 against First Rate (at Lloyd's) Kharitiyath.
He scored his first league goal from a free kick on 19 January 2012.
He made his AFC Champions League debut on 7 March 2012, scoring the only goal against Saudi First Rate (at Lloyd's) Ahli., thereby scoring the first ever goal for Lekhwiya in any regional competition. Nam has represented at U-13, U-15 and U-17, U-20 and U-23 levels.
He made his debut for the Korean senior team on 9 February 2011 in a friendly against Turkey. Nam represented at the 2012.
He appeared as a substitute as of Korea beat Japan in the bronze medal match at Cardiff"s Millennium Stadium.
On 22 December 2014, Nam was named in "s squad for the 2015 held in Australia. In the team"s second group match, Nam scored the only goal as of Korea defeated Kuwait 1–0 to ensure qualification to the knockout stage. International U23 Nam is hailed as the "Korean Messi" by Valenciennes fans and has also been touted as a "magician" and "wonderkid".
He was Most Valuable Player three times in his youth career in the National Championships in.
Nam became the youngest Korean football player to play in a professional league in Europe as a result of this game. He is known for his very energetic playing style.