In 2019, the year he turned 17, he played his debut match at the LoL KeSPA Cup and was named MVP of his first match. The next year he debuted in the LCK regular season for DRX and won 2-1 against KT Rolster.
That spring he won the LCK Spring Young Player award, and in the fall his team reached the Worlds quarterfinals. After the season he moved to T1, and he also won Rookie of the Year that year.
In 2021, his team lost the Worlds semifinal 2-3 to Damwon Kia. At the LCK Awards at the end of the year he was chosen Player of the Year by position and for the All-First Team. In 2022, he was chosen LCK Spring regular season MVP and re-signed with T1. His team lost the Worlds final 2-3 to DRX.
The breakthrough yearIn March 2023, the year he turned 21, he won three awards at the LCK Spring awards. In September, the national team beat Chinese Taipei in the Hangzhou Asian Games final to win gold, with his initiation swinging a key teamfight. In November, he won his first World Championship.
In 2024, he won a second straight World Championship and re-signed with T1 through 2026. In 2025, he reached 5,000 career assists in the LCK, and his team won a third straight World Championship. At the LCK Awards at the end of the year he won for a fifth straight year. In 2026, the year he turned 24, he re-signed with T1 through 2029 and set the record for most assists in an international match at MSI. In August, a send-off ceremony was held for the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games LoL team.
Keria (born Oct 14, 2002) debuted in the LCK for DRX on Feb 7, 2020, the year he turned 18, and became known on Sep 29, 2023, the year he turned 21, when the national team won gold at the Hangzhou Asian Games. He won his first World Championship the same year.
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Played in the KeSPA Cup for DRX and was named MVP of his first match. His debut in the LCK regular season came the next year.
Source 05 · Inven (Korean) · Keria, LCK Spring Young Player · opens in a new tab The exact date could not be confirmed.In DRX’s first match of the 2020 LCK Spring, against KT Rolster, DRX lost the first game and still won 2-1. He debuted that season as a support.
Source 01 · Xportsnews (Korean) · DRX beat KT Rolster 2-1 · opens in a new tabSource 02 · Kukinews (Korean) · DRX win game 2 · opens in a new tabSource 03 · Inven (Korean) · Keria’s debut win interview · opens in a new tabWon the Young Player award at the 2020 LCK Spring. Gameple called him a “monster rookie” from early in the season.
Source 04 · Gameple (Korean) · “Monster rookie” Keria · opens in a new tabSource 05 · Inven (Korean) · Keria, LCK Spring Young Player · opens in a new tab The date of the award could not be confirmed.Lost 0-3 to Damwon Gaming in the quarterfinals in Shanghai, China.
Source 06 · Sports Donga (Korean) · Damwon beat DRX 3-0 in the Worlds quarterfinals · opens in a new tabT1 announced the signing on its official Twitter. The contract ran through 2022.
Source 09 · Insight (Korean) · Keria moves to T1 · opens in a new tabWon Rookie of the Year, PC category, at the 2020 Esports Awards. He also won two awards, First Team and Young Player, at the LCK Awards.
Source 07 · OSEN (Korean) · Keria wins Rookie of the Year at the 2020 Esports Awards · opens in a new tabSource 08 · Edaily (Korean) · T1’s off-season rebuild · opens in a new tabHis team lost the semifinal 2-3 to Damwon Kia. Earlier, in the group stage in Reykjavik, Iceland, it had beaten EDG, avenging an earlier loss.
Source 10 · Ilyo Shinmun (Korean) · T1 get back at EDG · opens in a new tabSource 11 · Top Daily (Korean) · Damwon Kia come back to beat T1 · opens in a new tabSource 12 · The Games Daily (Korean) · Damwon Kia beat T1 and reach the final · opens in a new tabWas chosen Player of the Year in the support category and for the All-First Team in both Spring and Summer. He was the only support at the ceremony.
Source 13 · Inven (Korean) · Keria, the only support at the awards ceremony · opens in a new tabWas chosen MVP of the 2022 LCK Spring regular season.
Source 14 · The Games Daily (Korean) · Keria, 2022 LCK Spring MVP · opens in a new tabRe-signed with T1 as a key player in its undefeated Spring regular season and title.
Source 15 · OSEN (Korean) · Keria re-signs with T1 · opens in a new tabLost the final 2-3 to DRX in a match that went to five games.
Source 16 · ZDNet Korea (Korean) · 2022 World Championship final · opens in a new tabWas chosen in the support category of Player of the Year by position.
Source 17 · Inven (Korean) · 2022 LCK Awards, Keria and four others · opens in a new tabWon regular season MVP, Player of the Split and All-LCK First Team. All five T1 starters made the First Team.
Source 18 · The Games Daily (Korean) · LCK Spring awards, Keria wins three · opens in a new tabThe national team beat Chinese Taipei 2-0 in the LoL final. His initiation in a teamfight around the 25-minute mark of game one swung the game.
His team beat Weibo Gaming 3-0 at the Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul. It was T1’s fourth title and his first World Championship.
Source 20 · Etoday (Korean) · 2023 World Championship title · opens in a new tabWas chosen best support of the year. T1 players won Player of the Year in every position.
Source 21 · Game Chosun (Korean) · 2023 LCK Awards · opens in a new tabHis team won the final at the O2 Arena in London for its fifth title. It was the first time a team with the same lineup as the year before won back-to-back titles at the tournament.
Source 22 · Etoday (Korean) · 2024 Worlds wrap-up · opens in a new tabT1 announced the renewal on its official social media.
Source 23 · Inven (Korean) · T1 re-sign Keria for two years · opens in a new tabReached 5,000 career assists in the LCK in a match against DRX. He is the fourth player in LCK history to do so and the second support. The record is held by Faker with about 5,400 assists.
Source 24 · Kukinews (Korean) · Keria’s smile, 5,000 assists · opens in a new tabSource 25 · Inven (Korean) · Faker’s first pentakill in 10 years · opens in a new tabSource 26 · OSEN (Korean) · Faker’s first pentakill in 10 years · opens in a new tabHis team beat KT Rolster 3-2 in Chengdu, China. It was the first time a team won the World Championship three years in a row, and the team’s sixth title overall.
Source 27 · ZDNet Korea (Korean) · 2025 World Championship title · opens in a new tabWon Support of the Year, his fifth straight win since the awards began in 2021.
Source 28 · Hyundai Economic Daily (Korean) · 2025 LCK Awards · opens in a new tabAnnounced the renewal at T1’s home ground event at Inspire Arena on Yeongjong Island in Incheon.
Source 29 · Financial Shinmun (Korean) · Keria re-signs with T1 through 2029 · opens in a new tabIn a 3-0 win over Team Liquid he had 18 assists on Bard, the most in an international match.
Source 30 · OSEN (Korean) · T1 beat Team Liquid 3-0 · opens in a new tabHis team lost 1-3 to G2 Esports and its run ended.
Source 31 · Etoday (Korean) · 2026 MSI elimination · opens in a new tabWas listed on the LoL team at the send-off ceremony in Mapo District, Seoul for the esports national team for the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games. He was chosen again after Hangzhou, along with Zeus and Faker.
Source 33 · Xportsnews (Korean) · Send-off ceremony for the Asian Games esports national team · opens in a new tabSource 32 · Yonhap News Agency (Korean) · Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, esports takes the field · opens in a new tabEND OF SELECTED RECORDSSelected records, 2019–2026 · not a complete list of work. “Key moment” is an editorial label, not a measure of success.
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