Kim Do-Heon

This is a Korean name; the family name is Kim.

Kim Do-Heon

Personal information
Full name	Kim Do-Heon
Date of birth	14 July 1982 (1982-07-14)
Place of birth	Dongducheon, Gyeonggi, South Korea
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position	Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current club	Police FC
Number	8
Youth career
1998–2000	Tongjin High School
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2001–2005	Suwon Bluewings	85	(7)
2005–2008	Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma	76	(15)
2008	→ West Bromwich Albion (Loan)	4	(1)
2008–2009	West Bromwich Albion	16	(2)
2009–	Suwon Bluewings	15	(4)
2011–present	→ Police FC (Military service)
National team‡
2003–2004	South Korea U-23	31	(2)
2003–	South Korea	60	(11)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 July 2010. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 25 February 2012

Medal record
Competitor for South Korea
Men's football
Asian Games
Bronze	2002 Busan	Team

Kim Do-Heon
Hangul	김두현
Hanja	金斗炫
Revised Romanization	Gim Du-hyeon
McCune–Reischauer	Kim Tuhyŏn

Kim Do-Heon (Hangul: 김두현, born 14 July 1982) is a South Korean football midfielder who currently plays for K-League side Suwon Samsung Bluewings.

Club career

A midfielder with great technical skills, West Brom's manager Tony Mowbray compared Kim's accurate passing skill with that of a gridiron quarterback. Kim Do-Heon turned professional with Suwon Bluewings in 2001, where he won the 2004 Korean Championship before a move to Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma in June 2005. Due to his impressive game reading and consistent performances, he is widely known in Asia as the "Asian Paul Scholes", due to comparisons between him and the Manchester United and former England international midfielder.

Kim spent a few days on trial at West Bromwich Albion during December 2007, and at the end of the January transfer window moved to the club on loan for the rest of the season, with a view to a permanent deal. He scored his first goal for West Brom in the final match of the season against QPR, eight minutes after coming on as a second half substitute. Albion went on to win 2–0, securing them the Football League Championship title and promotion to the Premier League. On May 28, he completed the move to West Brom for £550,000. Kim made his Premier League debut on August 16, 2008 against Arsenal, where they lost the match 1–0. He scored once after the permanent move, in a 2–2 draw with Burnley in the FA Cup on 24 January 2009.

On 27 July 2009 Suwon Bluewings have signed the South Korean midfielder from West Bromwich Albion for £ 360,000, he has already played for Suwon from 2001 to 2005.

International career

Kim was a prominent playmaker for the U-23 national team before injuries took their toll. He scored against the Maldives during his five appearances in the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. He was part of the South Korean 2004 Olympic football team, who finished second in Group A, making it through to the quarter finals, before being defeated by silver medal winners Paraguay. Kim played in all four of South Korea's matches during the tournament. He was one of the 23 Korean footballers who were called by Dick Advocaat, then manager of South Korea for the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany. However, due to the presence of Manchester United's Park Ji-Sung in the same position, Kim had to watch from the sidelines as Korea failed to qualify for the knockout stage.

On June 14, 2008, Kim accomplished his first international hat-trick in a 3–1 victory against Turkmenistan in the World Cup qualification stage. Korea advanced to the final qualification stage as a result. He was omitted from the Korean squad for the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, meaning that he would be available for the start of West Bromwich Albion's 2008–09 Premier League campaign.

Personal life

Kim is married to Jung Hye-Won, who gave birth to their son on 12 August 2008. He delayed his return to Korea to visit his son for the first time, in order to participate in the opening games of the 2008–09 Premier League season.

Club career statistics

As of 31 December 2010

Club performance			League		Cup		League Cup		Continental		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Korea Republic			League		Korean FA Cup		K-League Cup		Asia		Total
2001	Suwon Samsung Bluewings	K-League	12	0			3	0
2002			16	2			4	0
2003			34	4	1	0	-		-		35	4
2004			22	1	0	0	0	0	-		22	1
2005			1	0	0	0	8	1	6	1	15	2
	Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma		21	2	1	0	0	0	-		22	2
2006			28	6	0	0	5	2	-		33	8
2007			27	7	0	0	1	0	10	0	38	7
England			League		FA Cup		League Cup		Europe		Total
2007–08	West Bromwich Albion	Championship	4	1	3	0	0	0	-		7	1
2008–09		Premier League	16	0	3	1	0	0	-		19	1
Korea Republic			League		Korean FA Cup		K-League Cup		Asia		Total
2009	Suwon Samsung Bluewings	K-League	12	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	14	5
2010			16	2	3	0	3	1	4	0	26	3
2011	Police FC	R-League			-		-		-
Country	Korea Republic		189	28	7	1	24	4	20	1	240	34
	England		20	1	6	1	0	0	-		26	2
Total			209	29	13	2	24	4	20	1	266	36

International goals

Results list South Korea's goal tally first.

Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
December 4, 2003	Tokyo	Hong Kong	1 goal	3–1	2003 East Asian Cup
June 9, 2004	Daejeon	Vietnam	1 goal	2–0	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
November 17, 2004	Seoul	Maldives	1 goal	2–0	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
February 22, 2006	Aleppo	Syria	1 goal	2–1	2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification
May 23, 2006	Seoul	Senegal	1 goal	1–1	Friendly match
August 16, 2006	Taipei	Chinese Taipei	1 goal	3–0	2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification
September 6, 2006	Suwon	Chinese Taipei	1 goal	8–0	2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification
July 15, 2007	Jakarta	Bahrain	1 goal	1–2	2007 AFC Asian Cup
June 14, 2008	Ashgabat	Turkmenistan	3 goals	3–1	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Individual

• K-League Best 11: 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
• K-League Most Valuable Player: 2006

Club

Suwon Samsung Bluewings

• K-League (1): 2004
• Korean FA Cup (2): 2002, 2009
• K-League Cup (4): 2001, 2005
• Korean Super Cup (1): 2005
• AFC Champions League (2): 2000–01, 2001–02
• Asian Super Cup (2): 2001, 2002
• A3 Champions Cup (1): 2005
• Pan-Pacific Championship (1): 2009

Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma

• K-League (1): 2006

West Bromwich Albion

• Football League Championship (1): 2007–08

External links

• K-League Player Record (Korean)
• National Team Player Record (Korean)
• FIFA Player Statistics
• Club & Country Statistics
• Kim Do-Heon player profile at wba.co.uk
• Kim Do-Heon career stats at Soccerbase

Awards
Preceded by Lee Chun-Soo	K-League Most Valuable Player 2006	Succeeded by Tavares