Seol Ki-Hyeon

Seol Ki-Hyeon

Personal information
Full name	Seol Ki-Hyeon or Seol Ki-Hyun
Date of birth	8 January 1979 (1979-01-08)
Place of birth	Jeongseon, Gangwon, South Korea
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Winger / Striker
Club information
Current club	Incheon United
Number	TBA
Youth career
1997–2000	Kwangwoon University
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2000–2001	Royal Antwerp	25	(10)
2001–2004	Anderlecht	72	(18)
2004–2006	Wolverhampton Wanderers	69	(8)
2006–2007	Reading	30	(4)
2007–2010	Fulham	18	(1)
2009	→ Al-Hilal (loan)	7	(1)
2010	Pohang Steelers	16	(7)
2011	Ulsan Hyundai	29	(3)
2012–	Incheon United
National team‡
1999–2000	South Korea U-23	21	(8)
2000–	South Korea	83	(19)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 27 November 2011. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12:00, 18 November 2009 (UTC)

Seol Ki-Hyeon
Hangul	설기현
Hanja	薛琦鉉
Revised Romanization	Seol Gi-Hyeon
McCune–Reischauer	Sŏl Ki-Hyŏn

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

Seol Ki-Hyeon or Seol Ki-Hyun (Korean: 설기현; born 8 January 1979 in Jeongseon, Gangwon) is a South Korean professional footballer who currently plays for Incheon United. He is also the first South Korean footballer to score in the history of the UEFA Champions League, during his time at RSC Anderlecht.

Club career

Early career

At the end of his time as a college player in Korea, the young striker was advised to join the J League in Japan, but chose instead to try and establish his career in Europe.

After one successful season with Royal Antwerp (2000–01), he moved to Anderlecht. He played in the UEFA Champions League, and in the Belgian Super Cup, he scored a hat-trick in the space of 12 minutes.

Wolverhampton Wanderers

In 2004, Seol moved to England, joining Championship club Wolverhampton Wanderers. He made over 30 appearances by the end of the 2004–05 season, scoring a few goals too. The Wolverhampton coach at the time, Glenn Hoddle, preferred Seol as one of his first-choice strikers, using him in a wide, supporting role to the main strikers.

Disappointed with the failure of Wolves to win promotion from The Championship, Seol sought a move to the Premier League following the 2006 FIFA World Cup, despite having two years of his contract left. He was reported as saying "At this stage, I'm frustrated not to be in the Premiership. I think there will be some good news after the World Cup."

Reading

Seol eventually joined newly promoted Premier League club Reading on 12 July 2006 for a fee of £1 million (rising to £1.5 million based on certain criteria). He scored his first Premiership goal as Reading won 2–1 at Sheffield United on September 16, 2006. He scored his second goal for Reading against West Ham United, proving to be only goal of the match. His third goal for Reading, his first at home, came on 18 November 2006 in the 2–0 win against Charlton Athletic. He scored his fourth goal against Blackburn, the last game of the season.

Fulham

Seol Ki-Hyeon training for Fulham F.C.

Seol left Reading for Fulham on 31 August 2007 for an undisclosed fee on a three-year contract, with Liam Rosenior going the other way. Reading boss Steve Coppell admitted that strained relations between him and Seol led to the move. He did not score his first goal for Fulham until August 16, 2008 against Hull City, despite Fulham eventually losing 2-1. Seol signed an initial 6 month loan move to Al-Hilal in Saudi Arabia with a view to a permanent move on the 14th January 2009 Seol stated he desires to stay at Fulham to win his place in the squad, and he went on to score his second goal for the club against FK Vetra in the Europa League. In January 2010, to increase first-team football playing time and to improve his chance to be included in the Korean last-23 in 2010 FIFA World Cup, Seol engaged in loan talks with the Hong Kong First Division Club South China but no deal was agreed. It was announced on 15 January that Seol Ki-Hyeon's contract with Fulham had been cancelled by mutual consent.

K-League Stint

Pohang Steelers

On January 17, 2010, he completed a move to Pohang Steelers. His first tournament for Pohang Steelers was the 2010 Lunar New Year Cup in Hong Kong. He got 7 goals in K-League and He was top goalscorer of regular league in Pohang.

Ulsan Hyundai

On 16 February 2011, he has agreed a one-year contract with K-League side Ulsan Hyundai FC to be a regular in the starting lineup.

Incheon United

On 24 January 2012, Seol joined Incheon United after refusing a contract extension with Ulsan.

International career

Seol plays for South Korea internationally. He played in his first World Cup in front of his home crowd, South Korea being co-hosts with Japan for the 2002 finals. Seol was a key member of the South Korea squad during the tournament, memorably scoring the equalising goal against Italy in the knock-out stages.

Personal life

He married Yoon Mi in 2002. In-Woong, their son, was born in that same year. In 2005, daughter Soo-A was born.

Honours

Seol was voted by Reading fans as the official Player of the Month for August and September 2006. Seol played in all three of the Royals' Premiership games in August when he helped to create three of the four goals scored.

Club

Anderlecht

• Jupiler Pro League: 2003–04

Al Hilal

• Crown Prince Cup: 2008–09

Individual

• Nominee for Ballon d'Or : 2002

Club career statistics

As of 24 January 2012

Club performance			League		Cup		League Cup		Continental		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Belgium			League		Belgian Cup		League Cup		Europe		Total
2000-01	Royal Antwerp	First Division	25	10	2	1	-		-		27	11
2001-02	Anderlecht	First Division	20	3	0	0	-		3	1	23	4
2002-03			32	12	3	0	-		8	1	43	13
2003-04			19	3	1	0	-		6	1	26	4
2004-05			1	0	0	0	-		1	0	2	0
England			League		FA Cup		League Cup		Europe		Total
2004-05	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Championship	37	4	2	1	1	1	-		40	6
2005-06			32	4	2	0	2	0	-		36	4
2006-07	Reading	Premier League	27	4	4	0	0	0	-		31	4
2007-08			3	0	0	0	0	0	-		3	0
2007-08	Fulham	Premier League	12	0	2	0	1	0	-		15	0
2008-09			4	1	0	0	2	0	-		6	1
Saudi Arabia			League		Crown Prince Cup		League Cup		Asia		Total
2008-09	Al-Hilal	Premier League	7	0	5	0	5	1	7	0	24	1
England			League		FA Cup		League Cup		Europe		Total
2009-10	Fulham	Premier League	2	0	0	0	1	0	2	1	5	1
South Korea			League		KFA Cup		League Cup		Asia		Total
2010	Pohang Steelers	K-League	16	7	0	0	0	0	2	0	18	7
2011	Ulsan Hyundai		34	5	4	2	7	2	-		45	9
2012	Incheon United								-
Total	Belgium		97	28	6	1	-		18	3	121	32
	England		117	13	10	1	7	1	2	1	136	16
	Saudi Arabia		7	0	5	0	5	1	7	0	24	1
	South Korea		50	12	4	2	7	2	2	0	63	16
Career total			271	53	25	4	19	4	29	4	344	65

International goals

Results list South Korea's goal tally first.

Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
April 5, 2000	Seoul	Laos	3 goals	9-0	2000 AFC Asian Cup qualification
April 9, 2000	Seoul	Myanmar	2 goals	4-0	2000 AFC Asian Cup qualification
October 7, 2000	Dubai	Australia	1 goal	4-2	2000 LG Cup
February 11, 2001	Dubai	United Arab Emirates	1 goal	4-1	2001 Emarate Cup
May 26, 2002	Suwon	France	1 goal	2-3	Friendly match
June 18, 2002	Daejeon	Italy	1 goal	1-1 (2-1 a.e.t.)	2002 FIFA World Cup
November 20, 2002	Seoul	Brazil	1 goal	2-3	Friendly match
February 14, 2004	Ulsan	Oman	1 goal	5-0	Friendly match
July 31, 2004	Jinan	Iran	1 goal	3-4	2004 AFC Asian Cup
May 26, 2006	Seoul	Bosnia and Herzegovina	1 goal	2-0	Friendly match
September 2, 2006	Seoul	Iran	1 goal	1-1	2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification
September 6, 2006	Suwon	Chinese Taipei	2 goals	8-0	2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification
February 6, 2008	Seoul	Turkmenistan	2 goals	4-0	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
September 5, 2009	Seoul	Australia	1 goal	3-1	Friendly match

External links

• Seol Ki-Hyeon
• National Team Player Record (Korean)
• FIFA Player Statistics
• Club & Country Statistics
• Profile at alhilal.com
• Club Stats at Soccerbase
• K-League Player Record (Korean)