Hwang Hee-chan
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Hwang Hee-Chan | ||
| Date of birth | 26 January 1996[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Chuncheon, South Korea | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Red Bull Salzburg | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2012–2014 | Pohang Steelers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2016 | FC Liefering | 31 | (13) |
| 2015– | Red Bull Salzburg | 43 | (14) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2011–2012 | South Korea U17 | 7 | (7) |
| 2013–2014 | South Korea U20 | 12 | (6) |
| 2015– | South Korea U23 | 16 | (2) |
| 2016– | South Korea | 9 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 August 2017 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 September 2017 | |||
| Hwang Hee-chan | |
| Hangul | 황희찬 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 黄喜燦 |
Hwang Hee-Chan (Hangul: 황희찬; Korean pronunciation: [hwaŋ.ɦi.tɕʰan] or [hwaŋ] [hi.tɕʰan]; born 26 January 1996) is a South Korean professional footballer who plays as striker for Austrian Red Bull Salzburg and the South Korea national team.
Early life
Hwang Hee-chan was born in Chuncheon, but his entire family moved to Bucheon right after his birth. There he lived until he became eleven years old.[2] He started to play football in Singok Elementary School in Uijeongbu, South Korea. In 2008, he scored the most goals in both Hwanrang-Daegi Youth Cup and Dongwon Youth Cup. His performance also continued in South Korean U-12 national team: he scored 22 goals in Kanga Cup, which was the highest record in history of Kanga Cup. With outstanding performances in these competitions, he was awarded the grand prize of the 21st Cha Bum-Kun Football Award.[3]
After graduating from Singok Elementary School, he started to play in Pohang Jecheol Middle School Football team, which is also the Pohang Steelers U-15 team. In 2011, Pohang Jecheol Middle School Football Team won the regional and national competitions, and Hwang Hee-chan was named as the MVP of Korean Football Association U-15 league. [4]
In 2012 AFC U-16 Championship, he scored hat-tricks against North Korea.[5]
Subsequently, he joined Pohang Jecheol High School football team, which is the Pohang Steelers U-18 team. In 2013 Adidas All-in Challenger League he scored 12 goals in 12 games for his team, leading Pohang Jecheol High School win the league.[6] In the following grand final series of Adidas All-in Challenger League, Pohang Jecheol High School won the championship, and he was the top scorer and the MVP of the competition. [7]
In 2014, The Pohang Steelers intended to sign forward Hwang Hee-chan as a Homegrown Player. FC Red Bull Salzburg, however, signed South Korean forward Hwang Hee-chan eventually.[8]
He played for South Korea in the 2016 Olympic Games in Brazil.[citation needed]
Hee-Chan came off the bench in Europa match for Salzburg against Ligue 1 leader Nice on November 3rd, 2016 to score two goals in 10 minutes, giving first Europa win of the campaign for the Austrian side.[citation needed]
Honours
Club
- Red Bull Salzburg
Club statistics
- As of 16 September 2017
| Club | Season | League | ÖFB Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | ||
| FC Liefering | 2014–15 | 13 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 13 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2015–16 | 18 | 11 | 6 | - | - | - | - | 18 | 11 | 6 | |||
| Total | 31 | 13 | 8 | - | - | - | - | 31 | 13 | 8 | |||
| FC Red Bull Salzburg | 2015–16 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | 14 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 2016–17 | 26 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 16 | 2 | |
| 2017–18 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 0 | |
| Total | 45 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 60 | 23 | 3 | |
| Career Total | 76 | 28 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 91 | 40 | 11 | |
International goals
- Scores and results list South Korea's goal tally first.[9]
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 13 June 2017 | Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar |  Qatar |
2–2 | 2–3 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
References
- ^ "Hee-Chan Hwang". FC Red Bull Salzburg. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
- ^ "FC Liefering-Elfer mit Hee-Chan Hwang" (in German). FC Red Bull Salzburg. 2 February 2015. Archived from the original on 13 December 2015.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ "제21회 차범근 축구상 대상 학생과 함께 한 차범근 감독" (in Korean). Newsis.com. 15 August 2015.
- ^ "대한축구협회 20일 올해의 선수상 시상" (in Korean). 연합뉴스. 19 December 2011.
- ^ Lee, Hyun-min (2012-09-24). "Hwang hee-chan scored hat-tricks".
- ^ "아디다스 올인 챌린지리그 베스트11, K-리그 미래스타는?" (in Korean). 스포츠 조선. 4 November 2013.
- ^ "[고교 왕중왕전] 포철고, 영생고 꺾고 우승... 더블 달성" (in Korean). interfootball. 16 November 2013.
- ^ "논란의 19살 황희찬, 실력만큼은 '진짜'였다". www.mydaily.co.kr. Retrieved 2015-10-09.
- ^ "Hwang, Hee-Chan". National Football Teams. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
External links
- Hwang Hee-chan – National Team Stats at KFA Template:Ko icon
- Hwang Hee-chan at Soccerway
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- 1996 births
- Living people
- Association football forwards
- South Korean footballers
- South Korea international footballers
- South Korean expatriate footballers
- Austrian Football Bundesliga players
- FC Red Bull Salzburg players
- FC Liefering players
- Expatriate footballers in Austria
- South Korean expatriates in Austria
- Footballers at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Olympic footballers of South Korea