Hwang Hee-chan
![]() Hwang training with Red Bull Salzburg in 2017 | |||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Hwang Hee-chan | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | [1] | 26 January 1996||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Chuncheon, South Korea | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Forward | ||||||||||||||||
Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team |
Hamburger SV (on loan from Red Bull Salzburg) | ||||||||||||||||
Number | 20 | ||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
2012–2014 | Pohang Steelers | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
2015– | Red Bull Salzburg | 59 | (17) | ||||||||||||||
2015–2016 | → FC Liefering (loan) | 31 | (13) | ||||||||||||||
2018– | → Hamburger SV (loan) | 3 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
2011–2012 | South Korea U17 | 7 | (7) | ||||||||||||||
2013–2014 | South Korea U20 | 12 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
2015– | South Korea U23 | 22 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
2016– | South Korea | 19 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 September 2018 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 October 2018 |
Hwang Hee-chan | |
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Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Hwang Huichan |
McCune–Reischauer | Hwang Hŭich'an |
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 a forward for Hamburger SV, on loan from 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.[3] 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.[4]
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 was the MVP of Korea Football Association U-15 league.[5]
Subsequently, he joined Pohang Jecheol High School football team, which is the Pohang Steelers U-18 team. In 2012 AFC U-16 Championship, he scored hat-tricks against North Korea.[6] In the 2013 Adidas All-in Challenger League, he scored 12 goals in 12 games for his team, helping his high school win the league.[7] 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.[8]
Club career
Red Bull Salzburg
In 2014, 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.[9] On 3 November 2016, Hwang came off the bench and scored a brace in a Europa League match for Salzburg against Ligue 1 side Nice, contributing to his team's first Europa win of the campaign.[10]
During the 2017–18 season Salzburg had their best ever European campaign. They finished top of their Europa League group, for a record fourth time, before beating Real Sociedad and Borussia Dortmund thus making their first-ever appearance in the UEFA Europa League quarter-final.[11] On April 12, Hwang scored a goal against Lazio leading 4-1 victory to proceed the Europa League semi-final.[12] On 3 May 2018, Hwang played in the second away match of the Europa League semi-final, when Salzburg defeated Olympique de Marseille by 1–2 but lost on aggregate 3–2.[13]
On 31 August 2018, Hwang joined Hamburger SV on a loan deal until the end of 2018–19 season.[14]
International career
Hwang participated in the 2016 Rio Olympic Games and scored a goal versus Germany.[15] In May 2018 he was named in South Korea's preliminary 28 man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.[16] In the friendly game against Poland on 28 March 2018, Park put the ball on the score 42 minutes into the second half. It was Hwang Hee-chan's second goal in the match. In the match, they were 0–2 in Poland, but Lee Chang-min and Hwang Hee-chan scored in their starting points, but they lost to Piotr Zieliński in the second half to win 2–1.[17]
Career statistics
Club
- As of matches played on 23 September 2018.
Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | Continental | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Liefering (loan) | 2014–15 | Second League | 13 | 2 | — | 13 | 2 | |||
2015–16 | 18 | 11 | 18 | 11 | ||||||
Totals | 31 | 13 | — | 31 | 13 | |||||
Red Bull Salzburg | 2015–16 | Austrian Bundesliga | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
2016–17 | 26 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 3[b] | 2 | 35 | 16 | ||
2017–18 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 14[c] | 5 | 37 | 13 | ||
Totals | 59 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 17 | 7 | 86 | 29 | ||
Hamburger SV (loan) | 2018–19 | 2. Bundesliga | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
Career totals | 93 | 31 | 10 | 5 | 17 | 7 | 120 | 43 | ||
Reference:[18] |
- ^ Appearances in the Austrian Cup.
- ^ Appearances in the UEFA Europa League.
- ^ Appearances in the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League.
International goals
- Scores and results list South Korea's goal tally first.[19]
No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 13 June 2017 | Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar | ![]() |
2–2 | 2–3 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
2. | 27 March 2018 | Silesian Stadium, Chorzów, Poland | ![]() |
2–2 | 2–3 | Friendly |
Honours
Club
- Red Bull Salzburg
International
South Korea U23
References
- ^ "Hee-Chan Hwang". FC Red Bull Salzburg. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
- ^ "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
- ^ "FC Liefering-Elfer mit Hee-Chan Hwang" [FC Liefering-Penalty with Hee-Chan Hwang] (in German). FC Red Bull Salzburg. 2 February 2015. Archived from the original on 13 December 2015.
- ^ "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 (24 September 2012). "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 9 October 2015.
- ^ "[VIDEO] CUPLIKAN GOL Nice 0-2 FC Salzburg: Dua Gol Pemain Muda Korea Permalukan Balotelli Cs". www.sepakbola.com. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
- ^ "EUROPA LEAGUE PREVIEW: LAZIO V RED BULL SALZBURG". www.thesportsman.com. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
- ^ "Salzburg stages remarkable fightback to sink Lazio". beinsports.com. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
- ^ "Marseille Advance to 2018 Europa League Final with Win vs. Red Bull Salzburg". bleacherreport.com. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
- ^ "HSV leiht Hee-chan Hwang aus". Hamburger SV. 31 August 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
- ^ "Germany vs. South Korea 2016: Final score 3-3 in best men's Olympic soccer game so far". SBNATION.
- ^ "Revealed: Every World Cup 2018 squad – 23-man & preliminary lists & when will they be announced?". Goal. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
- ^ "Practice hwang, even if he selected national team member". 중앙일보 (in Korean). 5 June 2018. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
- ^ "Hee-chan Hwang » Club matches". World Football. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
- ^ "Hwang, Hee-Chan". National Football Teams. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
External links
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- 1996 births
- Living people
- People from Chuncheon
- Association football forwards
- South Korean footballers
- South Korea under-17 international footballers
- South Korea under-20 international footballers
- South Korea under-23 international 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
- 2018 FIFA World Cup players
- Footballers at the 2018 Asian Games
- Asian Games medalists in football
- Asian Games gold medalists for South Korea
- Medalists at the 2018 Asian Games
- 2. Bundesliga players