Kim Do-heon

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

Kim Do-Heon
김두현
Personal information
Date of birth	14 July 1982 (age 42)
Place of birth	Dongducheon, Gyeonggi, South Korea
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team	Seongnam FC
Number	8
Youth career
1998–2000	Tongjin High School
Senior career*
Years	Team
2001–2005	Suwon Bluewings
2005–2007	Seongnam Ilhwa
2008	→ West Bromwich Albion (Loan)
2008–2009	West Bromwich Albion
2009–2014	Suwon Bluewings
2011–2012	→ Police FC (Military service)
2015-	Seongnam FC
International career‡
2003–2006	South Korea U-23
2003–2012	South Korea
Medal record
Representing South Korea
Men's football
Asian Games
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 December 2015; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 31 May 2012

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

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.^[1] 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,^[2] 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.^[3] 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.^[4] On 28 May, he completed the move to West Brom for £550,000.^[5] Kim made his Premier League debut on 16 August 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.^[6]

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.^[7]

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 14 June 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.^[8]

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.^[9]

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		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
2005	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	1	38	8
England			League		FA Cup		League Cup		Europe		Total
2007–08	West Bromwich Albion	Championship	4	1	3	0	0	0	-		7	1
2008–09	West Bromwich Albion	Premier League	16	0	3	1	0	0	-		19	1
Korea Republic			League		FA Cup		K-League Cup		Asia		Total
2009	Suwon Samsung Bluewings	K-League	12	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	14	5
2010	Suwon Samsung Bluewings	K-League	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	2	240	35
Country	England		20	1	6	1	0	0	-		26	2
Total			209	29	13	2	24	4	20	2	266	37

International goals

Results list South Korea's goal tally first.

Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
4 December 2003	Tokyo	Hong Kong	1 goal	3–1	2003 East Asian Cup
9 June 2004	Daejeon	Vietnam	1 goal	2–0	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
17 November 2004	Seoul	Maldives	1 goal	2–0	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
22 February 2006	Aleppo	Syria	1 goal	2–1	2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification
23 May 2006	Seoul	Senegal	1 goal	1–1	Friendly match
16 August 2006	Taipei	Chinese Taipei	1 goal	3–0	2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification
6 September 2006	Suwon	Chinese Taipei	1 goal	8–0	2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification
15 July 2007	Jakarta	Bahrain	1 goal	1–2	2007 AFC Asian Cup
14 June 2008	Ashgabat	Turkmenistan	3 goals	3–1	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
30 May 2012	Bern	Spain	1 goal	1–4	Friendly match