Hwang Ui-jo

Hwang Ui-jo
Personal information
Full name Hwang Ui-jo
Date of birth (1992-08-28) 28 August 1992
Place of birth Seongnam, South Korea
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current team
 Gamba Osaka
Number 11
Youth career
2011–2012 Yonsei University
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2017 Seongnam 139 (35)
2017– Gamba Osaka 36 (16)
National team‡
2009 South Korea U17 3 (0)
2012–2014 South Korea U23 15 (5)
2018 South Korea U23 (WC) 7 (9)
2015– South Korea 14 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 June 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12 October 2018
Hwang Ui-jo
Hangul 황의조
Hanja 黄義助
Revised Romanization Hwang Uijo
McCune–Reischauer Hwang Ŭicho

Hwang Ui-jo (Hangul: 황의조; Korean pronunciation: [hwaŋ.ɰi.dʑo], [hwaŋ.i.dʑo] or [hwaŋ] [ɰi.dʑo]; born 28 August 1992) is a South Korean footballer who plays as striker for Gamba Osaka in the J1 League and the South Korea national football team.[1]

Club career

Seongnam FC

He was selected by Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma in 2013 K League 1 Draft. He made his debut goal against Suwon Samsung Bluewings on 3 March 2013.[2]

Gamba Osaka

On June 2017, Hwang made two-year contract with J1 League club Gamba Osaka.[3]

International career

International

Hwang scored his first international goal against Jamaica on October 13, 2015.

U-23

2018 Asian Games

Hwang Ui-jo participated in 2018 Jakarta Asian Games as a wild card for South Korea national U-23 team. On August 15, Hwang made three goals in the first group-stage match against Bahrain U-23. On August 17, Hwang scored his fourth goal against Malaysia U-23. On August 23, Hwang scored his fifth goal against Iran U-23 in Round of 16. In the quarter-final, Hwang lead South Korea 4-3 victory against Uzbekistan U-23 with his explosive hat-trick. On August 29, Hwang added a goal versus Vietnam U-23 in the semi-final match. With nine goals out of seven matches, his overwhelming performance greatly supported the team’s gold medal.[4]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Seongnam2013K League 1 22210—232
2014 28430—314
2015 341522—834420
2016 37920—10409
2017K League 2 18510—195
Total 1393592009315740
Gamba Osaka2017J1 League 1330020—153
2018 23131065—3018
Total 36161085004521
Career totals 17551102859320261

International

Results list South Korea's goal tally
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.13 October 2015Seoul, South Korea Jamaica3–03–0Friendly match
2.12 October 2018Seoul, South Korea Uruguay1–02–1Friendly match

Honours

Club

Seongnam FC

International

South Korea U23

References

  1. ↑ "Hwang Ui-jo Soccerway Player Statistics". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  2. ↑ "Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma v Suwon Samsung - Match Statistics" (in Korean). K League. 2013-03-03. Archived from the original on 2013-09-30.
  3. ↑ "Korean striker signs with Japan's Gamba Osaka". Retrieved 2017-06-20.
  4. ↑ "Hwang Ui-jo Emerges as Star Striker from Asian Games". 2018-09-04. Retrieved 2018-09-08.
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