Kim Kee-hee

Kim Kee-hee
Personal information
Date of birth (1989-07-13) 13 July 1989
Place of birth Busan, South Korea
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 1 1⁄2 in)[1]
Playing position Centre back, Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Seattle Sounders FC
Number 20
Youth career
2005–2007 Bukyeong High School
2008–2010 Hongik University
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2013 Daegu FC 29 (2)
2012–2013 → Al-Sailiya (loan) 20 (0)
2013–2016 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 80 (0)
2016–2017 Shanghai Shenhua 45 (2)
2018– Seattle Sounders FC 25 (0)
National team‡
2011–2012 South Korea U23 5 (2)
2012– South Korea 23 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 September 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10 October 2017
Kim Kee-hee
Hangul 김기희
Hanja 金基熙
Revised Romanization Gim Gihui
McCune–Reischauer Kim Kihŭi

Kim Kee-hee (Hangul: 김기희; Korean pronunciation: [kim.ɡi.ɦi] or [kim] [ki.ɦi]; born 13 July 1989) is a South Korean footballer who currently plays as a centre back for Seattle Sounders FC in Major League Soccer. He can also be fielded as a defensive midfielder. Kim has played for teams in the K-League, Qatar Stars League, and Chinese Super League; he has also represented South Korea at the national level.

Club career

Daegu

Kim initially played University League at Hongik University from 2008 to 2010. Kim was then drafted in the second round of the 2011 K-League draft by Daegu FC.[2] Kim made his professional debut on 5 March 2011, playing the full 90 minutes of Daegu's opening game of the 2011 K-League season against Gwangju FC, which ended in a 2–3 loss for Daegu FC.[3]

Loan to Al-Sailiya

On 26 September 2012, Kim joined the newly promoted Qatar Stars League club Al-Sailiya on a loan deal.[4]

Jeonbuk Hyundai

Kim joined fellow K-League side Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors in 2013 and would help the team to win two successive K-League titles.

Shanghai Shenhua

On 19 February 2016, Kim moved to Chinese Super League club Shanghai Shenhua from Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors for a reported transfer fee of US$6 million. Kim’s agent had described the deal as the “biggest transfer in Korean history.” [5] On 5 March 2016, he made his debut for the club in a 1-1 draw against Yanbian Funde.

Seattle Sounders FC

On 27 February 2018, Kim was signed by Seattle Sounders FC of Major League Soccer using targeted allocation money.[6]

International career

In 2011, Kim was selected for the South Korea U-23 national team that participated in the 2012 King's Cup, an annual tournament held in Thailand.[7]

In 2012, Kim won the bronze medal with South Korea U-23 in the 2012 London Olympics, which was the first Olympic medal ever in Korean football history, and he was granted exemption to two years of mandatory military service like the rest of the team.[8][9]

Honours

Club

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Shanghai Greenland Shenhua

International

South Korea U-23

Individual

Career statistics

As of 1 September 2018[10]
Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Others Total
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
South Korea League KFA Cup League Cup Asia Others Total
2011Daegu FCK League 11200020----140
20121720000----172
Qatar League Cup QNB Cup Asia Others Total
2012-13Al-Sailiya SCQatar Stars League2000000----200
South Korea League KFA Cup League Cup Asia Others Total
2013Jeonbuk Hyundai MotorsK League 1190210000--211
2014280100070--360
2015330100081--421
China PR League FA Cup CSL Cup Asia Others Total
2016Shanghai ShenhuaChinese Super League30100------301
201715111--10--172
United States League Open Cup League Cup North America Others Total
2018Seattle Sounders FCMajor League Soccer21010000000220

References

  1. ↑ "Kim Keehee". K League. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
  2. ↑ "2011 대구FC 드래프트 안재훈(건국대) 등 9명 선발". Daegu FC (in Korean). 9 November 2010. Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 5 March 2011.
  3. ↑ "Gwangju vs. Daegu 3 - 2". Soccerway. Retrieved 5 March 2011.
  4. ↑ "Kim joins Al Sailiyah" (in Korean). Qatar Stars League. 26 September 2012. Archived from the original on 6 March 2014. Retrieved 27 September 2012.
  5. ↑ "Shenhua signs Kim as its Asian player". ShanghaiDaily.com. 20 February 2016. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  6. ↑ "Sounders FC signs South Korean defender Kim Kee-hee". Seattle Sounders FC. 27 February 2018. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
  7. ↑ "Olympic Team Squad for King's Cup (at Thailand, 26/12/2011)". Korean Football Association. Retrieved 27 January 2012.
  8. ↑ "Footballer to Be Spared Military Service Despite IOC Probe". Chosun Ilbo. 14 August 2012. Retrieved 2 October 2012.
  9. ↑ "Medal instead of military service". The Hankyoreh. 11 August 2012. Retrieved 25 February 2013.
  10. ↑ "Kim, Ki-Hee". national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 15 December 2016.


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