Hwang Hee-chan

Hwang Hee-chan (Korean: 황희찬; Hanja: 黄喜燦; 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 FC Red Bull Salzburg and the South Korea national team.

This is a Korean name; the family name is Hwang.
Hwang Hee-chan
Hwang with Red Bull Salzburg in 2020
Personal information
Full name Hwang Hee-chan
Date of birth (1996-01-26) 26 January 1996[1]
Place of birth Chuncheon, Gangwon, South Korea
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Playing position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Red Bull Salzburg
Number 9
Youth career
2012–2014 Pohang Steelers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015– Red Bull Salzburg 83 (27)
2015–2016 → FC Liefering (loan) 31 (13)
2018–2019 → Hamburger SV (loan) 20 (2)
National team‡
2011–2012 South Korea U17 7 (7)
2013–2014 South Korea U20 12 (6)
2015–2018 South Korea U23 22 (5)
2016– South Korea 32 (4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 24 June 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19 November 2019
Hwang Hee-chan
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationHwang Huichan
McCune–ReischauerHwang Hŭich'an

Early life

Hwang Hee-chan was born in Chuncheon, but his entire family moved to Bucheon right after his birth. They lived there until he was 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

In December 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]

During the 2019–20 season, Hwang drew plaudits alongside Salzburg's attacking players Erling Haaland and Takumi Minamino.[15] The trio were particularly praised for their exploits in the Champions League, where Hwang was involved in eight goals by recording three goals and three assists,[16] and winning two penalty kicks.[17][18] Hwang's playing style has been described as energetic with accurate passing and an eye for dribbling.[19]

And in June 2020, Salzburg coach Jesse Marsh hinted at Hwang Hee-chan (24). "Hwang Hee-chan is ready to leave," he said in an interview with Australian media Chronet TV on the 21st (Korea time). "Hwang Hee-chan has been here a long time and has learned a lot and grown up. I'm ready to move to a bigger team. The team is likely to move from the summer transfer market or the next winter transfer market. I'll say this if I transfer in the summer. 'Thank you. Well done in Salzburg.'[20]

International career

Hwang participated in the 2016 Rio Olympic Games and scored a goal in a 3–3 group stage draw against Germany.[21] In May 2018 he was named in South Korea's preliminary 28 man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.[22] In a friendly on 28 March 2018, Hwang scored Korea's second goal against Poland, with the match ending in a 2–3 loss.[23]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 24 June 2020[24]
ClubSeasonLeagueCup[lower-alpha 1]ContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Red Bull Salzburg 2015–16Austrian Bundesliga13010—140
2016–17Austrian Bundesliga2612623[lower-alpha 2]23516
2017–18Austrian Bundesliga2053314[lower-alpha 3]53713
2019–20Austrian Bundesliga2410518[lower-alpha 3]43715
Total8327156251112344
FC Liefering (loan) 2014–15Austrian 2. Liga132——132
2015–16Austrian 2. Liga1811——1811
Total3113——3113
Hamburger SV (loan) 2018–192. Bundesliga20210—212
Career total13442166251117559
  1. Appearances in Austrian Cup and DFB-Pokal.
  2. Appearances in UEFA Europa League.
  3. Appearances in UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League.

International
As of match played 19 November 2019[25]
TeamYearAppsGoals
South Korea
201630
201761
2018121
2019112
Total324

International goals
Scores and results list South Korea's goal tally first.[26]
NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.13 June 2017Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar Qatar2–22–32018 FIFA World Cup qualification
2.27 March 2018Silesian Stadium, Chorzów, Poland Poland2–22–3Friendly
3.22 January 2019Rashid Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates Bahrain1–02–1 (a.e.t.)2019 AFC Asian Cup
4.10 October 2019Hwaseong Stadium, Hwaseong, South Korea Sri Lanka3–08–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Red Bull Salzburg

South Korea U23

Individual

References
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  2. "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
  3. "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.
  4. 제21회 차범근 축구상 대상 학생과 함께 한 차범근 감독 (in Korean). Newsis.com. 15 August 2015.
  5. 대한축구협회 20일 올해의 선수상 시상 (in Korean). 연합뉴스. 19 December 2011.
  6. Lee, Hyun-min (24 September 2012). "Hwang hee-chan scored hat-tricks".
  7. "아디다스 올인 챌린지리그 베스트11, K-리그 미래스타는?" (in Korean). 스포츠 조선. 4 November 2013.
  8. [고교 왕중왕전] 포철고, 영생고 꺾고 우승... 더블 달성 (in Korean). interfootball. 16 November 2013.
  9. "논란의 19살 황희찬, 실력만큼은 '진짜'였다". www.mydaily.co.kr. Retrieved 9 October 2015.
  10. "[VIDEO] CUPLIKAN GOL Nice 0-2 FC Salzburg: Dua Gol Pemain Muda Korea Permalukan Balotelli Cs". www.sepakbola.com. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
  11. "EUROPA LEAGUE PREVIEW: LAZIO V RED BULL SALZBURG". www.thesportsman.com. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
  12. "Salzburg stages remarkable fightback to sink Lazio". beinsports.com. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  13. "Marseille Advance to 2018 Europa League Final with Win vs. Red Bull Salzburg". bleacherreport.com. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  14. "HSV leiht Hee-chan Hwang aus". Hamburger SV. 31 August 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  15. Percy, John (11 December 2019). "Wolves prepare transfer swoop for Salzburg forward Hwang Hee-chan". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  16. "Hee-Chan Hwang - Salzburg - UCL". UEFA. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  17. "Live Commentary - Salzburg vs Napoli". Sky Sports. 23 October 2019. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  18. "Napoli 1-1 Salzburg: Ancelotti's side miss chance to secure early qualification". Goal. 6 November 2019. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  19. UEFA.com (3 October 2019). "Hee-Chan Hwang shining for Salzburg". UEFA.com. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  20. "Salzburg Coach Hwang Hee-chan Goodbye "Good job"". 21 June 2020.
  21. "Germany vs. South Korea 2016: Final score 3-3 in best men's Olympic soccer game so far". SBNATION.
  22. "Revealed: Every World Cup 2018 squad – 23-man & preliminary lists & when will they be announced?". Goal. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  23. "Practice hwang, even if he selected national team member". 중앙일보 (in Korean). 5 June 2018. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  24. "Hee-chan Hwang ≫ Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  25. 황희찬 HWANG Heechan MF. KFA.or.kr (in Korean). KFA. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  26. "Hwang, Hee-Chan". National Football Teams. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
  27. "Hwang's heroics difficult to eclipse". AFC. 5 October 2012. Archived from the original on 7 October 2012. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
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