Hwang Taek-eui

Hwang Taek-eui (Hangul: 황택의; born (1996-11-12)12 November 1996 in Seoul) is a South Korean male volleyball player. He is part of the South Korea men's national volleyball team. On club level he plays for the Uijeongbu KB Insurance Stars.

Hwang Taek-eui
Personal information
NationalitySouth Korea
Born (1996-11-12) 12 November 1996
Seoul, South Korea
Height190 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight77 kg (170 lb)
College(s)Sungkyunkwan University
Volleyball information
PositionSetter
Current clubUijeongbu KB Stars
Number2 (club)
21 (national team)
Career
YearsTeams
2016–KB Insurance Stars
National team
2017– South Korea

Career

While attending Sungkyunkwan University in 2015, Hwang was called-up to the South Korean collegiate national team for the 2015 U23 World Championship where his team finished in eighth place.

Hwang decided to forgo his final two years of collegiate eligibility and declared for the 2016 V-League Draft. Hwang was selected first overall by the Gumi LIG Greaters in the 2016 V-League Draft. Hwang was the first setter ever to be taken with the first overall pick in the V-League Draft.

After the 2016–17 V-League season, Hwang was named Rookie of the Year. In May 2017 Hwang was first selected for the South Korean senior national team to compete at the 2017 FIVB World League. He played as the starting setter in Team Korea's final game against Slovakia and led his team to a 3–2 victory, though he was mostly on the bench serving as the third-string setter behind Lee Min-gyu and No Jae-wook during the competition.

References

    This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.