Kwon Chang-hoon

Kwon Chang-hoon (Hangul: 권창훈; Hanja: 權昶勳; Korean pronunciation: [kwʌn.tɕʰaŋ.ɦun]; born 30 June 1994) is a South Korean professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for SC Freiburg in the Bundesliga and the South Korea national team. A full international since 2015, he is a winner of the 2015 East Asian Cup. He has also won the 2016 Korean FA Cup with Suwon Samsung Bluewings.

Kwon Chang-hoon
Kwon in a match against Mexico during the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-06-30) 30 June 1994
Place of birth Seoul, South Korea
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position(s) Attacking midfielder
Winger
Club information
Current team
 SC Freiburg
Number 28
Youth career
2010–2012 Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2016 Suwon Samsung Bluewings 90 (18)
2017 Dijon II 3 (2)
2017–2019 Dijon 62 (14)
2019– SC Freiburg 14 (2)
National team‡
2007[1] South Korea U14
2009–2010 South Korea U17 10 (2)
2011–2013 South Korea U20 18 (6)
2015–2016 South Korea U23 19 (10)
2015– South Korea 23 (5)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 February 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19 November 2019 (UTC)
This is a Korean name; the family name is Kwon.
Kwon Chang-hoon
Hangul
권창훈
Hanja
權昶勳
Revised RomanizationGwon Changhun
McCune–ReischauerKwon Ch'anghun

Club career

Early career

Kwon started playing soccer when he was in YangJeon Elementary School in Seoul. After he graduated from Joongdong Middle School, he went to Maetan High School to join Suwon Bluewings U-18.

Suwon Samsung Bluewings

Suwon Samsung Bluewings signed Kwon in the 2012 draft under K League homegrown player rule. He made his senior debut on 3 April against Kashiwa Reysol in a 2013 AFC Champions League group stage game as a substitute in 79 minutes. He made his K League debut on 6 April against Daegu FC as a substitute for Oh Jang-eun in 65 mins. He was named in the season Best XI in 2016.

Dijon

In January 2017, Kwon joined Dijon on a 3.5-year deal. The transfer fee paid to Suwon Bluewings was estimated at €1.5 million.[2] In the 2017–18 Ligue 1 season, Kwon quickly established himself as an ace player for Dijon, finishing joint top scorer with 11 goals in 34 league appearances.

SC Freiburg

On 28 June 2019, Kwon joined Bundesliga side SC Freiburg for the 2019–20 season.[3][4]

International career

Youth

Kwon was named in South Korean U-19 squad for the 2012 AFC U-19 Championship in the United Arab Emirates.[5] After winning the AFC Championship, Kwon was called up to U-20 team for the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[6]

Senior

In 2015 East Asian Cup, Kwon was called up to the senior national team. He made his international debut in a match against China.

On 3 September 2015, at the Hwaseong Stadium, he scored his first senior goals, a brace, in an 8–0 home win over Laos in the second round of qualification for the 2018 FIFA World Cup.[7]

In May 2018 he was named in South Korea’s preliminary 28-man squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.[8] In the last game of the 2017–18 French season however Kwon injured his achilles tendon and was ruled out for the World Cup through injury.[9]

Career statistics

Club
As of 15 February 2020[10][11]
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Suwon Samsung Bluewings 2013 K League 1 8010—21111
2014 K League 1 20100——201
2015 K League 1 351010—714311
2016 K League 1 27741—41359
Total 901861—13310922
Dijon II 2016–17 Championnat N3 32———32
Dijon 2016–17 Ligue 1 800000—80
2017–18 Ligue 1 34111010—3611
2018–19 Ligue 1 2033110—244
Total 62144120—6815
SC Freiburg 2019–20 Bundesliga14200——142
Career total 169361022013319441

International goals
Results list South Korea's goal tally first.[12]
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.3 September 2015Hwaseong Stadium, Hwaseong, South Korea Laos3–08–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification
2.6–0
3.8 September 2015Saida International Stadium, Sidon, Lebanon Lebanon3–03–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification
4.24 March 2018Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland Northern Ireland1–01–2Friendly
5.10 October 2019Hwaseong Stadium, Hwaseong, South Korea Sri Lanka8–08–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Suwon Samsung Bluewings

South Korea U20

South Korea

Individual

References
  1. 2007년 11월 28일 U-13 (한일교류전) (in Korean). KFA. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
  2. "Transfert : le Sud-Coréen Kwon Chang-hoon à Dijon (officiel)". L'Équipe (in French). 18 January 2017. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
  3. "Changhoon Kwon wechselt an die Dreisam". SC Freiburg (in German). 28 June 2019. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  4. "S. Korean midfielder signs with German Bundesliga club Freiburg". Yonhap News Agency. 28 June 2019. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  5. KFA. "남자 U-20 대표팀". Korea Football Association. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
  6. Dong Hyun, Oh (12 June 2013). "이광종호, 터키 U-20 월드컵 출전 명단 확정(Lee Kwang-ho to confirm his roster for the U-20 World Cup in Turkey.)". Newsis.
  7. "Son Heung-Min nets hat trick for South Korea, Shinji Kagawa seals Japan win". ESPN. 3 September 2015. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
  8. "Revealed: Every World Cup 2018 squad - 23-man & preliminary lists & when will they be announced?". Goal. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  9. Duerden, John (20 May 2018). "South Korea's World Cup hopes dented by Kwon Chang-hoon's Achilles injury". ESPN FC. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
  10. "Kwon Chang-Hoon". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  11. "Chang-hoon KWON - Football : la fiche de Chang-hoon KWON (Dijon)". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  12. "Kwon, Chang-Hoon". National Football Teams. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
  13. Stokkermans, Karel; Zlotkowski, Andre (29 November 2018). "South Korea 2015". RSSSF. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  14. Di Maggio, Roberto (5 November 2014). "Asian U-19 Championship 2012". RSSSF. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  15. Di Maggio, Roberto (14 July 2016). "East Asian Championship 2015". RSSSF. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  16. K리그 대상 이동국 MVP·이재성 영플레이상 수상. Naver.com (in Korean). SBS. 1 December 2015.
  17. '득점왕' 정조국, K리그 MVP 수상. Naver.com (in Korean). SBS. 8 November 2016. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
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