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 Bundesliga club RB Leipzig and the South Korea national team. He is nicknamed the "Bull" (Korean: Hwangso) in South Korea due to his aggressive playing style and surname.[2]

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
Place of birth Chuncheon, Gangwon, South Korea
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 RB Leipzig
Number 11
Youth career
2009–2014 Pohang Steelers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2020 Red Bull Salzburg 86 (28)
2015–2016 → FC Liefering (loan) 31 (13)
2018–2019 → Hamburger SV (loan) 20 (2)
2020– RB Leipzig 8 (0)
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 34 (5)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 February 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17 November 2020
Hwang Hee-chan
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationHwang Huichan
McCune–ReischauerHwang Hŭich'an
In this Korean name, the family name is Hwang.

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. In 2008, he scored the most goals in both Hwarangdaegi Tournament and Dongwon Youth Cup, which were South Korean national youth competitions. His performance also continued in South Korean national under-12 team. He scored 22 goals in Kanga Cup, which was the highest record in history of the tournament. With outstanding performances in these competitions, he was awarded the grand prize of the Cha Bum-kun Football Award, given to the greatest youth footballers in South Korea.[4]

After graduating from Singok Elementary School, he entered Pohang Jecheol Middle School and started to play in the school's football club, the Pohang Steelers under-15 team. In 2011, his team won the middle school division of the Korean National School League, hosted by Korean FA, and Hwang received the MVP award of the competition.[5]

Subsequently, he joined Pohang Jecheol High School and the Pohang Steelers under-18 team. In the 2013 K League Junior, contested between youth teams of K League clubs, he scored 12 goals in 12 games for his team, helping his high school win the league.[6] In the following high school division of National School League, he became the top scorer and the MVP of the competition with Pohang's title.[7] Apart from his native Korean, he can also speak English and German.

Club career

In December 2014, Pohang Steelers intended to sign forward Hwang Hee-chan as a homegrown player, however he signed with an Austrian club Red Bull Salzburg eventually.[8] 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.[9]

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 quarter-finals of UEFA Europa League.[10] On 12 April, Hwang scored a goal against Lazio, leading a 4–1 victory to proceed to the semi-finals.[11] On 3 May 2018, Hwang played in the second away match of the semi-final, when Salzburg defeated Marseille by 1–2 but lost on aggregate 3–2.[12] On 31 August 2018, Hwang joined Hamburger SV on a loan deal until the end of 2018–19 season.[13]

During the 2019–20 season, Hwang drew plaudits alongside Salzburg's attacking players Erling Haaland and Takumi Minamino.[14] 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,[15] and winning two penalty kicks.[16][17] Hwang's playing style has been described as energetic with accurate passing and an eye for dribbling.[18] In all competitions, Hwang had a remarkable season scoring 16 goals and providing 22 assists in 40 appearances.[19]

On 8 July 2020, Hwang signed for RB Leipzig on a five-year contract.[20] On 12 September 2020, he scored a goal and created an assist against Nürnberg in the first round of 2020–21 DFB-Pokal, where he made his debut.[21]

International career

In 2012 AFC U-16 Championship, he scored a hat-trick against North Korea.[22] South Korea was eliminated in the quarter-finals, but he became top scorer of the tournament with five goals.[23]

Hwang participated in the 2016 Summer Olympics and scored a goal in a group match against Germany, which finished as a 3–3 draw.[24] In a friendly on 28 March 2018, Hwang scored Korea's second goal against Poland, with the match ending in a 3–2 loss.[25] In May 2018, he was named in South Korea's preliminary 28 man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.[26] He played in all three group matches of the World Cup.

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 10 November 2020[27]
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 Bundesliga2711518[lower-alpha 4]44016
Total8628156251112645
FC Liefering (loan) 2014–15Austrian 2. Liga132——132
2015–16Austrian 2. Liga1811——1811
Total3113——3113
Hamburger SV (loan) 2018–192. Bundesliga20210—212
Total20210—212
RB Leipzig 2020–21Bundesliga70211[lower-alpha 5]0101
Total702110101
Career total14443187261118861
  1. Includes Austrian Cup and DFB-Pokal.
  2. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League.
  3. Four appearances and two goals in UEFA Champions League, ten appearances and three goals in UEFA Europa League.
  4. Six appearances and three goals in UEFA Champions League, two appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League.
  5. Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League.

International
As of match played 17 November 2020[28]
National teamYearAppsGoals
South Korea U17 201142
201235
Total77
South Korea U20 201365
201461
Total126
South Korea U23 201520
2016142
201700
201863
Total225
South Korea 201630
201761
2018121
2019112
202021
Total345
Career total7523

International goals
Scores and results list South Korea's goal tally first.[29]
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
5.17 November 2020BSFZ-Arena, Maria Enzersdorf, Austria Qatar1–02–1Friendly

Honours

Red Bull Salzburg

South Korea U23

Individual

References
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