Jang Hyun-soo
Jang Hyun-soo (Korean: 장현수; Korean pronunciation: [tɕɐŋ.çʌn.su]; born 28 September 1991) is a South Korean professional footballer who currently plays for Al-Hilal in the Saudi Pro League.
.jpg.webp) Jang with South Korea at the 2018 FIFA World Cup | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 28 September 1991 | |||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Seoul, South Korea | |||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Defender, Defensive midfielder | |||||||||||||||
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Current team | Al-Hilal | |||||||||||||||
| Number | 20 | |||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2011 | Yonsei University | |||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||
| 2012–2013 | FC Tokyo | 40 | (4) | |||||||||||||
| 2014–2017 | Guangzhou R&F | 64 | (3) | |||||||||||||
| 2017–2019 | FC Tokyo | 48 | (4) | |||||||||||||
| 2019– | Al-Hilal | 35 | (0) | |||||||||||||
| National team‡ | ||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2011 | South Korea U-20 | 25 | (4) | |||||||||||||
| 2011–2014 | South Korea U-23 | 15 | (3) | |||||||||||||
| 2016 | South Korea U-23 (WC) | 5 | (0) | |||||||||||||
| 2013–2018 | South Korea | 58 | (3) | |||||||||||||
Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 February 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16 October 2018 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Jang Hyun-soo | |
| Hangul | 장현수 |
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| Hanja | 張賢秀 |
| Revised Romanization | Jang Hyeonsu |
| McCune–Reischauer | Chang Hyŏnsu |
Club career
In January 2012, Jang Hyun-soo signed a contract with FC Tokyo. In January 2014, he signed with Guangzhou R&F in the Chinese Super League. After three seasons in China, he returned to FC Tokyo in July 2017.
On 12 July 2019, he joined Al-Hilal in the Saudi Pro League on a three-year contract until. He played an important role in the club's run to the final of the 2019 AFC Champions League, appearing in 13 of the club's 14 matches. On 24 November 2019, he claimed it as his first title in club football after beating Urawa Red Diamonds 3–0 on aggregate.[2]
International career
In May 2018 he was named in South Korea's preliminary 28-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.[3] And played all 3 group stage matches against Sweden, Mexico, and Germany.
On 1 November 2018, Jang received a lifetime ban from representing the South Korean National team and received a $26,800 fine from the Korean Football Association after he admitted to falsifying records related to his military exemption. Jang had previously earned an exemption by winning gold at the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon.[4]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 30 January 2021.[5]
| Club performance | League | National Cup[lower-alpha 1] | League Cup[lower-alpha 2] | Continental[lower-alpha 3] | Total | |||||||
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| Club | Season | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| FC Tokyo | 2012 | J1 League | 14 | 2 | — | — | 5 | 0 | 19 | 2 | ||
| 2013 | J1 League | 26 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 31 | 2 | ||
| Total | 40 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 50 | 4 | ||
| Guangzhou R&F | 2014 | CSL | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 1 | ||
| 2015 | CSL | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 5 | 1 | 22 | 2 | ||
| 2016 | CSL | 24 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 1 | |||
| 2017 | CSL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Total | 64 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 76 | 4 | ||
| FC Tokyo | 2017 | J1 League | 11 | 2 | — | — | — | 11 | 2 | |||
| 2018 | J1 League | 24 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 26 | 2 | ||
| 2019 | J1 League | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 0 | |||
| Total | 48 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 52 | 4 | |||
| Al-Hilal | 2019–20 | Saudi Pro League | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 16[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 39 | 0 | |
| 2020–21 | Saudi Pro League | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 5] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | |
| Total | 35 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 54 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 187 | 11 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 232 | 12 | ||
- Includes Emperor's Cup, Chinese FA Cup, King Cup
- Includes J.League Cup, Saudi Super Cup
- Includes AFC Champions League, FIFA Club World Cup
- Thirteen appearances in AFC Champions League, three appearances in FIFA Club World Cup
- Appearance in Saudi Super Cup
International goals
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1. | 5 August 2015 | Wuhan, China |  Japan | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2015 EAFF East Asian Cup |
| 2. | 8 September 2015 | Sidon, Lebanon |  Lebanon | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 3. | 12 November 2015 | Suwon, South Korea |  Myanmar | 3–0 | 4–0 |
Honours
International
- South Korea U23
- Asian Games Gold Medal: 2014[6]
- South Korea
- EAFF East Asian Cup: 2015, 2017
Individual
- EAFF East Asian Cup Most Valuable Player: 2015
- EAFF East Asian Cup Best Defender: 2017
References
- "[2016 Rio Olympics] Meet the Squad: Centrebacks". Tavern of the Taeguk Warriors. 9 July 2016. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
- "Final - 2nd Leg: Al Dawsari, Gomis strikes seal Al Hilal title". Asian Football Confederation. 24 November 2019. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
- "Revealed: Every World Cup 2018 squad – 23-man & preliminary lists & when will they be announced?". Goal. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
- "South Korea defender given lifetime ban for false military service records". ESPN. 1 November 2018. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
- Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "J1&J2&J3選手名鑑ハンディ版 2018 (NSK MOOK)", 7 February 2018, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411529 (p. 108 out of 289)
- "장현수, 네이버 인물검색". 네이버(Naver).
External links
- Jang Hyun-soo at J.League (in Japanese)
- Official Instagram Account
- Profile at FC Tokyo
- Jang Hyun-soo – National Team Stats at KFA (in Korean)
- Jang Hyun-soo at Soccerway
- Jang Hyun-soo at National-Football-Teams.com
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- Jang Hyun-soo at Asian Games Incheon 2014