Kim Moon-hwan
Kim Moon-hwan (Korean: 김문환; Hanja: 金紋奐, born 1 August 1995) is a South Korean footballer who plays as a full-back and midfielder for Los Angeles FC.[1]
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Full name | Kim Moon-hwan | |||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 1 August 1995 | |||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Hwaseong, South Korea | |||||||||||||||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | |||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Full-back, midfielder | |||||||||||||||
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Current team | Los Angeles FC | |||||||||||||||
Number | 33 | |||||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||||
2011–2013 | Suwon High School | |||||||||||||||
2014–2016 | Chung-Ang University | |||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||
2017–2020 | Busan IPark | 105 | (8) | |||||||||||||
2021– | Los Angeles FC | 0 | (0) | |||||||||||||
National team‡ | ||||||||||||||||
2014 | South Korea U-19 | 0 | (0) | |||||||||||||
2018 | South Korea U-23 | 12 | (0) | |||||||||||||
2018– | South Korea | 11 | (0) | |||||||||||||
Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 January 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19 November 2019 |
Club career
Kim signed with Busan IPark on 3 January 2017.[2] He was a regular starter for Busan in his first professional season, playing in a number of positions, including winger, wing-back and full-back.
In 2018, under new coach Choi Yun-kyum, Kim played more frequently at full-back. Despite only making 18 league starts, he was named in the K League 2 Best XI at the end of the season. The following year, Kim played almost exclusively at right-back under new coach Cho Deok-je. He was a regular fixture in the team that achieved promotion to the K League 1, and Kim was named in the league's Best XI for the second season in succession.
Kim signed with Los Angeles FC on 11 January 2021.[3]
International career
In 2018, Kim featured for the Korea Under-23 team in both the AFC U-23 Championship and the Asian Games. Korea were victorious in the latter, earning Kim and his teammates exemption from military service.
Kim's impressive performances at right-back earned him a full international call-up in September 2018. He made his debut as a substitute in a 2-0 win over Costa Rica on 7 September, and his first start came in the AFC Asian Cup against China on 16 January 2019.
Club career statistics
As of 1 November 2020
Club performance | League | Cup | Play-offs | Total | ||||||
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Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
2017 | Busan IPark | K League 2 | 30 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 4 |
2018 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 4 | ||
2019 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 0 | ||
2020 | K League 1 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 25 | 1 | ||
Career total | 105 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 120 | 9 |
Honours
Individual
- K League 2 Best XI (2): 2018, 2019