Kim Tae-hwan (footballer, born 1989)

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In this Korean name, the family name is Kim.
Kim Tae-hwan
Personal information
Full name Kim Tae-hwan[1]
Date of birth (1989-07-24) 24 July 1989 (age 34)
Place of birth Gwangju, South Korea
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Full-back / Winger
Team information
Current team
 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Youth career
2005–2007 Kumho High School
2008–2009 University of Ulsan
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2012 FC Seoul 47 (2)
2013–2014 Seongnam FC 70 (8)
2015–2023 Ulsan Hyundai 217 (9)
2017–2018 → Sangju Sangmu (draft) 55 (2)
2024– Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 0 (0)
International career‡
2010 South Korea U20 2 (0)
2011–2012 South Korea U23 11 (2)
2011– South Korea 28 (0)
Medal record
Ulsan Hyundai
Winner AFC Champions League 2020
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 December 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 January 2024
Kim Tae-hwan
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationGim Taehwan
McCune–ReischauerKim T'aehwan

Kim Tae-hwan (Korean: 김태환; born 24 July 1989) is a South Korean professional footballer who plays as a right back for the K League 1 club Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors and South Korea national team.

Club career

FC Seoul

Kim practiced football at University of Ulsan. He was selected by Seoul in 2009 K-League Draft. He made his K-League debut match against Ulsan Hyundai on 18 April 2010. and he scored his league first goal on 23 October 2011 against Seongnam Ilwha. He played 55 games and scored 2 goals at Seoul in 2010–2012.[2]

Seongnam Ilwha

On 21 December 2012, Kim transferred to Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma for ￡264 thousand. He played 74 games and scored 8 goals at Seongnam FC in 2013–14.

Ulsan Hyundai

On 1 February 2015, Kim transferred to Ulsan Hyundai for unknown fee.

International career

15 March 2011, Kim Tae-hwan received his first call up for South Korea national football team.

Career statistics

Club

As of 12 December 2023
Club performance League Other Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
South Korea League Other1 Korean FA Cup Asia Total
2010 FC Seoul K League 1 12 0 7[a] 0 1 0 — 20 0
2011 16 1 1[b] 0 1 0 6 0 24 1
2012 19 1 — 2 0 — 21 1
2013 Seongnam FC 34 3 — 2 0 — 36 3
2014 36 5 — 3 0 — 39 5
2015 Ulsan Hyundai 33 1 — 4 1 — 37 2
2016 36 4 — 3 1 — 39 5
2017 Sangju Sangmu (draft) 34 2 1[c] 0 1 0 — 36 2
2018 21 0 — 0 0 — 21 0
Ulsan Hyundai 8 0 — 3 0 — 11 0
2019 30 2 — 1 0 7 0 38 2
2020 25 1 — 4 0 6 0 35 1
2021 34 0 2[d] 0 0 0 9 0 45 0
2022 30 0 — 0 0 3 0 33 0
2023 21 1 — 1 0 5 0 27 1
Country South Korea 389 21 11 0 26 2 36 0 462 23
Career total 389 21 11 0 26 2 36 0 462 23

1Includes K League Cup and K League Promotion-Relegation Playoffs.

  1. ^ K League Cup
  2. ^ K League Cup
  3. ^ K League Promotion-Relegation Playoffs
  4. ^ 2020 FIFA Club World Cup

International

As of 25 January 2024.
Korea Republic national team
Year Apps Goals
2014 3 0
2018 2 0
2019 3 0
2020 2 0
2021 2 0
2022 7 0
2023 5 0
2024 4 0
Total 28 0

Honours

Club

FC Seoul
Seongnam FC
Ulsan Hyundai

International

South Korea

Individual

References

  1. ^ "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Squad list: Korea Republic (KOR)" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 17. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  2. ^ "▒▒현대오일뱅크 K리그 클래식 – Talk About K LEAGUE▒▒". Archived from the original on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 5 February 2014. K League Homepage

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