Hwang Hee-chan
South Korean footballer (born 1996) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Hwang Hee-chan (Korean: 황희찬; born 26 January 1996) is a South Korean professional footballer who plays as a forward for Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers and the South Korea national team.
In this Korean name, the family name is Hwang.
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Full name | Hwang Hee-chan[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1996-01-26) 26 January 1996 (age 28) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Chuncheon, Gangwon, South Korea | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team |
Wolverhampton Wanderers | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Number | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2009–2014 | Pohang Steelers[note 1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2020–2022 | RB Leipzig | 20 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2021–2022 | → Wolverhampton Wanderers (loan) | 30 | (5) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2022– | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 56 | (15) | ||||||||||||||||||||
International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2011–2012 | South Korea U17 | 7 | (7) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2013–2014 | South Korea U20 | 12 | (6) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2015–2018 | South Korea U23 | 22 | (5) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2016– | South Korea | 65 | (14) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 June 2024 |
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Quick Facts Hangul, Hanja ...
Hwang Hee-chan | |
Hangul | 황희찬 |
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Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Hwang Huichan |
McCune–Reischauer | Hwang Hŭich'an |
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Hwang is nicknamed "Hwangso", the Korean word for bull, in South Korea due to his aggressive playing style and surname.