Kim Yong-hwan

Kim Yong-hwan (Korean: 김용환; born 25 May 1993) is a South Korean football full-back who plays for Pohang Steelers.[1]

For the North Korean politician, see Kim Yong-hwan (politician).
In this Korean name, the family name is Kim.
Kim Yong-hwan
Personal information
Full name Kim Yong-hwan
Date of birth (1993-05-25) 25 May 1993
Place of birth South Korea
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Full-back
Team information
Current team
 Pohang Steelers
Youth career
2010–2012 Daegun High School
2012–2014 Soongsil University
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2018 Incheon United 93 (5)
2019– Pohang Steelers 40 (2)
2020–2021 → Sangju / Gimcheon Sangmu (army) 20 (1)
International career‡
2013 South Korea U-20 8 (0)
2014–2016 South Korea U-23 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 January 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 November 2016
Kim Yong-hwan
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationGim Yonghwan
McCune–ReischauerKim Yonghwan

On 10 October, 2013 when the Brazil national football team went to South Korea to train, Kim joined the training with the Brazil national football team including Neymar, Dani Alves, etc.[2] Kim's main position is full-back, but he can assimilate other positions including wing-back and winger. He has great speed and overlapping ability.[3]

Club career

Early career

Kim went on to Daegun High School, the Incheon United's under-18 team in 2010. In 2012, he graduated Daegun High School and entered Soongsil University. In 2014, after his sophomore year, It was confirmed that he would enter Incheon United.

Incheon United

Kim joined Incheon United in 2014.[4] He made his professional debut against FC Seoul in Korean FA Cup on 30 April 2014 at Seoul World Cup Stadium.[5] In the match, Kim played as a starting line-up. In the 2014 season, when Kim made his debut, he played 14 games in league. In the 2015 season, he played only 3 games (38 minutes) because of his chronic disease. In the 2016 season, he planted himself in the team again. On 24 September 2016, he scored his professional debut goal against Suwon Samsung Bluewings at Incheon Football Stadium.[6] He played 28 games including 22 full-time games and he scored 3 goals. On 5 November 2016, he scored a winning goal against Suwon FC. Incheon United owed confirmation of remaining in the K League Classic to his winning goal.[7]

International career

Kim started his international football team career with the South Korea national under-20 football team in 2013.[8] He participated in 2013 Toulon Tournament and 2014 Toulon Tournament as a member of South Korea national under-20 football team. He also took part in 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup. In this competition, Kim played 5 games and was shown a yellow card on 3 July 2013 against Colombia national under-20 football team.[9]

Club career statistics
Club performance League Cup continental Total
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
South Korea League KFA Cup Asia Total
2014Incheon UnitedK League 114010—150
2015300030
201630210312
201718000180
201828300283
2019Pohang Steelers35200352
2020300030
2021Gimcheon SangmuK League 220100—201
2021Pohang SteelersK League 12000—20
TotalSouth Korea153820001558
Career total 153820001558

References
  1. "Incheon Korea Republic - Yong-Hwan Kim - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved November 6, 2016.
  2. 브라질 대표 훈련 참여한 김용환, 네이버 스포츠 [Kim Yong-hwan participated in the training of Brazil National Football Team] (in Korean). sports.news.naver.com. October 10, 2013.
  3. "인천유나이티드 - 김용환". incheonutd.com. Retrieved November 6, 2016.
  4. 인천 김용환, 포기하지 않는 선수로 기억되고파 [Kim Yong-hwan in Incheon United, he wanted to be remembered as the player who never give up.] (in Korean). sports.news.naver.com. May 6, 2014.
  5. 낭떠러지 위의 인천, ‘파격 변신’ 통했다 [Incheon of crisis,'an extreme makeover' was great.] (in Korean). sports.mk.co.kr. 2014-04-30.
  6. "Incheon United vs. Suwon Bluewings - 24 September 2016 - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved November 6, 2016.
  7. "[클래식 최종전] '김용환 결승골' 인천, 수원FC 꺾고 극적 잔류 - 인터풋볼" [K League Classic Final Round 'A Winning Goal by Kim Yong-hwan' Incheon dramatically remains by defeating Suwon] (in Korean). Interfootball. 2016-11-05.
  8. "List - KFA". KFA. Retrieved 2016-11-06.
  9. "FIFA Tournaments - Players & Coaches - KIM Yonghwan". FIFA. Archived from the original on May 11, 2016. Retrieved 2016-11-06.
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