Kim Sung-hwan (footballer)

Kim Sung-hwan (Korean김성환; born 15 December 1986) is a South Korean football who plays as a defensive midfielder for K3 League side Hwaseong.

Kim Sung-hwan
Personal information
Date of birth (1986-12-15) 15 December 1986 (age 37)
Place of birth Busan, South Korea
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 12 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder, Defender
Team information
Current team
Hwaseong
Youth career
2005–2008 Dong-A University
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2012 Seongnam FC 103 (8)
2013–2017 Ulsan Hyundai 87 (4)
2015–2016Sangju Sangmu (army) 51 (16)
2018–2019 Port 29 (4)
2019Suphanburi (loan) 22 (2)
2020 Liaoning Shenyang Urban 0 (0)
2020 Henan Jianye 3 (0)
2021– Hwaseong 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 September 2020
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 February 2013
Kim Sung-hwan
Hangul
김성환
Hanja
金城煥
Revised RomanizationGim Seonghwan
McCune–ReischauerKim Sŏnghwan

Club career edit

Kim Sung-hwan would play college football at Dong-A University in Busan where he initially started as a forward before being converted into a defender and go on to sign his first contract in 2009 with top tier football club Seongnam FC.[1] The Head coach Shin Tae-yong showed significant faith within Kim and immediately incorporated him as a significant part of the team's defence that ended the 2009 K League season as runners-up to Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors.[2] Already an integral part of the team Kim would win his first piece of silverware when Seongnam won the 2010 AFC Champions League Final against Zob Ahan.[3] This was followed with the 2011 Korean FA Cup, in a 1-0 victory against Suwon Samsung Bluewings.[4]

The 2012 K-League season would see Seongnam struggle within the campaign and they finished in a disappointing twelfth within the league as well as flirting with relegation, which saw Shin Tae-yong leave the club and be replaced by An Ik-soo.[5] The new manager allowed Kim to be transferred to another top tier club in Ulsan Hyundai. At his new club Kim immediately established himself as regular and guided the club to a runners-up position at the end of the 2013 K League Classic season.[6] From 2015 to 2016 he played for Sangju Sangmu as part of his compulsory two-year military duty. With the club allowed to participate within the Korean football pyramid system, Kim was part of the side that won the 2015 K League Challenge and promotion to the top tier.[7]

Kim would return to Ulsan where he would go on to win the 2017 Korean FA Cup against Busan IPark, however despite this he was allowed to leave the club on a free transfer to Thai football club Port F.C. for the start of the 2018 Thai League 1 season.[8] The following season he joined another Thai club in Suphanburi on loan before joining Chinese football team Liaoning Shenyang Urban. Kim would join top tier Chinese club Henan Jianye and go on to make his debut in a league game against Dalian Professional F.C. on 3 September 2020 in a 4-0 defeat.[9]

Career statistics edit

As of 31 December 2020.[10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Seongnam FC 2009 K League 1 29 4 5 0 4 0 - - 38 4
2010 29 1 3 0 3 0 10 0 3[a] 0 48 1
2011 29 1 4 0 5 0 - - 38 1
2012 23 2 2 1 - 7 1 - 32 4
Total 110 8 14 1 12 0 17 1 3 0 156 5
Ulsan Hyundai 2013 K League 1 34 2 1 0 - - - 35 2
2014 28 1 1 0 - 3 0 - 32 1
2016 6 0 1 0 - - - 7 0
2017 19 1 4 0 - 3 1 - 26 2
Total 87 4 7 0 0 0 6 1 0 0 100 5
Sangju Sangmu (army) 2015 K League 2 28 9 0 0 - - - 28 9
2016 K League 1 23 7 0 0 - - - 23 7
Total 51 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 51 16
Port 2018 Thai League 1 29 4 3 3 2 0 - - 34 7
Suphanburi (loan) 2019 Thai League 1 22 2 1 0 0 0 - - 23 2
Liaoning Shenyang Urban 2020 China League One 0 0 0 0 - - - 0 0
Henan Jianye 2020 Chinese Super League 3 0 0 0 - - - 3 0
Career total 302 34 25 4 14 0 23 2 3 0 367 40
  1. ^ Appearances in FIFA Club World Cup

Honors edit

Club edit

Seongnam FC
Sangju Sangmu
Ulsan Hyundai

References edit

  1. ^ "[K리그 샛별이 뛴다] 성남 김성환·고재성". news.kbs.co.kr. 2009-04-06. Retrieved 2021-01-25.
  2. ^ "South Korea 2009". RSSSF. 2015-08-20. Retrieved 2021-01-25.
  3. ^ "AFC CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2010 MATCH SUMMARY". afc.com. 2010-11-13. Archived from the original on 18 September 2012. Retrieved 2021-01-25.
  4. ^ "South Korea 2011". RSSSF. 2015-09-10. Retrieved 2021-01-25.
  5. ^ "South Korea 2012". RSSSF. 2014-09-04. Retrieved 2021-01-25.
  6. ^ "South Korea 2013". RSSSF. 2015-09-04. Retrieved 2021-01-25.
  7. ^ "South Korea 2013". RSSSF. 2015-09-04. Retrieved 2021-01-25.
  8. ^ "รอเปิดตัว!ท่าเรือคว้า "คิม ซุง ฮวาน" ดีกรีแชมป์ ACL". goal.com. 2017-12-07. Retrieved 2021-01-25.
  9. ^ "HENAN JIANYE VS. DALIAN PRO 0 - 4". soccerway.com. 2020-09-03. Retrieved 2021-01-25.
  10. ^ "KIM SUNG-HWAN". soccerway.com. Retrieved 2021-01-25.

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