Seol Ki-Hyeon

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Seol Ki-Hyeon
Personal information
Date of birth 8 January 1979 (1979-01-08) (age 29)
Place of birth    Jeongseon, South Korea
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.84 m)
Playing position Winger/Striker
Club information
Current club Fulham
Number 7
Youth clubs
2000 Kwangwoon University
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
2000–2001
2001–2004
2004–2006
2006–2007
2007–		 Antwerp
Anderlecht
Wolves
Reading
Fulham		 25 (12)
72 (34)
69 (13)
30 0(4)
12 0(0)   
National team2
2000– Korea Republic 77 (18)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 19:30, 20 May 2008 (UTC).
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of 23:53, 31 May 2008 (UTC).
* Appearances (Goals)
Seol Ki-Hyeon
Hangul 설기현
Hanja 薛琦鉉
Revised Romanization Seol Gi-Hyeon
McCune-Reischauer Sŏl Ki-Hyŏn

Seol Ki-Hyeon (born 8 January 1979 in Jeongseon, South Korea) is a professional footballer who currently plays for Fulham of the Barclays Premier League.

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[edit] Club career

[edit] Early career

Seol was born in Jeongseon, Gangwon-do, South Korea. At the end of his time as a college player in Korea, the young striker was advised to join the J League in Japan, but chose instead to try and establish his career in Europe.

After one successful season with Antwerp (2000–01), he moved to Anderlecht. He played in the UEFA Champions League, and in the Belgian Super Cup, he gained a hat-trick in the space of 12 minutes.

[edit] Wolverhampton Wanderers

In 2004, Seol moved to the English league, joining Championship club Wolverhampton Wanderers. He made over 30 appearances by the end of the 2004–05 season, scoring a few goals too. The Wolverhampton coach at the time, Glenn Hoddle, preferred Seol as one of his first-choice strikers, using him in a wide, supporting role to the main strikers.

Disappointed with the failure of Wolves to win promotion from The Championship, Seol sought a move to the Premier League following the 2006 FIFA World Cup, despite having two years of his contract left. He was reported as saying "At this stage, I'm frustrated not to be in the Premiership. I think there will be some good news after the World Cup."[1]

[edit] Reading

Seol eventually joined newly promoted Premier League club Reading on 12 July 2006 for a fee of £1 million (rising to £1.5 million based on certain criteria).[2] He scored his first Premiership goal as Reading won 2–1 at Sheffield United on September 16, 2006.[3] He scored his second goal for Reading against West Ham United, proving to be only goal of the match.[4] His third goal for Reading, his first at home, came on 18 November 2006 in the 2–0 win against Charlton Athletic.[5] He scored his fourth goal against Blackburn, the last game of the season.

[edit] Fulham

Seol left Reading for Fulham on 31 August 2007 for an undisclosed fee on a three-year contract, with Liam Rosenior going the other way.[6] Reading boss Steve Coppell admitted that strained relations between him and Seol led to the move.[7] Rumors have been circulating that the Korean international is likely to transfer out of Fulham after his first season because he is unhappy with his lack of playtime.

[edit] International career

Seol plays for Korea Republic (South Korea) internationally. He played in his first World Cup in front of his home crowd, the Republic of Korea being co-hosts with Japan for the 2002 finals. Seol was a key member of the Korea Republic squad during the tournament, memorably scoring the equalising goal against Italy in the knock-out stages.[8]

[edit] Club career stats

Last update: 19:30, 20 May 2008 (UTC)

Season Team Country Division Apps Goals
00–01 Antwerp Flag of Belgium Belgium 1 25 12
01–02 Anderlecht Flag of Belgium Belgium 1 20 8
02–03 Anderlecht Flag of Belgium Belgium 1 32 19
03–04 Anderlecht Flag of Belgium Belgium 1 19 7
04–05 Anderlecht Flag of Belgium Belgium 1 1 0
04–05 Wolves Flag of England England 2 37 6
05–06 Wolves Flag of England England 2 32 7
06–07 Reading Flag of England England 1 27 4
07–08 Reading Flag of England England 1 3 0
07–08 Fulham Flag of England England 1 12 0

[edit] Honours

Seol was voted by Reading fans as the official Player of the Month for August[9] and September 2006. Seol played in all three of the Royals Premiership games in August when he helped to create three of the four goals scored.

[edit] Personal Life

He got married with Yoon Mi in 2002, and In-Woong, their son was born in that same year. In 2005, daughter Soo-A was born.[10]

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Seol Ki-hyun looking to Premier League", Korea Herald, 2006-06-20. Retrieved on 2006-07-12. 
  2. ^ "Royals complete the signing of Seol Ki-Hyeon for a fee of up to £1.5 million", readingfc.co.uk, 2006-07-12. Retrieved on 2006-07-12. 
  3. ^ "Sheff Utd 1-2 Reading", BBC Sport, 2006-09-16. Retrieved on 2007-04-27. 
  4. ^ "West Ham 0-1 Reading", BBC Sport, 2006-10-01. Retrieved on 2007-04-27. 
  5. ^ "Reading 2-0 Charlton", BBC Sport, 2006-11-18. Retrieved on 2007-04-27. 
  6. ^ "Rosenior signs as Seol departs", readingfc.co.uk, 2007-08-31. Retrieved on 2007-08-31. 
  7. ^ "Coppell reveals Seol exit reason", BBC Sport, 2007-09-11. Retrieved on 2007-09-13. 
  8. ^ "Korea's golden moment", BBC Sport, 2002-06-18. Retrieved on 2008-01-02. 
  9. ^ "Seol wins official player of the month award after impressive opening games", readingfc.co.uk, 2006-09-05. Retrieved on 2006-11-05. 
  10. ^ "설기현 가족의 힘으로 뛴다", Sports Seoul, 2006-08-21. Retrieved on 2008-01-02. 

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Fulham F.C. – current squad

1 Keller • 2 Volz • 4 Konchesky • 6 Stefanović • 7 Seol • 8 Smertin • 9 Healy • 11 Kamara • 13 Batista • 14 Johnson • 15 Nevland • 18 Hughes • 21 Bullard • 22 Omozusi • 23 Dempsey • 24 Bouazza • 25 Davies • 26 Andreasen • 27 Murphy • 28 Milsom • 29 Niemi • 30 Brown • 31 Watts • 32 Hangeland • 33 Kallio • 34 Baird • 37 Leijer • 38 Ashton • –– Cook • –– Davis • –– John • –– Schwarzer • –– Stockdale • –– Zakuani • Manager: Hodgson
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South Korea squad - 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup
1 Lee Woon-Jae • 2 Kang Chul • 3 Choi Sung-Yong • 4 Song Chong-Gug • 5 Park Yong-Ho • 6 Yoo Sang-Chul • 7 Kim Tae-Young • 8 Yong Jong-Hwan • 9 Kim Do-Hoon • 10 Choi Yong-Soo • 11 Seol Ki-Hyeon • 12 Kim Yong-Dae • 13 Seo Deok-Kyu • 14 Seo Dong-Won • 15 Lee Min-Sung • 16 Ahn Hyo-Yeon • 17 Ha Seok-Ju • 18 Hwang Sun-Hong • 19 Lee Young-Pyo • 20 Hong Myung-Bo • 21 Park Ji-Sung • 22 Ko Jong-Soo • 23 Choi Eun-Sung • Coach: Hiddink
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South Korea squad - 2002 FIFA World Cup Fourth Place
1 Lee Woon‑Jae • 2 Hyun Young‑Min • 3 Choi Sung‑Yong • 4 Choi Jin‑Cheul • 5 Kim Nam‑Il • 6 Yoo Sang‑Chul • 7 Kim Tae‑Young • 8 Choi Tae‑Uk • 9 Seol Ki‑Hyeon • 10 Lee Young‑Pyo • 11 Choi Yong‑Soo • 12 Kim Byung‑Ji • 13 Lee Eul‑Yong • 14 Lee Chun‑Soo • 15 Lee Min‑Sung • 16 Cha Du‑Ri • 17 Yoon Jung‑Hwan • 18 Hwang Sun‑Hong • 19 Ahn Jung‑Hwan • 20 Hong Myung‑Bo • 21 Park Ji‑Sung • 22 Song Chong‑Gug • 23 Choi Eun‑Sung • Coach: Hiddink
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South Korea squad - 2006 FIFA World Cup
1 Lee Woon‑Jae • 2 Kim Young‑Chul • 3 Kim Dong‑Jin • 4 Choi Jin‑Cheul • 5 Kim Nam‑Il • 6 Kim Jin‑Kyu • 7 Park Ji‑Sung • 8 Kim Do‑Heon • 9 Ahn Jung‑Hwan • 10 Park Chu‑Young • 11 Seol Ki‑Hyeon • 12 Lee Young‑Pyo • 13 Lee Eul‑Yong • 14 Lee Chun‑Soo • 15 Baek Ji‑Hoon • 16 Chung Kyung‑Ho • 17 Lee Ho • 18 Kim Sang‑Sik • 19 Cho Jae‑Jin • 20 Kim Yong‑Dae • 21 Kim Young‑Kwang • 22 Song Chong‑Gug • 23 Cho Won‑Hee • Coach: Advocaat
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Persondata
NAME Seol Ki-Hyeon
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION Footballer
DATE OF BIRTH 8 January 1979
PLACE OF BIRTH Jeongseon County
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH