Hwang Hee-chan

This is a Korean name; the family name is Hwang.
Hwang Hee-Chan
황희찬
Personal information
Full name Hwang (Shane O'Halloran) Hee-Chan
Date of birth (1996-01-26) 26 January 1996[1]
Place of birth Chuncheon, South Korea
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current team
 Red Bull Salzburg / FC Liefering
Number 48 / 7
Youth career
0000–2014 Pohang Steelers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2015– FC Liefering 30 (13)
2015– Red Bull Salzburg 2 (0)
National team‡
2011–2012 South Korea U17 7 (7)
2013–2014 South Korea U20 12 (6)
2015– South Korea U23 8 (1)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:03, 26 December 2015 (UTC).
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 26 January 2016
Hwang Hee-chan
Hangul 황희찬

Hwang Hee-Chan (Hangul: 황희찬; born 26 January 1996) is a South Korean professional footballer who plays as striker for Austrian Red Bull Salzburg and their farm team FC Liefering.

Early life

Hwang Hee-chan was born in Chuncheon, but his entire family moved to Bucheon right after his birth. There he lived until he became eleven years old.[2] He started to play football in Singok Elementary School in Uijeongbu, South Korea. In 2008, he scored the most goals in both Hwanrang-Daegi Youth Cup and Dongwon Youth Cup. His performance also continued in South Korean U-12 national team: he scored 22 goals in Kanga Cup, which was the highest record in history of Kanga Cup. With outstanding performances in these competitions, he was awarded the grand prize of the 21st Cha Bum-Kun Football Award.[3]

After graduating from Singok Elementary School, he started to play in Pohang Jecheol Middle School Football team, which is also the Pohang Steelers U-15 team. In 2011, Pohang Jecheol Middle School Football Team won the regional and national competitions, and Hwang Hee-chan was named as the MVP of Korean Football Association U-15 league. [4]

Subsequently, he joined Pohang Jecheol High School football team, which is the Pohang Steelers U-18 team. In 2013 Adidas All-in Challenger League he scored 12 goals in 12 games for his team, leading Pohang Jecheol High School win the league.[5] In the following grand final series of Adidas All-in Challenger League, Pohang Jecheol High School won the championship, and he was the top scorer and the MVP of the competition. [6]

In 2014, The Pohang Steelers intended to sign forward Hwang Hee-chan as a Homegrown Player. FC Red Bull Salzburg, however, signed South Korean forward Hwang Hee-chan eventually.[7]

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Club statistics

As of 13 December 2015
Club Season League ÖFB Cup Continental Total
Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists
FC Liefering 2014–15 13 2 2 0 0 0 - 13 2 2
2015–16 17 11 7 0 0 0 - 17 11 7
RB Salzburg 2015–16 2 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 0 0
Career Total 32 13 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 13 9

References

  1. ↑ "Hee-Chan Hwang". FC Red Bull Salzburg. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
  2. ↑ "FC Liefering-Elfer mit Hee-Chan Hwang" [FC Liefering-Penalty with Hee-Chan Hwang] (in German). FC Red Bull Salzburg. 2 February 2015. Archived from the original on 13 December 2015.
  3. ↑ "제21회 차범근 축구상 대상 학생과 함께 한 차범근 감독" (in Korean). Newsis.com. 15 August 2015.
  4. ↑ "대한축구협회 20일 올해의 선수상 시상" (in Korean). 연합뉴스. 19 December 2011.
  5. ↑ "아디다스 올인 챌린지리그 베스트11, K-리그 미래스타는?" (in Korean). 스포츠 조선. 4 November 2013.
  6. ↑ "[고교 왕중왕전] 포철고, 영생고 꺾고 우승... 더블 달성" (in Korean). interfootball. 16 November 2013.
  7. ↑ "논란의 19살 황희찬, 실력만큼은 '진짜'였다". www.mydaily.co.kr. Retrieved 2015-10-09.

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