Hee-chan Hwang
Hee-chan Hwang was born in Chuncheon, Gangwon Province, South Korea on January 26th, 1996 and is the Soccer Player. At the age of 28, Hee-chan Hwang biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Hwang Hee-chan (born 26 January 1996) is a South Korean professional footballer who plays as a forward for FC Red Bull Salzburg and the South Korean national team.
Early life
Hwang Hee-chan was born in Chuncheon, but his family moved to Bucheon right after his birth. They lived there until he was 11 years old. In Uijeongbu, Hwang started playing football at Singok Elementary School. He scored the most goals in both the Hwarangdaegi Tournament and Dongwon Youth Cup, which were South Korean national youth tournaments. His strong results in the South Korean national under-12 team continued. In the Kanga Cup, Hwang scored 22 goals, a new record in the tournament. He was given the grand prize of the Cha Bum-kun Football Award, which is given to the best youth footballers in South Korea, owing to his outstanding results in these tournaments.
After graduating from Singok Elementary School, he joined Pohang Jecheol Middle School and began to play in the Pohang Steelers under the age of 15. In 2011, his team won the middle school division of the Korean National School League, hosted by Korea Football Association, and Hwang received the competition's MVP award.
He joined Pohang Jecheol High School and the Pohang Steelers under 18 team later this year. He scored 12 goals in 12 games for his team in the 2013 K League Junior, a competition between youth teams of K League clubs, helping his high school win the league. He then led Pohang to the title in the National School League's high school division, becoming the MVP in lieu of the top scorer.
Club career
Pohang Steelers had intended to sign forward Hwang Hee-chan as a homegrown player in December 2014, but the Austrian club Red Bull Salzburg later sold him. In a Europa League match against Ligue 1 side Nice on November 3, 2016, Hwang came off the bench and scored a brace, contributing to his team's first Europa League victory of the season. In his first Austrian Bundesliga season, he failed to score.
Salzburg had their best-ever European campaign during the 2017–18 season. They reached the top of their UEFA Europa League group for the fourth time before defeating Real Sociedad and Borussia Dortmund, thereby winning the first time in the competition's quarterfinals. Hwang scored a goal against Lazio on April 12th, boosting a 4–1 victory and moving to the semi-finals. Hwang played in the second away match of the semi-finals on May 3rd, but lost by 3–2. Hwang signed Hamburger SV on a loan agreement until the end of the 2018-2019 season.
Hwang received accolades for his performances alongside Salzburg's attacking players Erling Haaland and Takumi Minamino during the 2019-20 season. The three players were praised for their successes in the Champions League, where Hwang was instrumental in eight goals and three assists, as well as winning two penalty kicks. His playing style was described as vivacious, with precise passing and an eye on dribbling. In all competitions, Hwang had a great season, scoring 16 goals and 22 assists in 40 appearances.
Hwang signed for RB Leipzig on a five-year deal on August 8, 2020. In the first round of the 2020–21 DFB-Pokal, where he made his debut on September 12, he scored a goal and gave an assist against Nürnberg. Even though he was a replacement, he helped Leipzig reach the 2021 DFB-Pokal Final by scoring against VfL Wolfsburg and Werder Bremen. In his first German Bundesliga season, however, he failed to score.
On a season long loan, Hwang joined Wolverhampton Wanderers in August 2021. In a 2–0 victory over Wolves on his debut as a second-half replacement on September 11th. He scored both goals in Wolves' 2–1 victory over Newcastle United on Sunday, scoring both goals from close angles. In his first season in the Premier League, he scored five goals.
On January 20, 2022, the club announced that they had activated a clause in his loan agreement that would see him join the club on a permanent basis on July 1, 2022, the club's 2022 deadline, signing a loan until 2026.
International career
South Korea was disqualified in the quarterfinals of the 2012 AFC U-16 Championship, but Hwang made the tournament's best scorer, with five goals, including a hat-trick against North Korea.
Hwang played in the 2016 Summer Olympics and scored a goal against Germany, which resulted in a 3–3 draw.
On March 28, 2018, Hwang scored South Korea's second goal against Poland in a friendly, which resulted in a 3–2 loss.
In the 2018 FIFA World Cup, Hwang appeared in all three group stage matches for South Korea. In the first two games, he was in the starting lineup, both of whom were losses. Hwang was a replacement in the last game against Germany but was then forced to leave the team after 20 minutes due to technical difficulties. South Korea finally won the game, with boss Shin Tae-yong regretting the removal of Hwang.