Jang Hyun-soo
Jang with South Korea at the 2018 FIFA World Cup
Personal information
Date of birth (1991-09-28) 28 September 1991 (age 32)[1]
Place of birth Seoul, South Korea
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Position(s) Centre-back[3]
Team information
Current team
 Al-Gharafa
Number 20
Youth career
2004–2006 Kyunghee Middle School [ko]
2007–2009 Kyunghee High School [ko]
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2011 Yonsei University [ko]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2013 FC Tokyo 40 (4)
2014–2017 Guangzhou R&F 64 (3)
2017–2019 FC Tokyo 48 (4)
2019–2023 Al-Hilal 90 (4)
2023– Al-Gharafa 1 (0)
International career
2009–2011 South Korea U20 25 (4)
2011–2016 South Korea U23 20[α] (3)
2013–2018 South Korea 58 (3)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  South Korea
AFC Asian Cup
Silver medal – second place 2015 Australia Team
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2014 Incheon Team
EAFF Championship
Gold medal – first place 2015 China Team
Gold medal – first place 2017 Japan Team
Bronze medal – third place 2013 South Korea Team
AFF U-19 Youth Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Vietnam Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 November 2023
Jang Hyun-soo
Hangul
장현수
Hanja
張賢秀
Revised RomanizationJang Hyeonsu
McCune–ReischauerChang Hyŏnsu

Jang Hyun-soo (Korean: 장현수; Korean pronunciation: [tɕɐŋ.çʌn.su]; born 28 September 1991) is a South Korean professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Qatar Stars League club Al-Gharafa.

Club career

On 12 July 2019, Jang joined Saudi Pro League club Al-Hilal on a three-year contract.[4] During the 2019–20 season, he played an important role in Al-Hilal's continental treble.[5]

In 2021, he suppressed Pohang Steelers' attack excellently in the AFC Champions League Final, achieving his second Champions League title.[6]

After Jang led Al-Hilal to three consecutive league titles, they extended the contract with him for one more year on 29 June 2022.[7]

In January 2023, Jang was selected for the Riyadh all-star team, and played a friendly against Paris Saint-Germain.[8] He showed notable performance in both defense and offense as well as scoring a goal.[9] The next month, Jang helped Al-Hilal defeat Wydad Casablanca and Flamengo in the 2022 FIFA Club World Cup. However, he had difficulty defending Real Madrid's attack in the Club World Cup final, and failed to prevent his team's 5–3 defeat.[10]

On 26 of September 2023 was diagnosticated with lymph node tumor. Al Hilal cancel the contract with agree of the player and Jang returned to South Korea for treatment.[11]

On 23 November 2023, Jang joined Qatar Stars League club Al-Gharafa.[12]

International career

Jang played as a key player for South Korea under Uli Stielike, Shin Tae-yong and Paulo Bento,[13] and also participated in the 2018 FIFA World Cup.[14] In the game against Mexico, he gave away a penalty after he used his hand to handle the ball, which Vela converted.[15]On 1 November 2018, however, Jang received a lifetime ban from representing the national team and received a $26,800 fine from the Korea Football Association after he admitted to falsifying records related to his alternative service. He had previously earned military exemption by winning gold at the 2014 Asian Games.[16]

Career statistics

Club

As of 20 September 2023[17][18]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Continental[c] Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
FC Tokyo 2012 J1 League 14 2 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 19 2
2013 J1 League 26 2 3 0 2 0 — — 31 2
Total 40 4 3 0 2 0 5 0 0 0 50 4
Guangzhou R&F 2014 Chinese Super League 23 1 1 0 — — — 24 1
2015 Chinese Super League 16 1 1 0 — 5 1 — 22 2
2016 Chinese Super League 24 1 4 0 — — — 28 1
2017 Chinese Super League 1 0 1 0 — — — 2 0
Total 64 3 7 0 — 5 1 — 76 4
FC Tokyo 2017 J1 League 11 2 — 0 0 — — 11 2
2018 J1 League 24 2 1 0 1 0 — — 26 2
2019 J1 League 13 0 2 0 0 0 — — 15 0
Total 48 4 3 0 1 0 — — 52 4
Al-Hilal 2019–20 Saudi Pro League 22 0 4 1 — 13 0 3[d] 0 42 1
2020–21 Saudi Pro League 25 0 1 0 — 6 0 1[e] 0 33 0
2021–22 Saudi Pro League 25 2 4 0 — 7 0 4[f] 0 40 2
2022–23 Saudi Pro League 10 2 0 0 — 0 0 4[f] 0 14 2
Total 82 4 9 1 — 19 0 12 0 129 5
Career total 234 15 22 1 3 0 29 1 12 0 307 17
  1. ^ Includes Emperor's Cup, Chinese FA Cup, King Cup
  2. ^ Includes J.League Cup
  3. ^ Appearances in AFC Champions League
  4. ^ Appearances in FIFA Club World Cup
  5. ^ Appearance in Saudi Super Cup
  6. ^ a b Three appearances in FIFA Club World Cup, one appearance in Saudi Super Cup

International

List of international goals scored by Jang Hyun-soo
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 5 August 2015 Wuhan, China  Japan 1–0 1–1 2015 EAFF Championship
2 8 September 2015 Sidon, Lebanon  Lebanon 1–0 3–0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
3 12 November 2015 Suwon, South Korea  Myanmar 3–0 4–0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Al-Hilal

South Korea U23

South Korea

Individual

Notes

  1. ^ Includes five appearances as an overage player (four appearances in Summer Olympics, one appearance in friendlies).

References

  1. ^ "FIFA Club World Cup Qatar 2019: List of Players: Al Hilal SFC" (PDF). FIFA. 5 December 2019. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 December 2019.
  2. ^ "[2016 Rio Olympics] Meet the Squad: Centrebacks". Tavern of the Taeguk Warriors. 9 July 2016. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  3. ^ Hyun-Soo Jang at WorldFootball.net
  4. ^ "Jang Hyun Soo joins Al-Hilal's camp in Austria". Saudi Pro League. 13 July 2019. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  5. ^ "Al-Hilal beat Riyadh rivals Al-Nassr to clinch King's Cup and unique treble". Arab News. 28 November 2020. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  6. ^ 포항 울린 알 힐랄… 존재감 발휘한 장현수 (in Korean). JoongAng Ilbo. 24 November 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  7. ^ "Jang Hyun-soo renewed contract with Al Hilal". Football Asian. 29 June 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  8. ^ "Riyadh All-Stars XI vs. Paris Saint-Germain". ESPN. 19 January 2023. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
  9. ^ '그 장현수 맞습니다' 메호대전 신스틸러는 장현수, 득점 신고에 철벽수비까지[사우디연합-PSG]. hankooki.com (in Korean). 20 January 2023. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
  10. ^ 장현수가 잘못 걷어낸 헤딩, 레알 마드리드에겐 먹잇감 [스한 스틸컷]. hankooki.com (in Korean). 12 February 2023. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
  11. ^ "Al-Hilal expresses his deepest condolences to Jang Hyun-soo, a true champion". 22 September 2023.
  12. ^ "رسميًا.. الغرافة القطري يُعلن ضم جانغ هيون سو لاعب الهلال السابق".
  13. ^ 벤투 감독도 어쩔 수 없었던 장현수의 대표팀 퇴출…"안타깝다" (in Korean). Yonhap News Agency. 5 November 2018. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  14. ^ "Revealed: Every World Cup 2018 squad – 23-man & preliminary lists & when will they be announced?". Goal.com. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  15. ^ "Korea Republic v. Mexico - Group F - 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia - Full Match Replay".
  16. ^ "South Korea defender given lifetime ban for false military service records". ESPN. 1 November 2018. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  17. ^ Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "J1&J2&J3選手名鑑ハンディ版 2018 (NSK MOOK)", 7 February 2018, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411529 (p. 108 out of 289)
  18. ^ a b Jang Hyun-soo at Soccerway
  19. ^ "Al Hilal power past Pohang Steelers to create history". Asian Football Confederation. 23 November 2021. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
  20. ^ "EAFF East Asian Cup 2015 & EAFF Women's East Asian Cup 2015 Competition". EAFF. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  21. ^ "EAFF E-1 Football Championship 2017 Final Japan". EAFF. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  22. ^ "AFC Champions League 2021 Technical Report & Statistics" (PDF). AFC. Retrieved 14 May 2022.

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