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South Korean footballer

Kwon Chang-hoon (Korean: 권창훈; born 30 June 1994) is a South Korean professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Gimcheon Sangmu and the South Korea national team.

Early life[edit]

Kwon started playing football when he was in YangJeon Elementary School in Seoul. After he graduated from Joongdong Middle School, he went to Maetan High School to join the under-18 team of Suwon Samsung Bluewings.

Club career[edit]

Suwon Samsung Bluewings[edit]

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Kwon in a match against Mexico during the 2016 Olympics

Suwon Samsung Bluewings signed Kwon under homegrown player rule during the 2012 K League draft. He made his senior debut as a substitute in the 79th minute in an AFC Champions League match against Kashiwa Reysol on 3 April 2013. He also made his K League debut against Daegu FC on 6 April, playing as a substitute for 25 minutes. He was selected for the K League 1 Best XI in 2015 and 2016 while playing for Suwon. He challenged France’s Ligue 1 after growing as one of the top midfielders in the K League.

Dijon[edit]

In January 2017, Kwon joined Dijon on a 3.5-year deal. The transfer fee paid to Suwon was estimated at €1.5 million.[2] In the 2017–18 Ligue 1, Kwon quickly established himself as an ace player for Dijon, finishing joint Dijon’s top scorer with 11 goals in 34 league appearances. However, he injured his Achilles tendon during the last league match, and failed to show his former performance since then.

SC Freiburg[edit]

On 28 June 2019, Kwon joined Bundesliga side SC Freiburg for the 2019–20 season.[3][4]

International career[edit]

Kwon was named in South Korean under-19 squad for the 2012 AFC U-19 Championship in the United Arab Emirates.[5] After winning the AFC Championship, Kwon was called up to under-20 team for the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[6]

Kwon was called up to the senior national team for the 2015 East Asian Cup. He made his international debut in an East Asian Cup match against China. On 3 September 2015, at the Hwaseong Stadium, he scored his first senior goals, a brace, in an 8–0 home win over Laos in the second round of qualification for the 2018 FIFA World Cup.[7]

Kwon participated in the 2016 Summer Olympics, and scored a crucial goal in a 1–0 win over Mexico to advance to the quarter-finals.

Kwon was named in South Korea’s preliminary 28-man squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia. In the last game of the 2017–18 French season, however, Kwon injured his Achilles tendon and was ruled out for the World Cup through injury.[8]

Career statistics[edit]

Club[edit]

As of 8 April 2023[9][10]
  1. ^ Appearance in K League promotion-relegation playoffs

International[edit]

Scores and results list South Korea’s goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Kwon goal.[11]
List of international goals scored by Kwon Chang-hoon
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 3 September 2015 Hwaseong Stadium, Hwaseong, South Korea  Laos 3–0 8–0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
2 6–0
3 8 September 2015 Saida Municipal Stadium, Sidon, Lebanon  Lebanon 3–0 3–0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
4 24 March 2018 Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland  Northern Ireland 1–0 1–2 Friendly
5 10 October 2019 Hwaseong Stadium, Hwaseong, South Korea  Sri Lanka 8–0 8–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
6 5 June 2021 Goyang Stadium, Goyang, South Korea  Turkmenistan 4–0 5–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
7 7 September 2021 Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon, South Korea  Lebanon 1–0 1–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
8 15 January 2022 Mardan Sports Complex, Antalya, Turkey  Iceland 2–0 5–1 Friendly
9 21 January 2022 Mardan Sports Complex, Antalya, Turkey  Moldova 3–0 4–0 Friendly
10 1 February 2022 Rashid Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates  Syria 2–0 2–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
11 14 June 2022 Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul, South Korea  Egypt 4–1 4–1 Friendly
12 20 July 2022 Toyota Stadium, Toyota, Japan  China 2–0 3–0 2022 EAFF Championship

Honours[edit]

Suwon Samsung Bluewings

South Korea U20

South Korea U23

South Korea

Individual

  1. ^ Includes one appearance considered non-international.
  2. ^ Includes one appearance considered non-international.

References[edit]

  1. ^ “FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Squad list: Korea Republic (KOR)” (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 17. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  2. ^ “Transfert : le Sud-Coréen Kwon Chang-hoon à Dijon (officiel)”. L’Équipe (in French). 18 January 2017. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
  3. ^ “Changhoon Kwon wechselt an die Dreisam”. SC Freiburg (in German). 28 June 2019. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  4. ^ “S. Korean midfielder signs with German Bundesliga club Freiburg”. Yonhap News Agency. 28 June 2019. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  5. ^ KFA. “남자 U-20 대표팀”. Korea Football Association. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
  6. ^ Dong Hyun, Oh (12 June 2013). “이광종호, 터키 U-20 월드컵 출전 명단 확정(Lee Kwang-ho to confirm his roster for the U-20 World Cup in Turkey.)”. Newsis.
  7. ^ “Son Heung-Min nets hat trick for South Korea, Shinji Kagawa seals Japan win”. ESPN. 3 September 2015. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
  8. ^ Duerden, John (20 May 2018). “South Korea’s World Cup hopes dented by Kwon Chang-hoon’s Achilles injury”. ESPN FC. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
  9. ^ “Kwon Chang-Hoon”. Soccerway. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  10. ^ “Chang-hoon KWON – Football : la fiche de Chang-hoon KWON (Dijon)”. L’Équipe (in French). Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  11. ^ “Kwon, Chang-Hoon”. National Football Teams. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
  12. ^ Stokkermans, Karel; Zlotkowski, Andre (29 November 2018). “South Korea 2015”. RSSSF. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  13. ^ Di Maggio, Roberto (5 November 2014). “Asian U-19 Championship 2012”. RSSSF. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  14. ^ “AFC U-23 Championship 2016 – Finals”. AFC. Archived from the original on 31 January 2016. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  15. ^ Di Maggio, Roberto (14 July 2016). “East Asian Championship 2015”. RSSSF. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  16. ^ K리그 대상 이동국 MVP·이재성 영플레이상 수상. Naver.com (in Korean). SBS. 1 December 2015.
  17. ^ ‘득점왕’ 정조국, K리그 MVP 수상. Naver.com (in Korean). SBS. 8 November 2016. Retrieved 28 April 2020.

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