Kim Tae-hwan ( ko, 김태환; born 24 July 1989) is a South Korean

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player who plays for

K League 1 The K League 1 (Hangul: K리그1) is the men's top professional football division of the South Korean football league system. The league is contested by twelve clubs. History The South Korean professional football league was founded in 1 ...

side

Ulsan Hyundai Ulsan Hyundai FC ( ko, 울산 현대 축구단) is a South Korean professional football club based in Ulsan that competes in the K League 1, the top tier of South Korean football. Founded in 1983 as Hyundai Horang-i, they joined the K League in ...

Club career

FC Seoul

Kim practiced football at

University of Ulsan The University of Ulsan () (UOU) was founded on February 19, 1969 as the ''Ulsan Institute of Technology''. The University was promoted to a full-fledged University on March 1, 1985. The university is located in Mugeo-dong, Ulsan, South Korea. T ...

. He was selected by

FC Seoul FC Seoul ( ko, FC 서울) is a South Korean professional football club based in Seoul that competes in the K League 1, the top flight of South Korean football. The club is owned by GS Sports, a subsidiary of GS Group. They play their home games ...

2009 K-League The 2009 K League was the 27th season of the K League. It was held from 7 March to 6 December 2009, and a total of 15 teams contested, including newly formed Gangwon FC. Teams General information Managerial changes Regular season League ta ...

Draft. He made his K-League debut match against

on 18 April 2010. and he scored his league first goal on 23 October 2011 against Seongnam Ilwha. He played 55 games and scored 2 goals at

in 2010~2012. K League Homepage

Seongnam Ilwha

On 21 December 2012, Kim transferred to

Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma Seongnam () is the fourth largest city in South Korea's Gyeonggi Province after Suwon and the 10th largest city in the country. Its population is approximately one million. Seongnam is a satellite city of Seoul. It is largely a residential city ...

for ￡264 thousand. He played 74 games and scored 8 goals at

Seongnam FC Seongnam () is the fourth largest city in South Korea's Gyeonggi Province after Suwon and the 10th largest city in the country. Its population is approximately one million. Seongnam is a satellite city of Seoul. It is largely a residential cit ...

in 2013~2014.

Ulsan Hyundai

On 1 February 2015, Kim transferred to

for unknown fee.

International career

15 March 2011, Kim Tae-hwan received his first call up for

South Korea national football team The South Korea national football team (; recognized as Korea Republic by FIFA) represents South Korea in men's international football and is governed by the Korea Football Association. South Korea has emerged as a major football power in Asia ...

Career statistics

Club

¹Includes

K League Cup The Korean League Cup was a professional football competition in South Korean football. It was held by the K League Federation from 1986 to 2012. Sponsorship Champions List of finals Titles by club K League's principle of official statist ...

and

K League Promotion-Relegation Playoffs K League (Hangul: K리그) is South Korea's professional football league. It includes first division K League 1 and second division K League 2. History Until the 1970s, South Korean football operated two major football leagues, the National S ...

International

Honours

Club

;FC Seoul *

(2):

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K-League Cup The Korean League Cup was a professional football competition in South Korean football. It was held by the K League Federation from 1986 to 2012. Sponsorship Champions List of finals Titles by club K League's principle of official statist ...

(1):

;Seongnam FC *

FA Cup The Football Association Challenge Cup, more commonly known as the FA Cup, is an annual knockout football competition in men's domestic English football. First played during the 1871–72 season, it is the oldest national football competi ...

(1):

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;Ulsan Hyundai *

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(1):

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International

South Korea *

EAFF E-1 Football Championship EAFF E-1 Football Championship, known as the East Asian Football Championship from 2003 to 2010, and the EAFF East Asian Cup for the 2013 and 2015 editions, is a men's international football competition in East Asia for member nations of the East ...

(1):

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Individual

* K League 1 Best XI (3):

References

External links

* * https://web.archive.org/web/20150215083043/https://www.football.com/en/tae-hwan-kim/ football.com * Kim's Instagram https://www.instagram.com/holichwan/ 1989 births Living people Association football midfielders South Korean footballers FC Seoul players Seongnam FC players Ulsan Hyundai FC players Gimcheon Sangmu FC players K League 1 players Sportspeople from Gwangju 2022 FIFA World Cup players {{SouthKorea-footy-midfielder-stub