Jang Hyun-soo
Personal information
Date of birth (1991-09-28) 28 September 1991[1]
Place of birth Seoul, South Korea
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Position(s) Defender, defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
Al-Gharafa
Number 20
Youth career
2004–2006 Kyunghee Middle School
2007–2009 Kyunghee High School
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2011 Yonsei University
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[lower-greek 1] (3)
2013–2018 South Korea 58 (3)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  South Korea
AFC Asian Cup
Silver medal – second place2015 AustraliaTeam
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place2014 IncheonTeam
EAFF Championship
Gold medal – first place2015 ChinaTeam
Gold medal – first place2017 JapanTeam
Bronze medal – third place 2013 South KoreaTeam
AFF U-19 Youth Championship
Bronze medal – third place2010 VietnamTeam
*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 for Qatar Stars League club Al-Gharafa as a defender.

Club career

On 12 July 2019, Jang joined Saudi Pro League club Al-Hilal on a three-year contract.[3] During the 2019–20 season, he played an important role in Al-Hilal's continental treble.[4]

In 2021, he suppressed Pohang Steelers' attack excellently in the AFC Champions League Final, achieving his second Champions League title.[5]

After Jang led Al-Hilal to three consecutive league titles, they extended the contract with him for one more year on 29 June 2022.[6]

In January 2023, Jang was selected for the Riyadh all-star team, and played a friendly against Paris Saint-Germain.[7] He showed notable performance in both defense and offense as well as scoring a goal.[8] 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.[9]

On 26 of September 2023 was diagnosticated with lymph node tumor. Al Hilal cancel the contract with agree of the player and Jang returns to South Korea for treatment.[10]

On 23 November 2023, Jang joined Qatar Stars League club Al-Gharafa.[11]

International career

Jang played as a key player for South Korea under Uli Stielike, Shin Tae-yong and Paulo Bento,[12] and also participated in the 2018 FIFA World Cup.[13] 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.[14]

Career statistics

Club

As of 20 September 2023[15][16]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[lower-alpha 1] League cup[lower-alpha 2] Continental[lower-alpha 3] Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
FC Tokyo 2012 J1 League 14200005000192
2013 J1 League 2623020312
Total 40430205000504
Guangzhou R&F 2014 Chinese Super League 23110241
2015 Chinese Super League 1611051222
2016 Chinese Super League 24140281
2017 Chinese Super League 101020
Total 6437051764
FC Tokyo 2017 J1 League 11200112
2018 J1 League 2421010262
2019 J1 League 1302000150
Total 4843010524
Al-Hilal 2019–20 Saudi Pro League 220411303[lower-alpha 4]0421
2020–21 Saudi Pro League 25010601[lower-alpha 5]0330
2021–22 Saudi Pro League 25240704[lower-alpha 6]0402
2022–23 Saudi Pro League 10200004[lower-alpha 6]0142
Total 824911901201295
Career total 234152213029112030717
  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. 1 2 Three appearances in FIFA Club World Cup, one appearance in Saudi Super Cup

International

List of international goals scored by Jang Hyun-soo
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
15 August 2015Wuhan, China Japan1–01–12015 EAFF Championship
28 September 2015Sidon, Lebanon Lebanon1–03–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification
312 November 2015Suwon, South Korea Myanmar3–04–02018 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. "Jang Hyun Soo joins Al-Hilal's camp in Austria". Saudi Pro League. 13 July 2019. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  4. "Al-Hilal beat Riyadh rivals Al-Nassr to clinch King's Cup and unique treble". Arab News. 28 November 2020. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  5. 포항 울린 알 힐랄… 존재감 발휘한 장현수 (in Korean). JoongAng Ilbo. 24 November 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  6. "Jang Hyun-soo renewed contract with Al Hilal". Football Asian. 29 June 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  7. "Riyadh All-Stars XI vs. Paris Saint-Germain". ESPN. 19 January 2023. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
  8. '그 장현수 맞습니다' 메호대전 신스틸러는 장현수, 득점 신고에 철벽수비까지[사우디연합-PSG]. hankooki.com (in Korean). 20 January 2023. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
  9. 장현수가 잘못 걷어낸 헤딩, 레알 마드리드에겐 먹잇감 [스한 스틸컷]. hankooki.com (in Korean). 12 February 2023. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
  10. "Al-Hilal expresses his deepest condolences to Jang Hyun-soo, a true champion". 22 September 2023.
  11. "رسميًا.. الغرافة القطري يُعلن ضم جانغ هيون سو لاعب الهلال السابق".
  12. 벤투 감독도 어쩔 수 없었던 장현수의 대표팀 퇴출…"안타깝다" (in Korean). Yonhap News Agency. 5 November 2018. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  13. "Revealed: Every World Cup 2018 squad – 23-man & preliminary lists & when will they be announced?". Goal.com. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  14. "South Korea defender given lifetime ban for false military service records". ESPN. 1 November 2018. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  15. 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)
  16. 1 2 Jang Hyun-soo at Soccerway
  17. "Al Hilal power past Pohang Steelers to create history". Asian Football Confederation. 23 November 2021. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
  18. "EAFF East Asian Cup 2015 & EAFF Women's East Asian Cup 2015 Competition". EAFF. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  19. "EAFF E-1 Football Championship 2017 Final Japan". EAFF. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  20. "AFC Champions League 2021 Technical Report & Statistics" (PDF). AFC. Retrieved 14 May 2022.


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