Hwang Jae-won (footballer, born 2002)

Hwang Jae-won
Hangul	황재원
Revised Romanization	Hwang Jaewon
McCune–Reischauer	Hwang Chaewŏn

Hwang Jae-won
	Hwang playing for Daegu FC in 2024
Personal information
Date of birth	16 August 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth	Boryeong, Chungcheongnam-do, South Korea
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Right back, Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Daegu FC
Number	2
Youth career
2015–2018	Suwon FC Youth
Senior career*
Years	Team
2022–	Daegu FC
International career‡
2022–	South Korea U23
2024–	South Korea
Medal record
Men's football
Representing South Korea
Asian Games
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 November 2024; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 September 2024

Hwang Jae-won (Korean: 황재원; born 16 August 2002) is a South Korean footballer who plays as a right back for K League 1 club Daegu FC and the South Korea national team.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]

Club career

Early life

Hwang started his career at Suwon FC youth academy before moving to play for Gwacheon High School in 2019 and then to Hongik University in Seoul.

Daegu FC

On 5 January 2022, Hwang moved to K League 1 side Daegu FC. He make his professional career debut on 19 February in a league match against FC Seoul. On 5 May, he scored his first career goal in a 1–1 away draw against Pohang Steelers. On 29 May, playing against the same opponent playing at home this time round, Hwang recorded two assists to help his team settled for a 2–2 draw.

On 10 June 2023, Hwang assisted and scored 1 goal to help his team to a 3–1 home win against Suwon FC.

International career

In June 2024, Hwang was called up by South Korea national team caretaker Kim Do-hoon for the upcoming 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification match. On 6 June 2024, he make his debut for the national team being named on the starting line-up against Singapore in a 7–0 win at the Singapore National Stadium.

Career statistics

As of 10 November 2024^[8]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			Korean FA Cup		Asia		Play-offs		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Daegu FC	2022	K League 1	34	1	2	0	7^[a]	0	—		43	1
	2023		33	1	1	0	—		—		34	1
	2024		31	2	0	0	—		—		31	2
Career total			98	4	3	0	7	0	0	0	108	4

^ Appearances in AFC Champions League

Honours

South Korea U23

Asian Games: 2022

References

^ "Profile" (in Korean). kleague.com. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
^ "Hwang Jae-won". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
^ "[Hangzhou NOW] Hwang Jae-won, who went to hell by providing an excuse to concede goals, went to heaven with two goals |". www.spotvnews.com.
^ United, K. League. "Hwang Jae-won on Asian Games: "The only aim is to win gold"".
^ "Hwang Jae-won on Asian Games: "The only aim is to win gold"". OneFootball. 22 December 2023.
^ "대구 황재원, K리그1 5월의 영플레이어 선정…통산 2번째 수상". 언론사 뷰.
^ https://m.imaeil.com/page/view/2023060814505407118
^ Hwang Jae-won at Soccerway. Retrieved 8 June 2023.

External links

Hwang Jae-won – K League stats at kleague.com (in Korean)

[ACL-9] Appearances in AFC Champions League

[1] "Profile" (in Korean). kleague.com. Retrieved 8 June 2023.

[2] "Hwang Jae-won". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 8 June 2023.

[3] "[Hangzhou NOW] Hwang Jae-won, who went to hell by providing an excuse to concede goals, went to heaven with two goals |". www.spotvnews.com.

[4] United, K. League. "Hwang Jae-won on Asian Games: "The only aim is to win gold"".

[5] "Hwang Jae-won on Asian Games: "The only aim is to win gold"". OneFootball. 22 December 2023.

[6] "대구 황재원, K리그1 5월의 영플레이어 선정…통산 2번째 수상". 언론사 뷰.

[7] ttps://m.imaeil.com/page/view/2023060814505407118

[8] Hwang Jae-won at Soccerway. Retrieved 8 June 2023.

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