Kim Moon-hwan
Kim Moon-hwan (Korean: 김문환; Hanja: 金紋奐, born 1 August 1995) is a South Korean professional footballer who plays as a right-back and midfielder for Major League Soccer club Los Angeles FC and the South Korea national team.[1]
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| Full name | Kim Moon-hwan | |||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 1 August 1995 | |||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Hwaseong, South Korea | |||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | |||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Right-back, midfielder | |||||||||||||||
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Current team | Los Angeles FC | |||||||||||||||
| Number | 33 | |||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2014 | Suwon High School | |||||||||||||||
| 2014–2017 | Chung-Ang University | |||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||
| 2017–2020 | Busan IPark | 105 | (8) | |||||||||||||
| 2021– | Los Angeles FC | 27 | (1) | |||||||||||||
| National team‡ | ||||||||||||||||
| 2014 | South Korea U19 | 0 | (0) | |||||||||||||
| 2018 | South Korea U23 | 12 | (0) | |||||||||||||
| 2018– | South Korea | 14 | (0) | |||||||||||||
Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 November 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 2 September 2021 | ||||||||||||||||
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Club career
Kim played college football for Chung-Ang University.[2]
Kim signed with Busan IPark on 3 January 2017.[3] He was a regular starter for Busan in his first professional season, playing in a number of positions, including winger, wing-back and full-back.
In 2018, under new coach Choi Yun-kyum, Kim played more frequently at full-back. Despite only making 18 league starts, he was named in the K League 2 Best XI at the end of the season. The following year, Kim played almost exclusively at right-back under new coach Cho Deok-je. He was a regular fixture in the team that achieved promotion to the K League 1, and Kim was named in the league's Best XI for the second season in succession.
Kim signed with Los Angeles FC on 11 January 2021.[4]
International career
In 2018, Kim featured for the Korea Under-23 team in both the AFC U-23 Championship and the Asian Games. Korea were victorious in the latter, earning Kim and his teammates exemption from military service.
Kim's impressive performances at right-back earned him a full international call-up in September 2018. He made his debut as a substitute in a 2-0 win over Costa Rica on 7 September, and his first start came in the AFC Asian Cup against China on 16 January 2019.
Club career statistics
As of 22 August 2021
| Club performance | League | Cup | Others | Total | ||||||
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| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| South Korea | League | KFA Cup | Play-offs | Total | ||||||
| 2017 | Busan IPark | K League 2 | 30 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 4 |
| 2018 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 4 | ||
| 2019 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 0 | ||
| 2020 | K League 1 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 25 | 1 | ||
| United States | League | Open Cup | Others | Total | ||||||
| 2021 | Los Angeles FC | MLS | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 27 | 1 | |
| Career total | 132 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 147 | 10 | ||
References
External links
- Kim Moon-hwan – K League stats at kleague.com (in Korean)
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