Hong Hyun-seok
Hong Hyun-seok (Korean: 홍현석; born 16 June 1999) is a South Korean professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Jupiler Pro League club Gent and The South Korea national football team.
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| Date of birth | 16 June 1999 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Seoul, South Korea | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Gent | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2017 | Ulsan Hyundai[note 1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2021 | Ulsan Hyundai | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | → SpVgg Unterhaching (loan) | 7 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2021 | → Juniors OÖ (loan) | 52 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | LASK | 27 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022– | Gent | 42 | (8) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2016 | South Korea U17 | 9 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | South Korea U23 | 11 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023– | South Korea | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 September 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 October 2023 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Club career
In January 2018, Hong moved from the youth team of Ulsan Hyundai to SpVgg Unterhaching.[1] He made his professional debut for Unterhaching in the 3. Liga on 27 February 2019, coming on as a substitute for Lucas Hufnagel in the 84th minute against VfR Aalen.[2]
After a loan spell at Juniors OÖ, Hong played one season in the Austrian Bundesliga for LASK before moving to Gent in the Belgian Pro League in August 2022 in the aftermath of an ACL injury suffered by Buffalos striker Tarik Tissoudali, becoming the first Korean to play for the club.[3]
On moving to Belgium, Hong was brought into the Gent first team immediately, scoring a spectacular overhead kick goal 28 minutes into his debut away to Oostende on 12 August 2022, which Gent won 3–1.[4][5]
International career
Hong was included in South Korea's under-15 squad for the boys' football tournament at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics in Nanjing, China.[6][7] He started in all four matches earning a silver medal as runners-up.[8]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 3 September 2023[9]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| SpVgg Unterhaching | 2018–19 | 3. Liga | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||
| Juniors OÖ | 2019–20 | Austrian 2. Liga | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 30 | 0 | |
| 2020–21 | Austrian 2. Liga | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 2 | |
| Total | 52 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 2 | ||
| LASK | 2021–22 | Austrian Bundesliga | 24 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 12[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | — | 40 | 1 | |
| 2022–23 | Austrian Bundesliga | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| Total | 27 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 1 | ||
| Gent | 2022–23 | Belgian Pro League | 37 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 14[lower-alpha 2] | 1 | — | 54 | 9 | |
| 2023–24 | Belgian Pro League | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5[lower-alpha 3] | 1 | — | 10 | 3 | ||
| Total | 42 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 12 | ||
| Career total | 128 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 169 | 15 | ||
- Appearance in UEFA Europa Conference League
- Twelve appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa Conference League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Five appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa Conference League
Notes
- Played for Hyundai Middle School from 2012 to 2014, and Hyundai High School from 2015 to 2017, which were academies of Ulsan Hyundai.
References
- Choi, Man-sik (18 January 2018). "울산 유스출신 유망주 오인표-홍현석 유럽 임대이적" [Hong Hyun-seok, a prospect from Ulsan Youth]. chosun.com (in Korean). The Chosun Ilbo. Archived from the original on 27 February 2019. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
- "VfR Aalen – SpVgg Unterhaching 4:1 (3. Liga 2018/2019, 21. Round)". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. 27 February 2019. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
- "Hong: Honoured to be the first Korean at Gent". kaagent.be. 8 August 2022. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
- "Hyun-seok Hong with a Spectacular Goal vs. KV Oostende". proleague.be. 12 August 2022. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
- "Hong Hyun-seok scores stunning bicycle kick in Ghent debut". Korea Joongang Daily. 12 August 2022. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
- "Nanjing 2014 Youth Olympic Games – Football (men): Team roster – Republic of Korea (KOR)" (PDF). nanjing2014.org. Nanjing 2014 Youth Olympic Games. 15 August 2014. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 September 2014. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
- 홍현석 [Hong Hyun-seok]. KFA.or.kr (in Korean). Korea Football Association. Archived from the original on 28 February 2019. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
- "Nanjing 2014 Youth Olympic Games – Football (men): Match Report (Gold Medal Match) – Peru v Korea" (PDF). nanjing2014.org. Nanjing 2014 Youth Olympic Games. 27 August 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
- "Hong Hyun-Seok". Soccerway. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
- "Football - Men - Gold Medal Match" (PDF). Nanjing 2014 Youth Olympic Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
External links
- Hyunseok Hong at DFB (also available in German)
- Hyunseok Hong at kicker (in German)
- FC Juniors OÖ profile