Hwang Ui-jo

Hwang Ui-jo (Korean: 황의조; born 28 August 1992) is a South Korean professional footballer who plays as a forward for EFL Championship club Norwich City, on loan from Premier League club Nottingham Forest, and the South Korea national team.[3]

In this Korean name, the family name is Hwang.
Hwang Ui-jo
Hwang with FC Seoul in 2023
Personal information
Full name Hwang Ui-jo[1]
Date of birth (1992-08-28) 28 August 1992
Place of birth Seongnam, Gyeonggi, South Korea
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Norwich City
(on loan from Nottingham Forest)
Number 31
Youth career
2008–2010 Seongnam FC[note 1]
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2012 Yonsei University
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2017 Seongnam FC 139 (35)
2017–2019 Gamba Osaka 60 (23)
2019–2022 Bordeaux 94 (29)
2022– Nottingham Forest 0 (0)
2022–2023 → Olympiacos (loan) 5 (0)
2023 → FC Seoul (loan) 18 (4)
2023– → Norwich City (loan) 6 (0)
International career‡
2009 South Korea U17 3 (0)
2012–2021 South Korea U23 28[lower-greek 1] (18)
2015– South Korea 60 (18)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  South Korea
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place2018 Jakarta-PalembangTeam
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 October 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 October 2023
Hwang Ui-jo
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationHwang Uijo
McCune–ReischauerHwang Ŭijo
IPA[hwaŋ.ɰi.dʑo], [hwaŋ.i.dʑo] or [hwaŋ] [ɰi.dʑo]

Club career

Seongnam FC

Hwang was selected by Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma in 2013 K League 1 draft. He scored his debut goal against Suwon Samsung Bluewings on 3 March 2013.[4] During the 2015 season, he showed outstanding performances with 15 goals in the K League 1, and made his debut in the South Korean national team.[5] He also scored three goals in the AFC Champions League. In 2016, however, Seongnam left poor results, and Hwang also underperformed at the time.[6][7] They finished the league in 11th place among 12 clubs, and were eventually relegated to the K League 2 after the promotion-relegation playoffs.[7]

Gamba Osaka

In June 2017, Hwang signed a two-year contract with J1 League club Gamba Osaka.[8] In the 2018 season, he played a vital role for Gamba to avoid relegation, and finished the season as the team's top scorer with 21 goals.[9] He was selected for the J.League Best XI and was named Gamba's Player of the Year.[9][10][11]

Bordeaux

On 15 July 2019, Hwang moved to Ligue 1 club Bordeaux, signing a four-year deal worth €1.8 million per year.[12] He originally played as a striker for the South Korean national team and Gamba Osaka, but the Bordeaux manager Paulo Sousa usually used him as a winger.[13][14] Under Sousa, Hwang scored only six goals including a header scored against Paris Saint-Germain.[15]

Hwang was continuously deployed as a winger early next season, although Sousa was replaced by Jean-Louis Gasset. However, he failed to score in 12 consecutive games, and scored his first goal of the season on 16 December.[16] He was eventually returned to the striker position by Gasset,[17] and successfully spent the remainder of the season by adding 11 goals.

On 23 January 2022, Hwang scored his first hat-trick of his Bordeaux's career, as the club won 4–3 against Strasbourg.[18]

Loan spells

On 26 August 2022, Premier League club Nottingham Forest announced the signing of Hwang. He was immediately loaned out to Greek club Olympiacos.[19] He wasn't successful at Olympiacos, and his loan contract was terminated early after he failed to score for five months.

On 3 February 2023, Hwang was loaned out to South Korean club FC Seoul for five months until the summer.[20] He did not score very well, but his influence was strong on the front of FC Seoul, which needed to keep the ball and to press opponents.[21]

Hwang tried to make his spot at Nottingham before the 2023–24 season, but he scored only one goal in six pre-season games.[22] On 1 September 2023, he joined Norwich City on loan for the 2023–24 season.[23]

International career

On 13 October 2015, Hwang scored his first international goal against Jamaica.[24]

Hwang participated in the 2018 Asian Games as an over-aged player of the South Korean under-23 team. On 15 August, He scored a hat-trick in the first group-stage match against Bahrain.[24] In the quarter-finals against Uzbekistan, he once again showed his explosive hat-trick, leading South Korea to a 4–3 victory. He scored nine goals out of seven matches, and his overwhelming performance greatly contributed to South Korea's gold medal.[25] He was named the Korean FA Player of the Year after showing his worth in Asian Games and J1 League.[26]

Hwang played for South Korea in the 2019 AFC Asian Cup, scoring against Philippines and China.[24]

Hwang was also selected as an over-aged player for the under-23 team for the 2020 Summer Olympics. During the competition, he scored four goals, but failed to show great influence.[27] South Korea were eliminated in the quarter-finals.[27]

Personal life

On 25 June 2023, an unidentified user on the social networking service Instagram accused Hwang of gaslighting her and other women, alleging that he had intimate and sexual relations with multiple partners without formally establishing a relationship due the prospects of returning to his football club Nottingham Forest in England.[28] She also claimed that videos on his cellphone with these women may have been taken with consent or by hidden cameras; she posted private conversations and recordings on the social media platform. Hwang's management company UJ Sports denied the allegations and stated that it would take legal action against the distributor of the contents.[29]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 7 October 2023[30][3]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Others Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals Apps GoalsAppsGoals
Seongnam FC 2013 K League 1 22221—— —243
2014 K League 1 28441—— —325
2015 K League 1 341533—8[lower-alpha 1]3 —4521
2016 K League 1 37930—— 1[lower-alpha 2] 0419
2017 K League 2 18530—— —215
Total 13935155—83 1 016343
Gamba Osaka 2017 J1 League 1330020— —153
2018 J1 League 27161065— —3421
2019 J1 League 1940033— —227
Total 592310118— —7131
Bordeaux 2019–20 Ligue 1 2461010— —266
2020–21 Ligue 1 361210—— —3712
2021–22 Ligue 1 321110—— —3311
2022–23 Ligue 2 2000—— —20
Total 94293010— —9829
Olympiacos (Ioan) 2022–23 Super League Greece 5010—6[lower-alpha 3]0 —120
FC Seoul (Ioan) 2023 K League 1 18400—— —184
Norwich City (Ioan) 2023–24 EFL Championship 6010—— —70
Career total 32191215128143 1 0369107
  1. Appearances in AFC Champions League
  2. Appearance in K League promotion-relegation playoffs
  3. Appearances in UEFA Europa League

International
Scores and results list South Korea's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Hwang goal.[24]
List of international goals scored by Hwang Ui-jo
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
113 October 2015Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul, South Korea Jamaica3–03–0Friendly
212 October 2018Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul, South Korea Uruguay1–02–1Friendly
317 November 2018Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane, Australia Australia1–01–1Friendly
420 November 2018QSAC, Brisbane, Australia Uzbekistan2–04–0Friendly
57 January 2019Al-Maktoum Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates Philippines1–01–02019 AFC Asian Cup
616 January 2019Al-Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates China1–02–02019 AFC Asian Cup
77 June 2019Busan Asiad Main Stadium, Busan, South Korea Australia1–01–0Friendly
811 June 2019Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul, South Korea Iran1–01–1Friendly
95 September 2019Başakşehir Fatih Terim Stadium, Istanbul, Turkey Georgia1–12–2Friendly
102–1
1114 November 2020Stadion Wiener Neustadt, Wiener Neustadt, Austria Mexico1–02–3Friendly
1217 November 2020BSFZ-Arena, Maria Enzersdorf, Austria Qatar2–12–1Friendly
135 June 2021Goyang Stadium, Goyang, South Korea Turkmenistan1–05–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification
145–0
152 June 2022Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul, South Korea Brazil1–11–5Friendly
1614 June 2022Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul, South Korea Egypt1–04–1Friendly
1720 June 2023Daejeon World Cup Stadium, Daejeon, South Korea El Salvador1–01–1Friendly
1813 October 2023Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul, South Korea Tunisia4–04–0Friendly

Honours

Seongnam FC

South Korea U23

Individual

Notes
  1. Played for Pungsaeng High School, which was an academy of Seongnam FC.
  1. Includes thirteen appearances and thirteen goals as an overage player (seven appearances and nine goals in Asian Games, four appearances and four goals in Summer Olympics, two appearances in friendlies).

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