Seol Ki-hyeon
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Date of birth | 8 January 1979 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Jeongseon, Gangwon, South Korea | |||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Winger | |||||||||||||||||||||
Club information | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Current team | Gyeongnam FC (manager) | |||||||||||||||||||||
College career | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||
1997–2000 | Kwangwoon University | |||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||
2000–2001 | Royal Antwerp | 25 | (10) | |||||||||||||||||||
2001–2004 | Anderlecht | 72 | (18) | |||||||||||||||||||
2004–2006 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 69 | (8) | |||||||||||||||||||
2006–2007 | Reading | 30 | (4) | |||||||||||||||||||
2007–2010 | Fulham | 18 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||
2009 | → Al-Hilal (loan) | 7 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||
2010 | Pohang Steelers | 16 | (7) | |||||||||||||||||||
2011 | Ulsan Hyundai | 34 | (5) | |||||||||||||||||||
2012–2014 | Incheon United | 73 | (11) | |||||||||||||||||||
Total | 344 | (64) | ||||||||||||||||||||
National team | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1999 | South Korea U20 | 12 | (7) | |||||||||||||||||||
1999–2000 | South Korea U23 | 22 | (10) | |||||||||||||||||||
2000–2009 | South Korea | 82 | (19) | |||||||||||||||||||
Teams managed | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2015 | Sungkyunkwan University (caretaker) | |||||||||||||||||||||
2016–2018 | Sungkyunkwan University | |||||||||||||||||||||
2019– | Gyeongnam FC | |||||||||||||||||||||
Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 설기현 |
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Hanja | 薛琦鉉 |
Revised Romanization | Seol Gi-hyeon |
McCune–Reischauer | Sŏl Ki-hyŏn |
Seol Ki-hyeon (born 8 January 1979) is a South Korean former professional footballer who played as a winger, and who currently is the manager of Gyeongnam FC. He is also the first South Korean footballer to score in the history of the UEFA Champions League, during his time at Anderlecht.
Club career[]
Career in Belgium[]
In July 2000, Seol joined a Belgian club Royal Antwerp.[1] He became the second South Korean footballer to score in double figures during a season in Europe, following Cha Bum-kun.[2] After a successful season with Royal Antwerp, Seol moved to Anderlecht in the same league. He scored a hat-trick in the space of 12 minutes in the 2001 Belgian Super Cup.[3] He also became the first South Korean player to score in the qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League.[4] He won the 2003–04 Belgian First Division with Anderlecht.[5]
Wolverhampton Wanderers[]
In August 2004, Seol moved to England, joining a Championship club Wolverhampton Wanderers.[6] The Wolverhampton manager at the time, Glenn Hoddle, preferred Seol as one of his first-choice forwards,[6] using him in various roles such as striker, attacking midfielder and winger.[7]
Disappointed by the failure of Wolves' promotion, Seol sought Premier League clubs interested in him before the 2006 FIFA World Cup despite having two years left on his contract. He was reported as saying "At this stage, I'm frustrated not to be in the Premiership. I think there will be some good news after the World Cup."[8]
Reading[]
Seol eventually joined newly promoted Premier League club Reading on 12 July 2006 for a reported transfer fee of £1.5 million.[9] He was voted the Reading Player of the Month for August by fans after showing great performances early in the season.[10] On 16 September 2006, he scored his first Premiership goal in a 2–1 win over Sheffield United.[11] On 1 October 2006, he scored his second goal for Reading in a 1–0 win over West Ham United.[12] His third goal for Reading, his first at home, came on 18 November 2006 in the 2–0 win against Charlton Athletic.[13] However, his performance was not consistently kept during the rest of the season. He scored his fourth goal in the last game of the season against Blackburn Rovers.
Fulham[]
Seol left Reading for Fulham on 31 August 2007 for an undisclosed fee on a three-year contract, with Liam Rosenior going the other way.[9][14] Reading boss Steve Coppell admitted that strained relations between him and Seol led to the move.[15] He did not score his first goal for Fulham during his first season. On 16 August 2008, he scored his first goal against Hull City, but Fulham lost 2–1.[16] On 14 January 2009, he signed an initial six-month loan move to Al-Hilal in Saudi Arabia with a view to moving permanently.[17] However, he stated that he desired to stay at Fulham to win his place in the squad at the end of his loan deal.[18] On 30 July 2009, he went on to score his second goal for the club against FK Vėtra in the Europa League.[19] On 15 January 2010, It was announced that his contract with Fulham was cancelled by mutual consent.[20]
Retirement in South Korea[]
After playing for Pohang Steelers, Ulsan Hyundai, and Incheon United in the K League, Seol announced his retirement on 2 March 2015 in order to become interim manager of Sungkyunkwan University. A retirement ceremony took place in a friendly match of South Korea and Jamaica on 13 October 2015.[21]
International career[]
Seol played in his first World Cup in front of his home crowd, South Korea being co-hosts with Japan for the 2002 FIFA World Cup. He was a key member of the squad during the tournament, memorably scoring the equalizer against Italy in the round of 16.[22] He was nominated for the 2002 Ballon d'Or in that year.[23]
Managerial career[]
On 26 December 2019, Seol was appointed as manager of Gyeongnam FC.[24]
Career statistics[]
Club[]
- As of 27 August 2015
Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
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Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
Belgium | League | Belgian Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
2000–01 | Royal Antwerp | First Division | 25 | 10 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 27 | 11 | ||
2001–02 | Anderlecht | First Division | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 1 | 23 | 4 | |
2002–03 | 32 | 12 | 3 | 0 | — | 8 | 1 | 43 | 13 | |||
2003–04 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 6 | 1 | 26 | 4 | |||
2004–05 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
England | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
2004–05 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Championship | 37 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 40 | 6 | |
2005–06 | 32 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 36 | 4 | |||
2006–07 | Reading | Premier League | 27 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 31 | 4 | |
2007–08 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |||
2007–08 | Fulham | Premier League | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 15 | 0 | |
2008–09 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 6 | 1 | |||
Saudi Arabia | League | Crown Prince Cup | League Cup | Asia | Total | |||||||
2008–09 | Al Hilal | Premier League | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 24 | 1 |
England | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
2009–10 | Fulham | Premier League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
South Korea | League | KFA Cup | League Cup | Asia | Total | |||||||
2010 | Pohang Steelers | K League 1 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 7 |
2011 | Ulsan Hyundai | 34 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 2 | — | 45 | 9 | ||
2012 | Incheon United | 40 | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 41 | 8 | |||
2013 | 26 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 29 | 5 | ||||
2014 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||||
Total | Belgium | 97 | 28 | 6 | 1 | — | 18 | 3 | 121 | 32 | ||
England | 117 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 136 | 16 | ||
Saudi Arabia | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 24 | 1 | ||
South Korea | 123 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 140 | 29 | ||
Career total | 344 | 64 | 29 | 6 | 19 | 4 | 29 | 4 | 421 | 78 |
International goals[]
- Results list South Korea's goal tally first.
Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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5 April 2000 | Seoul | Laos | 3 goals | 9–0 | 2000 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
9 April 2000 | Seoul | Myanmar | 2 goals | 4–0 | 2000 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
7 October 2000 | Dubai | Australia | 1 goal | 4–2 | 2000 LG Cup |
11 February 2001 | Dubai | United Arab Emirates | 1 goal | 4–1 | |
26 May 2002 | Suwon | France | 1 goal | 2–3 | Friendly match |
18 June 2002 | Daejeon | Italy | 1 goal | 1–1 (2–1 a.e.t.) | 2002 FIFA World Cup |
20 November 2002 | Seoul | Brazil | 1 goal | 2–3 | Friendly match |
14 February 2004 | Ulsan | Oman | 1 goal | 5–0 | Friendly match |
31 July 2004 | Jinan | Iran | 1 goal | 3–4 | 2004 AFC Asian Cup |
26 May 2006 | Seoul | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 goal | 2–0 | Friendly match |
2 September 2006 | Seoul | Iran | 1 goal | 1–1 | 2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
6 September 2006 | Suwon | Chinese Taipei | 2 goals | 8–0 | 2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
6 February 2008 | Seoul | Turkmenistan | 2 goals | 4–0 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
5 September 2009 | Seoul | Australia | 1 goal | 3–1 | Friendly match |
Media[]
Seol was sponsored by sportswear company Nike and appeared in Nike commercials. In a global Nike advertising campaign in the run-up to the 2002 World Cup in Korea and Japan, he starred in a "Secret Tournament" commercial (branded "Scopion KO") directed by Terry Gilliam, appearing alongside football players such as Thierry Henry, Ronaldo, Edgar Davids, Fabio Cannavaro, Francesco Totti, Ronaldinho, Luís Figo, and Hidetoshi Nakata, with former player Eric Cantona the tournament "referee".[25][26]
Honours[]
Anderlecht
Fulham
- UEFA Europa League runner-up: 2009–10[27]
Al-Hilal
Ulsan Hyundai
South Korea U20
South Korea
- FIFA World Cup fourth place: 2002[31]
- AFC Asian Cup third place: 2000[32]
Individual
- Ballon d'Or nominee: 2002 (unranked)[23]
- Korean Fans' Footballer of the Year: 2006[33]
References[]
- ^ 벨기에 찍고 빅리그 간다 (in Korean). The Hankyoreh. 3 January 2001. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
- ^ [카드 뉴스] 유럽 리그에서 두 자릿수 득점의 금자탑을 쌓은 한국 선수들 (in Korean). Football Tribe. 11 December 2017. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
- ^ a b "Anderlecht pakt Supercup" (in Dutch). Het Belang van Limburg. 4 August 2001. Archived from the original on 29 November 2017. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
- ^ 설기현, 험난했던 영국 프리미어리그 입성 (in Korean). The Hankyoreh. 7 July 2006. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
- ^ a b Nackaerts, Luc (26 January 2005). "Belgium 2003/04". RSSSF. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
- ^ a b 울버햄튼의 영원한 기억…'쎄올(Seol)' (in Korean). JoongAng Ilbo. 30 October 2006. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
- ^ 울버햄튼 감독, "설기현 최고 멀티플레이어" 극찬 (in Korean). The Chosun Ilbo. 21 January 2005. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
- ^ "Seol Ki-hyun looking to Premier League". The Korea Herald. 20 July 2006. Archived from the original on 22 June 2006. Retrieved 31 December 2013.
- ^ a b "Coppell reveals Seol exit reason". BBC Sport. 11 September 2007. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
- ^ "Seol voted as Reading player of the month". AFC. 6 September 2006. Archived from the original on 31 December 2013. Retrieved 31 December 2013.
- ^ Holt, Sarah (16 September 2006). "Sheff Utd 1–2 Reading". London: BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 April 2007.
- ^ Warren, Dan (1 October 2006). "West Ham 0–1 Reading". London: BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 April 2007.
- ^ "Reading 2–0 Charlton". London: BBC Sport. 18 November 2006. Retrieved 27 April 2007.
- ^ "Rosenior signs as Seol departs". Reading. 1 September 2007. Archived from the original on 15 April 2012. Retrieved 31 December 2013.
- ^ "Coppell reveals Seol exit reason". London: BBC Sport. 11 September 2007. Retrieved 13 September 2007.
- ^ May, John (16 August 2008). "Hull City 2–1 Fulham". London: BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 September 2009.
- ^ "Seol Moves to Saudi Club". The Korea Times. 14 January 2009. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
- ^ "Seol to return to Fulham". Sky Sports. 27 June 2009. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
- ^ "FK Vetra 0–3 Fulham". BBC Sport. 30 July 2009. Retrieved 20 April 2010.
- ^ "Best Of Luck". Fulham. 15 January 2010. Archived from the original on 17 January 2010. Retrieved 31 December 2013.
- ^ '은퇴' 설기현 "모든 분들께 감사하다, 좋은 지도자 되겠다" (in Korean). Xportsnews. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
- ^ "Korea's golden moment". London: BBC Sport. 18 June 2002. Retrieved 2 January 2008.
- ^ a b "European Footballer of the Year ("Ballon d'Or") 2002". RSSSF. Retrieved 26 April 2011.
- ^ 경남FC 신임감독에 한일월드컵 주역 설기현 선임 (in Korean). Yonhap News Agency. 26 December 2019. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
- ^ "A lighter shoe, cooler kits, a faster ball, a Secret Tournament – every touch counts". NikeBiz. Nike. Archived from the original on 2 June 2002. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
- ^ Cozens, Claire (3 April 2002). "Cantona hosts World Cup with a difference". The Guardian. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
- ^ Stokkermans, Karel (4 February 2016). "UEFA European Competitions 2009-10". RSSSF. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
- ^ Benjamin, Zaid (2 October 2009). "Saudi Arabia 2008/09". RSSSF. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
- ^ Stokkermans, Karel; Zlotkowski, Andre (10 September 2015). "South Korea 2011". RSSSF. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
- ^ 설기현 SEOL Ki-Hyeon MF (in Korean). KFA. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
- ^ "2002 FIFA World Cup Korea/Japan ™ - Matches - Korea Republic-Turkey". FIFA. Archived from the original on 8 June 2019. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
- ^ Stokkermans, Karel (4 March 2011). "Asian Nations Cup 2000". RSSSF. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
- ^ 설기현, 축구 팬들이 뽑은 올해의 선수 (in Korean). JoongAng Ilbo. 28 December 2006. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
External links[]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Seol Ki-hyeon. |
- Seol Ki-hyeon – K League stats at kleague.com (in Korean)
- Seol Ki-hyeon – National Team Stats at KFA (in Korean)
- Fulham profile at archive.today (archived 3 September 2007)
- Seol Ki-hyeon at National-Football-Teams.com
- Profile at alhilal.com
- Seol Ki-hyeon at Soccerbase
- Seol Ki-hyeon – FIFA competition record (archived)
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