Full name Kim Yong-hwan Playing position 2010–2012 Daegun High School Weight 68 kg | Place of birth South Korea Number 3 Height 1.78 m | |
Date of birth (1993-05-25) 25 May 1993 (age 23) Current team Incheon United FC (#3 / Defender) | ||
Kim Yong-hwan (born 25 May 1993) is a South Korean football full-back who plays for Incheon United in K League Classic and the South Korea national under-23 football team.On 10 October, 2013 when the Brazil national football team went to South Korea to train, Kim joined the trainning with Brazil national football team including Neymar, Dani Alves, etc. Kim's main position is full-back but he can assimilate other positions including Wing-back and Winger. He has great speed and ability of overlapping.
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Early career
Kim went on to Daegun High School, the Incheon United's under-18 team in 2010. In 2012, he graduated Daegun High School and entered Soongsil University. In 2014, after sophomore, It was confirmed that he enter Incheon United.
Incheon United
Kim joined Incheon United in 2014. He made his professional debut against FC Seoul in Korean FA Cup on 30 April 2014 at Seoul World Cup Stadium. In the match, Kim played as a starting line-up. In 2014 season which in Kim made debut Kim played 14 games in league. In 2015 season, he played only 3 games (38 minutes) because of his chronic disease. In 2016 season, he planted himself in the team again. On 24 September 2016, he scored his professional debut goal against Suwon Samsung Bluewings at Incheon Football Stadium. He played 28 games including 22 full-time games and he scored 3 goals. On 5 November 2016, He scored a winning goal against Suwon FC. Incheon United owed confirmation of remaining in the K League Classic to his winning goal.
International career
Kim started his international football team career with South Korea national under-20 football team in 2013. He participated in 2013 Toulon Tournament and 2014 Toulon Tournament as a member of South Korea national under-20 football team. He also took part in 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup. In this competition, Kim played 5 games and was shown a yellow card on 3 July 2013 against Colombia national under-20 football team.