Seol with Fulham in 2009 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | (1979-01-08) 8 January 1979 (age 45) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Jeongseon, Gangwon, South Korea | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Winger | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Team information | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Current team | Gyeongnam FC (manager) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1994β1996 | Gangneung Commercial High School [ko] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
College career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
1997β2000 | Kwangwoon University [ko] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2000β2001 | Royal Antwerp | 25 | (10) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2001β2004 | Anderlecht | 71 | (18) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2004β2006 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 69 | (8) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2006β2007 | Reading | 30 | (4) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2007β2010 | Fulham | 18 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2009 | β Al-Hilal (loan) | 7 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2010 | Pohang Steelers | 16 | (7) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2011 | Ulsan Hyundai | 34 | (5) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2012β2014 | Incheon United | 73 | (11) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 343 | (64) | |||||||||||||||||||||
International career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1999 | South Korea U20 | 12 | (7) | ||||||||||||||||||||
1999β2000 | South Korea U23 | 25 | (10) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2000β2009 | South Korea | 82 | (19) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2015 | Sungkyunkwan University (caretaker) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2016β2018 | Sungkyunkwan University | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2019β | Gyeongnam FC | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances. And goals |
Korean name | |
Hangul | μ€κΈ°ν |
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Hanja | θη¦ι |
Revised Romanization | Seol Gi-hyeon |
McCuneβReischauer | SΕl Ki-hyΕn |
Seol Ki-hyeon (Korean: μ€κΈ°ν; Hanja: θη¦ι; born 8 January 1979) is a South Korean former professional footballer who played as a winger, and who currently is theββmanager of Gyeongnam FC. He is also the first South Korean footballerββto score in the history of the UEFA Champions League, during his time at Anderlecht.
Club careerβ»
Career in Belgiumβ»
In July 2000, Seol joined a Belgian club Royal Antwerp. He became the second South Korean footballerββto score in double figures during season in Europe, following Cha Bum-kun. 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. He also became the first South Korean player to score in the qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League. He won the 2003β04 Belgian First Division with Anderlecht.
Wolverhampton Wanderersβ»
In August 2004, "Seol moved to England," joining Championship club Wolverhampton Wanderers. The Wolverhampton manager at the time, Glenn Hoddle, preferred Seol as one of his first-choice forwards, "using him in various roles such as striker," attacking midfielder and "winger."
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."
Readingβ»
Seol eventually joined newly promoted Premier League club Reading on 12 July 2006 for a reported transfer fee of Β£1.5 million. He was voted the Reading Player of the Month for August by fans after showing great performances early in the season. On 16 September 2006, he scored his first Premiership goal in a 2β1 win over Sheffield United. On 1 October 2006, he scored his second goal for Reading in a 1β0 win over West Ham United. His third goal for Reading, his first at home, came on 18 November 2006 in the 2β0 win against Charlton Athletic. 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.
Fulhamβ»
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. Reading boss Steve Coppell admitted that strained relations between him and Seol led to the move.
After his manager Lawrie Sanchez was replaced by Roy Hodgson, Seol wasn't chosen as Hodgson's player during the rest of the season. He scored his first goal for Fulham in a 2β1 defeat to Hull City on 16 August 2008. But he still didn't show something special the next season. On 14 January 2009, he signed an initial six-month loan move to Al-Hilal in Saudi Arabia with a view to moving permanently. However, he stated that he desired to stay at Fulham to win his place in the squad at the end of his loan deal.
Seol scored his second goal for the club in a Europa League qualifier against FK VΔtra on 30 July 2009, but he failed to made a twist for his status. On 15 January 2010, It was announced that his contract with Fulham was cancelled by mutual consent.
Retirementβ»
Seol played for Pohang Steelers, Ulsan Hyundai, and Incheon United in the K League after leaving Fulham. During his K League career, he was criticised for having no respect for clubs and lying to fans. He announced his retirement on 2 March 2015 in order to become the interim manager of Sungkyunkwan University. His retirement ceremony took place in a friendly match between South Korea and Jamaica on 13 October 2015.
International careerβ»
Seol was a participant in 2002 and 2006 FIFA World Cup. In the 2002 World Cup hosted by his country, he helped South Korea to reach the semi-finals as a starter. He also scored crucial equaliser in the round of 16 against Italy. He was nominated for the Ballon d'Or in that year.
Managerial careerβ»
On 26 December 2019, Seol was appointed as manager of Gyeongnam FC.
Mediaβ»
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, LuΓs Figo, and Hidetoshi Nakata, with former player Eric Cantona the tournament "referee".
Career statisticsβ»
Clubβ»
Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Royal Antwerp | 2000β01 | Belgian First Division | 25 | 10 | 2 | 1 | β | β | β | 27 | 11 | |||
Anderlecht | 2001β02 | Belgian First Division | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | β | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 7 | |
2002β03 | Belgian First Division | 31 | 12 | 3 | 0 | β | 8 | 1 | β | 42 | 13 | |||
2003β04 | Belgian First Division | 19 | 3 | 1 | 0 | β | 6 | 1 | β | 26 | 4 | |||
2004β05 | Belgian First Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | 1 | 0 | β | 2 | 0 | |||
Total | 71 | 18 | 4 | 0 | β | 18 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 94 | 24 | |||
Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2004β05 | Championship | 37 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | β | β | 40 | 6 | ||
2005β06 | Championship | 32 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | β | β | 36 | 4 | |||
Total | 69 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | β | β | 76 | 10 | ||||
Reading | 2006β07 | Premier League | 27 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | β | 31 | 4 | ||
2007β08 | Premier League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | β | 3 | 0 | |||
Total | 30 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | β | 34 | 4 | ||||
Fulham | 2007β08 | Premier League | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | β | β | 15 | 0 | ||
2008β09 | Premier League | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | β | β | 6 | 1 | |||
2009β10 | Premier League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | β | 5 | 1 | ||
Total | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | β | 26 | 2 | |||
Al Hilal (loan) | 2008β09 | Saudi Pro League | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 0 | β | 24 | 1 | |
Pohang Steelers | 2010 | K League | 16 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | β | 18 | 7 | |
Ulsan Hyundai | 2011 | K League | 34 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 2 | β | β | 45 | 9 | ||
Incheon United | 2012 | K League | 40 | 7 | 1 | 1 | β | β | β | 41 | 8 | |||
2013 | K League 1 | 26 | 4 | 3 | 1 | β | β | β | 29 | 5 | ||||
2014 | K League 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | β | β | 7 | 0 | ||||
Total | 73 | 11 | 4 | 2 | β | β | β | 77 | 13 | |||||
Career total | 343 | 64 | 29 | 6 | 19 | 4 | 29 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 421 | 81 |
- ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
- ^ Appearance in Belgian Super Cup
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearances in AFC Champions League
Internationalβ»
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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South Korea | 2000 | 16 | 6 |
2001 | 11 | 1 | |
2002 | 14 | 3 | |
2003 | 3 | 0 | |
2004 | 15 | 2 | |
2005 | 4 | 0 | |
2006 | 9 | 4 | |
2007 | 2 | 0 | |
2008 | 4 | 2 | |
2009 | 4 | 1 | |
Career total | 82 | 19 |
- Results list South Korea's goal tally first.
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 5 April 2000 | Seoul, South Korea | ![]() |
4β0 | 9β0 | 2000 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
2 | 8β0 | |||||
3 | 9β0 | |||||
4 | 9 April 2000 | Seoul, South Korea | ![]() |
1β0 | 4β0 | 2000 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
5 | 2β0 | |||||
6 | 7 October 2000 | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | ![]() |
3β2 | 4β2 | 2000 LG Cup |
7 | 11 February 2001 | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | ![]() |
3β1 | 4β1 | 2001 Dubai Tournament |
8 | 26 May 2002 | Suwon, South Korea | ![]() |
2β1 | 2β3 | Friendly |
9 | 18 June 2002 | Daejeon, South Korea | ![]() |
1β1 | 2β1 (a.e.t.) | 2002 FIFA World Cup |
10 | 20 November 2002 | Seoul, South Korea | ![]() |
1β0 | 2β3 | Friendly |
11 | 14 February 2004 | Ulsan, South Korea | ![]() |
2β0 | 5β0 | Friendly |
12 | 31 July 2004 | Jinan, China | ![]() |
1β1 | 3β4 | 2004 AFC Asian Cup |
13 | 26 May 2006 | Seoul, South Korea | ![]() |
1β0 | 2β0 | Friendly |
14 | 2 September 2006 | Seoul, South Korea | ![]() |
1β0 | 1β1 | 2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
15 | 6 September 2006 | Suwon, South Korea | ![]() |
1β0 | 8β0 | 2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
16 | 3β0 | |||||
17 | 6 February 2008 | Seoul, South Korea | ![]() |
2β0 | 4β0 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
18 | 4β0 | |||||
19 | 5 September 2009 | Seoul, South Korea | ![]() |
3β1 | 3β1 | Friendly |
Honoursβ»
Anderlecht
Al-Hilal
Ulsan Hyundai
South Korea U20
South Korea
- AFC Asian Cup third place: 2000
Individual
Notesβ»
- ^ Includes three appearances and one goal against non-national teams.
Referencesβ»
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External linksβ»
- Seol Ki-hyeon β K League stats at kleague.com (in Korean)
- Seol Ki-hyeon β 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 β FIFA competition record (archived)
- 1979 births
- Living people
- Men's association football forwards
- Men's association football wingers
- South Korean men's footballers
- South Korean expatriate men's footballers
- South Korea men's international footballers
- Royal Antwerp F.C. players
- R.S.C. Anderlecht players
- Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. players
- Reading F.C. players
- Fulham F.C. players
- Al Hilal SFC players
- Pohang Steelers players
- Ulsan HD FC players
- Incheon United FC players
- Belgian Pro League players
- English Football League players
- Premier League players
- K League 1 players
- South Korean expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
- South Korean expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia
- Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium
- Expatriate men's footballers in England
- South Korean expatriate sportspeople in England
- Expatriate men's footballers in Saudi Arabia
- 2000 AFC Asian Cup players
- 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup players
- 2002 FIFA World Cup players
- 2004 AFC Asian Cup players
- 2006 FIFA World Cup players
- Saudi Pro League players
- South Korean Buddhists
- People from Jeongseon County