Hwang In-beom

South Korean footballer (born 1996)

Hwang In-beom
Hwang with Rubin Kazan in 2020
Personal information
Full name Hwang In-beom[1]
Date of birth (1996-09-20) 20 September 1996 (age 27)
Place of birth Daejeon, South Korea[1]
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Red Star Belgrade
Number 66
Youth career
2009–2014 Daejeon Citizen[note 1]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2018 Daejeon Citizen 88 (15)
2018 → Asan Mugunghwa (draft) 18 (1)
2019–2020 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 40 (3)
2020–2022 Rubin Kazan 35 (5)
2022 → FC Seoul (loan) 9 (0)
2022–2023 Olympiacos 32 (3)
2023– Red Star Belgrade 23 (4)
International career‡
2012 South Korea U17 3 (0)
2014 South Korea U20 1[α] (0)
2017–2018 South Korea U23 10 (2)
2018– South Korea 58 (6)
Medal record
Representing  South Korea
Men's football
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Jakarta-Palembang Team
EAFF Championship
Gold medal – first place 2019 South Korea Team
Silver medal – second place 2022 Japan Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 April 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 2024
Hwang In-beom
Hangul
황인범
Hanja
黃仁範
Revised RomanizationHwang Inbeom
McCune–ReischauerHwang Inpŏm

Hwang In-beom (Korean: 황인범; born 20 September 1996) is a South Korean professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serbian SuperLiga club Red Star Belgrade and the South Korea national team.

Club career

Daejeon Citizen

Hwang signed with Daejeon Citizen in 2015. He scored his first goal in a league match against Pohang Steelers on 30 May and became the youngest scorer in Daejeon history.[3] Daejeon had been relegated to the second division after his first season, but he grew into one of notable young footballers in South Korea.

Hwang joined police football team Asan Mugunghwa to perform alternative service instead of mandatory military service in 2018, but was discharged from the service after winning a gold medal in the 2018 Asian Games.[4]

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Hwang interested 2. Bundesliga club Hamburger SV after showing positive prospects in Daejeon and national team, but Daejeon sold Hwang to Vancouver Whitecaps FC which offered more transfer fees than Hamburg.[5] On 30 January 2019, Hwang joined Major League Soccer side Vancouver Whitecaps as a Young Designated Player on a two-year contract, with club options for the 2021 and 2022 seasons.[6] He made his debut for the Whitecaps against Minnesota United on 2 March,[7] and scored his first goal for the side in a 1–0 win over Los Angeles FC on 17 April.[8] In the 30th week of the 2019 season, he was selected for the Team of the Week after providing three assists against LA Galaxy.[9]

Rubin Kazan

On 14 August 2020, Hwang transferred to Russian club Rubin Kazan.[10] He was statistically evaluated as one of playmakers who was good at creating chances in the Russian Premier League until the first half of the 2020–21 season,[11] but suffered coronavirus and heel injury afterward.[12][13]

On 3 April 2022, Hwang's contract with Rubin was suspended until 30 June 2022 according to special FIFA regulations related to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The regulations allow foreign players in Russia to suspend their contracts until the end of the 2021–22 season and sign with a club outside of Russia until that date.[14][15] Hwang joined FC Seoul on 5 April.[16]

Olympiacos

On 29 July 2022, Hwang joined Super League Greece club Olympiacos.[17] On 18 August 2022, he scored, on his debut, the equaliser in a Europa League playoff fixture away at Apollon Limassol, which finished 1–1.[18] On 10 March 2023, he was named the Super League Greece Player of the Month for February.[19] After the end of the 2022–23 season, he was selected as the best Olympiacos player and the second best Super League Greece player by league fans.[20][21] However, he was in conflict with the club in summer due to problems related to his contract, and it was possible to become a court fight. Serie A club Atalanta was interested in him at the same time,[22] but its interest was not enough to invest in him.[23]

Red Star Belgrade

On 4 September 2023, Hwang joined Serbian SuperLiga club Red Star Belgrade on a four-year contract for a club and league-record €5 million fee. He was brought as one of the last newcomers along with Burkinabè centre-back Nasser Djiga and Senegalese winger Cherif Ndiaye in advance of the club's 2023–24 UEFA Champions League campaign.[24] On 9 December, he won a penalty and scored his first goal for Red Star, helping his team gain a 3–1 victory over Mladost Lučani.[25] Red Star extended their unbeaten home run in the Serbian SuperLiga to 122 games with this victory, setting a world record for the longest unbeaten home run in domestic league.[26] On 13 December, he scored his first Champions League goal and assisted the team's another goal with a corner kick in a 3–2 defeat to Manchester City.[27]

International career

Hwang played a vital role in leading South Korea to the 2018 Asian Games title.[28] As a reward, he was discharged from Asan Mugunghwa less than halfway through his military service and returned to Daejeon Citizen.[29]

Hwang made his senior international debut in September 2018, and later that year, he scored his first senior international goal in a 2–2 friendly home draw against Panama on 16 October.[30]

In the 2019 AFC Asian Cup, Hwang showed impressive play and was selected for ESPN's Team of the Tournament.[31] He was also named the Most Valuable Player of the 2019 EAFF Championship after leading South Korea to the title.[32]

Nicknamed the "Bento's crown prince", Hwang was one of South Korean players whom Paulo Bento trusted most, and he participated in the 2022 FIFA World Cup as expected. He played all four of South Korea's World Cup matches until the round of 16.[33]

Hwang played for the national team under Jürgen Klinsmann in the 2023 AFC Asian Cup. He had a goal and an assist in a victory over Bahrain, and enticed an opponent to score an own goal in a draw with Jordan.[34] He successfully performed his role in the first two group stage matches, but his fans were disappointed with his mistakes responsible for conceding goals to opponents in the other matches. During a draw with Malaysia, he lost possession of the ball in front of his team's penalty box and the mistake was followed by opponent's goal.[35] He also allowed opponents' counter-attacks and goals with his inaccurate passes in the knockout rounds against Australia and Jordan.[36]

Style of play

J.J. Adams of The National Post noted that Hwang "can play centrally or on the wing, but thrives as an attacking mid — a box-to-box No. 8. He’s known for precision passing, aggressive tackling, possession composure and a willingness to take on defenders with the ball at his feet".[37]

Career statistics

Club

As of 20 April 2024[30][38]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Daejeon Citizen 2015 K League 1 14 4 1 0 — 15 4
2016 K League 2 35 5 2 0 — 37 5
2017 K League 2 32 4 3 0 — 35 4
2018 K League 2 7 2 0 0 — 7 2
Total 88 15 6 0 — 94 15
Asan Mugunghwa (draft) 2018 K League 2 18 1 0 0 — 18 1
Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2019 Major League Soccer 34 3 1 1 — 35 4
2020 Major League Soccer 6 0 0 0 — 6 0
Total 40 3 1 1 — 41 4
Rubin Kazan 2020–21 Russian Premier League 18 3 2 1 — 20 4
2021–22 Russian Premier League 17 2 0 0 1[b] 0 18 2
Total 35 5 2 1 1 0 38 6
FC Seoul (loan) 2022 K League 1 9 0 1 0 — 10 0
Olympiacos 2022–23 Super League Greece 32 3 3 1 5[c] 1 40 5
Red Star Belgrade 2023–24 Serbian SuperLiga 23 4 0 0 6[d] 1 29 5
Career total 245 31 13 3 12 2 270 36

International

As of 26 March 2024[2][38]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
South Korea 2018 7 1
2019 16 2
2021 6 1
2022 12 0
2023 8 1
2024 9 1
Career total 58 6
Scores and results list South Korea's goal tally first.[2][38]
List of international goals scored by Hwang In-beom
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 16 October 2018 Cheonan Stadium, Cheonan, South Korea  Panama 2–0 2–2 Friendly
2 11 December 2019 Busan Asiad Main Stadium, Busan, South Korea  Hong Kong 1–0 2–0 2019 EAFF Championship
3 18 December 2019 Busan Asiad Main Stadium, Busan, South Korea  Japan 1–0 1–0 2019 EAFF Championship
4 7 October 2021 Ansan Wa~ Stadium, Ansan, South Korea  Syria 1–0 2–1 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
5 28 March 2023 Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul, South Korea  Uruguay 1–1 1–2 Friendly
6 15 January 2024 Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Al Rayyan, Qatar  Bahrain 1–0 3–1 2023 AFC Asian Cup

Honours

South Korea U23

South Korea

Individual

Notes

  1. ^ Played for Yuseong Middle School [ko] from 2009 to 2011, and Chungnam Mechanical Technical High School [ko] from 2012 to 2014, which were academies of Daejeon Citizen.
  1. ^ Includes one appearance against non-national team.[2]

References

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  2. ^ a b c "Hwang In-beom at Korea Football Association" (in Korean). KFA. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
  3. ^ 유스 출신' 황인범, 대전 시티즌 '최연소 득점' 기록세워 (in Korean). Sports Chosun. 1 June 2015.
  4. ^ '일경 황인범' AG 금메달로 조기전역…군복무 9개월로 끝 (in Korean). Money Today. 4 September 2018. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
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  6. ^ "Whitecaps FC acquire South Korean international midfielder Hwang In-beom". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. 30 January 2019.
  7. ^ Dailey, Mark (2 March 2019). "9 players make Whitecaps debut in MLS season opener".
  8. ^ Karstens-Smith, Gemma (18 April 2019). "Whitecaps top LAFC for 1st win of season". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
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  29. ^ 눈물 펑펑 황인범 “생일에 조기 전역, 기쁘고 아쉬워…아산·대전 함께 승격하길” [인터뷰&] [He was discharged from Asan Mugunghwa early. Because he won the gold medal at the 2018 Asian Games.] (in Korean). Sports Kyunghyang. 20 September 2018.
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  31. ^ "Qatar's record-breaking Almoez Ali leads Asian Cup Team of the Tournament". ESPN. 3 February 2019. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  32. ^ "EAFF E-1 Football Championship 2019 Final Korea Republic". EAFF. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
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  35. ^ [카타르 현장인터뷰]'순둥이' 황인범의 분노 "반칙이라고 생각, VAR 결과 바뀌지 않았다!" (in Korean). The Chosun Ilbo. 26 January 2024. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
  36. ^ '허망한 태클→추가실점 구경' 황인범, 이번엔 구해줄 동료도 없었다[오!쎈 알라이얀] (in Korean). The Chosun Ilbo. 7 February 2024. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
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