Hwang Hee-chan
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Hwang in 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Hwang Hee-chan | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 26 January 1996 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Chuncheon, Gangwon, South Korea | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Wolverhampton Wanderers | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2014 | Pohang Steelers | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2020 | Red Bull Salzburg | 86 | (28) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | → FC Liefering (loan) | 31 | (13) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | → Hamburger SV (loan) | 20 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020–2022 | RB Leipzig | 20 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | → Wolverhampton Wanderers (loan) | 30 | (5) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022– | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 97 | (19) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2012 | South Korea U17 | 7 | (7) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2014 | South Korea U20 | 12 | (6) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2018 | South Korea U23 | 22 | (5) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016– | South Korea | 75 | (16) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 7 February 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 18 November 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hwang Hee-chan | |
| Hangul | 황희찬 |
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| Hanja | 黄喜燦 |
| RR | Hwang Huichan |
| MR | Hwang Hŭich'an |
Hwang Hee-chan (Korean: 황희찬; born 26 January 1996) is a South Korean professional footballer who plays as a forward for Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers and the South Korea national team.
Hwang is nicknamed "Hwangso" (황소), the Korean word for bull, in South Korea due to his aggressive playing style and surname.