Hwang Jae-won (footballer, born 2002)
South Korean footballer (born 2002)
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Hwang Jae-won (Korean: 황재원; born 16 August 2002) is a South Korean footballer who plays as a right-back for Daegu FC and the South Korea national team.
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Hwang playing for Daegu FC in 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 16 August 2002 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Boryeong, Chungnam, South Korea | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Daegu FC | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Suwon FC | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gwacheon High School | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| College career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021 | Hongik University | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022– | Daegu FC | 137 | (4) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022– | South Korea U23 | 10 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024– | South Korea | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 March 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 15 January 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Youth career
As a youth, Hwang played for Suwon FC's youth academy before transferring to Gwacheon High School.[1][2] After graduating from high school, he entered Hongik University where he played under Park Chang-hyun.[3][4]
Club career
Daegu FC
On 5 January 2022, Hwang was signed to K League 1 side Daegu FC and made his professional career debut at the opening match of the 2022 season.[3][5] In an away match against Pohang Steelers on 5 May, he scored his first goal after receiving an assist from his own goalkeeper.[2] He also won the K League Young Player of the Month award for May.[1][5] In addition to league play, he made two assists in six matches of the 2022 AFC Champions League and was on the list of four right-backs, who were nominated for the Best XI of the tournament.[6] During the 2022 season, he had one goal and five assists in 43 appearances.[7]
In May 2023, Hwang won the K League Young Player of the Month award for the second time.[7] On 10 June, he made one goal and one assist, leading his club to a 3–1 home win against Suwon FC.[8]
Hwang spent the 2024 season with Park Chang-hyun, the new manager of Daegu and his college manager.[9] On 24 August, he scored the winning goal in a 2–1 away win over Pohang Steelers.[10] In an interview, he described this goal as the first proper goal in his career at Daegu.[11]
International career
In September 2022, Hwang started to be called up to the South Korea under-23 team.[7] He participated in two friendly matches against China in June 2023.[7][12][13] In July 2023, he was named to the final roster of the under-23 team for the 2022 Asian Games.[7] He was the youngest member of the squad and played as a starting right defender in six games.[14][15] In the 2–1 final win over Japan, he provided an assist for Jeong Woo-yeong's header goal and was involved in a build-up play followed by Cho Young-wook's winning goal.[14] His gold medal at the Asian Games exempted him from mandatory military service.[15]
On 27 May 2024, Hwang was called up to the South Korea national team by caretaker manager Kim Do-hoon for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers in June.[16] On 6 June, he made his senior international debut as a starting right-back in a 7–0 win over Singapore.[16] He expressed disappointment at his performance after playing for 70 minutes in the match.[16] In a 1–0 win over China on 11 June, he came off the bench and played for 30 minutes.[17]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Daegu FC | 2022 | K League 1 | 34 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7[a] | 0 | — | 43 | 1 | |
| 2023 | K League 1 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 1 | |||
| 2024 | K League 1 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[b] | 0 | 33 | 2 | ||
| 2025 | K League 1 | 35 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 37 | 0 | |||
| 2026 | K League 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 137 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 150 | 4 | ||
- Appearances in AFC Champions League
Honours
South Korea U23
Individual
- K League Young Player of the Month: May 2022, May 2023, August 2024[20]
- Korean FA Young Player of the Year: 2023[21]