Kim Tae-hyeon
South Korean footballer (born 2000)
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Kim Tae-hyeon (Korean: 김태현; born 17 September 2000) is a South Korean footballer who plays as a left-footed centre-back for J1 League club Kashima Antlers[1] and the South Korea national team.[2]
Date of birth
17 September 2000
Place of birth
Gimpo, South Korea
Height
1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position
Centre-back
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| Date of birth | 17 September 2000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Gimpo, South Korea | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Centre-back | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Kashima Antlers | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2018 | Tongjin High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2023 | Ulsan Hyundai | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | → Daejeon Citizen (loan) | 11 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020 | → Seoul E-Land (loan) | 24 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | → Vegalta Sendai (loan) | 53 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | Sagan Tosu | 26 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Kashima Antlers | 30 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | South Korea U17 | 8 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | South Korea U20 | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2023 | South Korea U23 | 11[α] | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025– | South Korea | 7 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 May 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 31 March 2026 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Career
On 28 December 2021, Kim joined Vegalta Sendai on a one year loan.[3]
On 10 January 2024, Kim joined Sagan Tosu.[4]
In January 2025, it was announced that Kim would be joining J1 League club Kashima Antlers following a single season at Sagan Tosu.[5]
Career statistics
International career
He was called up by Myung-Bo Hong to join the South Korea 2026 FIFA World Cup squad.[8]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Ulsan Hyundai | 2019 | K League 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[c] | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2021 | K League 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 3[c] | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | |||
| Total | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | ||||
| Daejeon Citizen (loan) | 2019 | K League 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 11 | 0 | |||
| Seoul E-Land (loan) | 2020 | K League 2 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 25 | 1 | |||
| Vegalta Sendai (loan) | 2022 | J2 League | 30 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 32 | 1 | |||
| 2023 | J2 League | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 23 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 53 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 55 | 2 | |||||
| Sagan Tosu | 2024 | J1 League | 26 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 0 | ||
| Kashima Antlers | 2025 | J1 League | 30 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 0 | ||
| 2026–27 | J1 League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 15[d] | 1 | 15 | 1 | ||
| Total | 30 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 15 | 1 | 50 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 150 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 184 | 4 | ||
- Notes
- Includes Korean FA Cup and Emperor's Cup
- Includes J.League Cup
- Appearances in the AFC Champions League
- Appearances in J1 100 Year Vision League
Honours
Notes
- Includes one appearance against another KFA team.
