Kim Tae-hyun (footballer)
South Korean footballer (born 1996)
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Kim Tae-hyun (Korean: 김태현; born December 19, 1996) is a South Korean professional footballer who plays as an full-back playing for Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors of the K League 1[1] and the South Korea national team.
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| Date of birth | December 19, 1996 | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Daejeon, South Korea | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||
| Position | Full-back | |||||||||||||
| Team information | ||||||||||||||
Current team | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | |||||||||||||
| Number | 77 | |||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 2018 | Ansan Greeners | 18 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2019 | Seoul E-Land | 11 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2020 | Ansan Greeners | 25 | (2) | |||||||||||
| 2021–2024 | Jeonnam Dragons | 66 | (1) | |||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | → Gimcheon Sangmu (draft) | 34 | (2) | |||||||||||
| 2024 | → Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (loan) | 13 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2025– | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 37 | (0) | |||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||
| 2025– | South Korea | 1 | (0) | |||||||||||
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 May 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 11 July 2025 | ||||||||||||||
Career
On July 31, 2024, Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors acquired Kim Tae-hyun from Jeonnam Dragons. Kim Tae-hyun, who made his professional debut in Ansan Greeners in 2018, transferred to Seoul E-Land FC and Jeonnam Dragons in 2021. In the 2021 season, Kim Tae-hyun played in 30 games for Jeonnam Dragons, playing as a key player for the team, and led the team to win the FA Cup that year, earning a spot in the AFC Champions League.[2]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 17 May 2026.[3]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Ansan Greeners | 2018 | K League 2 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 0 | ||
| Seoul E-Land | 2019 | K League 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | ||
| Ansan Greeners | 2020 | K League 2 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 2 | ||
| Jeonnam Dragons | 2021 | K League 2 | 29 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 1[a] | 0 | 36 | 0 | |
| 2022 | K League 2 | 37 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4[b] | 0 | — | 42 | 1 | ||
| Total | 66 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 78 | 1 | ||
| Gimcheon Sangmu (draft) | 2023 | K League 2 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 0 | ||
| 2024 | K League 1 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 2 | |||
| Total | 34 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 2 | ||||
| Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (loan) | 2024 | K League 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[a] | 0 | 15 | 0 | |
| Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 2025 | K League 1 | 28 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3[c] | 0 | — | 36 | 0 | |
| 2026 | K League 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Total | 37 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 204 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 230 | 5 | ||
- Appearances in AFC Champions League
- Appearances in AFC Champions League Two
- Appearance in K League Super Cup
Honours
Jeonnam Dragons
Gimcheon Sangmu
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
