Shin Kwang-hoon
South Korean footballer (born 1987)
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Shin Kwang-hoon (Korean: 신광훈; born 18 March 1987) is a South Korean professional footballer who plays as a defender for Pohang Steelers.
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| Date of birth | 18 March 1987 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Mungyeong, Gyeongbuk, South Korea | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Pohang Steelers | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 17 | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2006–2016 | Pohang Steelers | 155 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
| 2008–2010 | → Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (loan) | 31 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | → Ansan Police (military service) | 43 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | FC Seoul | 39 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | Gangwon FC | 57 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021– | Pohang Steelers | 152 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2006–2007 | South Korea U20 | 19 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2007–2010 | South Korea U23 | 16 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2012– | South Korea | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 5 January 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 13 January 2011 | |||||||||||||||||
Club career
Having progressed through the youth academies at Pohang Steel Middle School and Pohang Steel High School, Shin made his professional debut with Pohang Steelers in 2006.[1][2] In his first stint playing for the club he made 19 appearances, recording two goals and two assists.[3] In 2008, the Steelers loaned Shin out to Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors as part of a player swap agreement which saw Stevica Ristić going in the opposite direction.[3] The original deal would have seen Shin stay at Jeonbuk for two and a half years, but the clubs mutually agreed to end the contract early and Shin returned to Pohang in summer 2010.[4] In December 2014 Shin began his military service, playing for Ansan Police FC until his discharge in September 2016.[5][6]
On 3 January 2017, Shin joined FC Seoul, but while at the club he was forced to take almost two years off from football due to osteitis pubis.[7][8] Having made a successful recovery, in 2019 he transferred to Gangwon FC.[9] In 2021 Shin returned to his first team, Pohang, now as one of the oldest members of the squad.[10]
International career
He played for South Korea at the 2006 AFC Youth Championship and at the subsequent 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup, 2008 Summer Olympics.
Club career statistics
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
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| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| South Korea | League | KFA Cup | League Cup | Asia | Play-off | Total | ||||||||
| 2006 | Pohang Steelers | K League 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | - | - | 11 | 1 | ||
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | - | - | 7 | 1 | ||||
| 2008 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | 6 | 0 | |||
| 2008 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | - | - | 20 | 1 | |||
| 2009 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - | - | 15 | 0 | ||||
| 2010 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | - | 19 | 0 | |||
| Pohang Steelers | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 9 | 0 | |||
| 2011 | 25 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 29 | 1 | ||||
| 2012 | 37 | 0 | 5 | 0 | - | 5 | 0 | - | 47 | 0 | ||||
| 2013 | 33 | 0 | 5 | 0 | - | 5 | 0 | - | 43 | 0 | ||||
| 2014 | 33 | 3 | 2 | 0 | - | 8 | 0 | - | 43 | 3 | ||||
| 2015 | Ansan Mugunghwa | K League 2 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 28 | 1 | |||
| 2016 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | 16 | 0 | |||||
| 2016 | Pohang Steelers | K League 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 8 | 0 | |||
| 2017 | FC Seoul | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 3 | 0 | - | 24 | 0 | |||
| 2018 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||||
| 2019 | Gangwon FC | 36 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 36 | 2 | ||||
| 2020 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 21 | 0 | |||||
| 2021 | Pohang Steelers | 33 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | 9 | 0 | - | 43 | 1 | |||
| 2022 | 33 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - | - | - | 36 | 0 | |||||
| Total | South Korea | 393 | 8 | 26 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 479 | 11 | |
| Career total | 393 | 8 | 26 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 479 | 11 | ||
