Son Jong-hyun
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 30 November 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Hoein, South Korea | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2015 | Holy Cross Saints | 37 | (6) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2013 | Chicago Inferno | 20 | (0) |
| 2016 | Louisville City FC | 3 | (0) |
| Total | 23 | (0) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 August 2016 | |||
Son Jong-hyun (born 30 November 1991) is a South Korean former footballer who played as a midfielder.
In 2012, he moved to the United States and enrolled at the University of Illinois-Chicago.[1]
In 2014, he transferred to Holy Cross College, where he began playing college soccer.[2] In November 2014, he earned CCAC Men's Soccer Offensive Player of the Week honours.[3] At the end of the 2014 season, he was named to the All-CCAC Second Team.[4] At the end of the 2015 season, Son was named to the All-CCAC First Team and the NAIA Men's All-Mideast Region First Team.[5][6]
Club career
In 2012, he began playing with the Chicago Inferno in the Premier Development League, following a miscommunication with Orlando City SC of the USL, who had invited him to trial for the team, as they communicating via translators.[1]
In February 2016, Son signed with USL side Louisville City FC.[7][8][9] He departed the club in August 2016 to continue his education at Holy Cross and to complete his mandatory two years of military service in South Korea.[10]