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Kim Yong-hwan
Hangul	김용환
Hanja	金容奐
Revised Romanization	Gim Yonghwan
McCune–Reischauer	Kim Yonghwan

Kim Yong-hwan
Personal information
Full name	Kim Yong-hwan
Date of birth	25 May 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth	South Korea
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Full-back
Youth career
2010–2012	Daegun High School
2012–2014	Soongsil University
Senior career*
Years	Team
2014–2018	Incheon United
2019–2023	Pohang Steelers
2020–2021	→ Sangju / Gimcheon Sangmu (army)
International career‡
2013	South Korea U-20
2014–2016	South Korea U-23
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 October 2023; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 November 2016

Kim Yong-hwan (Korean: 김용환; born 25 May 1993) is a South Korean football full-back.^[1]

On 10 October 2013 when the Brazil national football team went to South Korea to train, Kim joined the training with the Brazil national football team including Neymar, Dani Alves, etc.^[2] Kim's main position is full-back, but he can assimilate other positions including wing-back and winger. He has great speed and overlapping ability.^[3]

Club career

Early career

Kim went on to Daegun High School, the Incheon United's under-18 team in 2010. In 2012, he graduated Daegun High School and entered Soongsil University. In 2014, after his sophomore year, It was confirmed that he would enter Incheon United.

Incheon United

Kim joined Incheon United in 2014.^[4] He made his professional debut against FC Seoul in Korean FA Cup on 30 April 2014 at Seoul World Cup Stadium.^[5] In the match, Kim played as a starting line-up. In the 2014 season, when Kim made his debut, he played 14 games in league. In the 2015 season, he played only 3 games (38 minutes) because of his chronic disease. In the 2016 season, he planted himself in the team again. On 24 September 2016, he scored his professional debut goal against Suwon Samsung Bluewings at Incheon Football Stadium.^[6] He played 28 games including 22 full-time games and he scored 3 goals. On 5 November 2016, he scored a winning goal against Suwon FC. Incheon United owed confirmation of remaining in the K League Classic to his winning goal.^[7]

International career

Kim started his international football team career with the South Korea national under-20 football team in 2013.^[8] He participated in 2013 Toulon Tournament and 2014 Toulon Tournament as a member of South Korea national under-20 football team. He also took part in 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup. In this competition, Kim played 5 games and was shown a yellow card on 3 July 2013 against Colombia national under-20 football team.^[9]

Club career statistics

Club performance			League		Cup		continental		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
South Korea			League		KFA Cup		Asia		Total
2014	Incheon United	K League 1	14	0	1	0	—		15	0
2015			3	0	0	0			3	0
2016			30	2	1	0			31	2
2017			18	0	0	0			18	0
2018			28	3	0	0			28	3
2019	Pohang Steelers		35	2	0	0			35	2
2020	Pohang Steelers		3	0	0	0			3	0
2021	Gimcheon Sangmu	K League 2	20	1	0	0	—		20	1
2021	Pohang Steelers	K League 1	2	0	0	0	—		2	0
Total	South Korea		153	8	2	0	0	0	155	8
Career total			153	8	2	0	0	0	155	8