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Hee-chan Hwang

Hee-chan Hwang

Attack - Centre-Forward  at Wolverhampton Wanderers
Age30
CitizenshipKorea, South
Height1.77 m
Footright
BornJanuary 26, 1996
at Wolverhampton Wanderers 1,423 days · joined 2022-07-01
👕200+ Apps 50+ Goals 🎯50+ Assists 🏴100+ Caps
Market value €12.00m
Centre-Forward Attack

Career snapshot

5
clubs played for
14/15
debut season
0.27
goals / match
Red Bull Salzburg
top club · 126 apps

Career highs

€25.00m
peak value · 2024
€16.70m
top transfer fee · 22/23
16
best season · 16/17
108 / 34
int'l caps / goals
330Appearances
88Goals
51Assists
33Yellow cards
0Red cards
50Full matches (90′)
Full nameHee-chan Hwang
Name in home country황희찬
Date of birth1996-01-26 (30 yrs)
Place of birthChuncheon, Gangwon, Korea, South
CitizenshipKorea, South
PositionAttack - Centre-Forward (main: Attack)
Footright
Height177.00 m
Current clubWolverhampton Wanderers
Joined2022-07-01
Contract expires2028-06-30
AgentP&P Sport ...
Jul 2025
25/26 — Wolverhampton Wanderers
4 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Feb 2025
Injury: unknown
4 games missed
Oct 2024
Injury: unknown
7 games missed
Jul 2024
24/25 — Wolverhampton Wanderers
25 matches · 2 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Feb 2024
Injury: unknown
9 games missed
Jan 2024
Injury: unknown
4 games missed
Aug 2023
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Jul 2023
23/24 — Wolverhampton Wanderers
31 matches · 13 G · 3 A · across 3 competitions
Feb 2023
Injury: unknown
5 games missed
Nov 2022
Injury: unknown
Sep 2022
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jul 2022
22/23 — Wolverhampton Wanderers
32 matches · 4 G · 3 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2022
Transfer: RB Leipzig → Wolves
22/23 · Transfer · €16.70m
Jun 2022
Transfer: Wolves → RB Leipzig
21/22 · Return from loan
Dec 2021
Injury: unknown
10 games missed
Aug 2021
Transfer: RB Leipzig → Wolves
21/22 · Loan
Jul 2021
21/22 — RB Leipzig, Wolverhampton Wanderers
34 matches · 5 G · 2 A · across 4 competitions
Nov 2020
Injury: unknown
10 games missed
Jul 2020
Transfer: RB Salzburg → RB Leipzig
20/21 · Transfer · €12.00m
Jul 2020
20/21 — RB Leipzig
26 matches · 3 G · 3 A · across 3 competitions
Mar 2020
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Dec 2019
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Sep 2019
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Jul 2019
19/20 — Red Bull Salzburg
40 matches · 16 G · 22 A · across 4 competitions
Jun 2019
Transfer: Hamburger SV → RB Salzburg
18/19 · Return from loan
Mar 2019
Injury: unknown
9 games missed
Jan 2019
Injury: unknown
4 games missed
Aug 2018
Transfer: RB Salzburg → Hamburger SV
18/19 · Loan
Jul 2018
18/19 — Hamburger SV, Red Bull Salzburg
21 matches · 2 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2017
17/18 — Red Bull Salzburg
37 matches · 13 G · 4 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2016
16/17 — Red Bull Salzburg
35 matches · 16 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
Jan 2016
Transfer: FC Liefering → RB Salzburg
15/16 · Transfer
Jul 2015
15/16 — Red Bull Salzburg, FC Liefering
32 matches · 11 G · 7 A · across 3 competitions
Jan 2015
Transfer: Pohang St. U18 → FC Liefering
14/15 · Transfer
Jul 2014
14/15 — FC Liefering
13 matches · 2 G · 2 A · across 1 competition
Jan 2012
Transfer: Pohang St. U15 → Pohang St. U18
11/12 · Transfer
Jan 2009
Transfer: U. Singok ES → Pohang St. U15
08/09 · Transfer
Sep 2007
Transfer: Puin ES → U. Singok ES
07/08 · Transfer
Jul 2007
Transfer: Kachiwool ES → Puin ES
07/08 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €25.00m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset

Percentile rank vs 49 other Attack - Centre-Forwards with ≥500 minutes in 25/26. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).

Goals1 total · 0.94/90
98
Assists0 total · 0.00/90
0
G+A1 total · 0.94/90
94
Yellow cards0 total · 0.00/90
73
4,495 min
Minutes played by club
Wolverhampton Wanderers 31.9%
RB Leipzig 1.6%
Red Bull Salzburg 40.9%
Hamburger SV 14.6%
FC Liefering 11.0%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
Wolverhampton Wanderers 5 21/22 25/26 123 25 8 1,434
RB Leipzig 2 20/21 21/22 29 3 4 72
Red Bull Salzburg 5 15/16 19/20 126 45 29 1,838
Hamburger SV 1 18/19 18/19 21 2 2 656
FC Liefering 2 14/15 15/16 31 13 8 495

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

10€6.3M19€12.5M29€18.8M38€25M14/15 — 2 goals (FC Liefering)14/15 — 2 assists414/1515/16 — 11 goals (FC Liefering)15/16 — 7 assists1815/1616/17 — 16 goals (Red Bull Salzburg)16/17 — 2 assists1816/1717/18 — 13 goals (Red Bull Salzburg)17/18 — 4 assists1717/1818/19 — 2 goals (Hamburger SV)18/19 — 2 assists418/1919/20 — 16 goals (Red Bull Salzburg)19/20 — 22 assists3819/2020/21 — 3 goals (RB Leipzig)20/21 — 3 assists620/2121/22 — 5 goals (Wolverhampton Wanderers)21/22 — 2 assists721/2222/23 — 4 goals (Wolverhampton Wanderers)22/23 — 3 assists722/2323/24 — 13 goals (Wolverhampton Wanderers)23/24 — 3 assists1623/2424/25 — 2 goals (Wolverhampton Wanderers)24/25 — 1 assists324/2525/26 — 1 goals (Wolverhampton Wanderers)125/2615/16 — €400K16/17 — €1.5M17/18 — €4M18/19 — €10M19/20 — €12.5M20/21 — €15M21/22 — €13M22/23 — €16M23/24 — €22M24/25 — €25M25/26 — €17MGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

14/15: 2214/1515/16: 111115/1616/17: 161616/1717/18: 131317/1818/19: 2218/1919/20: 161619/2020/21: 3320/2121/22: 5521/2222/23: 4422/2323/24: 131323/2424/25: 2224/2525/26: 1125/26

Assists by season

14/15: 2214/1515/16: 7715/1616/17: 2216/1717/18: 4417/1818/19: 2218/1919/20: 222219/2020/21: 3320/2121/22: 2221/2222/23: 3322/2323/24: 3323/2424/25: 1124/2525/26: 0025/26
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
25/26 EFL Cup Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 0 0 0 0 0
25/26 Premier League Wolverhampton Wanderers 3 1 0 0 0 96
24/25 EFL Cup Wolverhampton Wanderers 2 0 0 0 0 0
24/25 FA Cup Wolverhampton Wanderers 2 0 1 0 0 0
24/25 Premier League Wolverhampton Wanderers 21 2 0 0 0 325
23/24 EFL Cup Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 1 0 1 0 69
23/24 FA Cup Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 0 0 0 0 0
23/24 Premier League Wolverhampton Wanderers 29 12 3 6 0 177
22/23 EFL Cup Wolverhampton Wanderers 4 0 2 0 0 0
22/23 FA Cup Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 1 0 0 0 27
22/23 Premier League Wolverhampton Wanderers 27 3 1 1 0 376
21/22 Bundesliga RB Leipzig 2 0 0 0 0 0
21/22 DFB-Pokal RB Leipzig 1 0 1 0 0 0
21/22 EFL Cup Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 0 0 0 0 0
21/22 Premier League Wolverhampton Wanderers 30 5 1 2 0 364
20/21 Bundesliga RB Leipzig 18 0 1 2 0 0
20/21 Champions League RB Leipzig 3 0 0 0 0 0
20/21 DFB-Pokal RB Leipzig 5 3 2 1 0 72
19/20 Bundesliga Red Bull Salzburg 27 11 12 1 0 143
19/20 Champions League Red Bull Salzburg 6 3 5 0 0 180
19/20 Europa League Red Bull Salzburg 2 1 0 1 0 180
19/20 ÖFB-Cup Red Bull Salzburg 5 1 5 1 0 282
18/19 2. Bundesliga Hamburger SV 20 2 2 1 0 656
18/19 Bundesliga Red Bull Salzburg 0 0 0 0 0 0
18/19 DFB-Pokal Hamburger SV 1 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 Bundesliga Red Bull Salzburg 20 5 2 4 0 198
17/18 Champions League Qu. Red Bull Salzburg 4 2 0 1 0 134
17/18 Europa League Red Bull Salzburg 9 2 2 3 0 260
17/18 Europa League Qualifying Red Bull Salzburg 1 1 0 0 0 75
17/18 ÖFB-Cup Red Bull Salzburg 3 3 0 1 0 48
16/17 Bundesliga Red Bull Salzburg 26 12 2 1 0 150
16/17 Europa League Red Bull Salzburg 3 2 0 1 0 26
16/17 ÖFB-Cup Red Bull Salzburg 6 2 0 0 0 162
15/16 Bundesliga Red Bull Salzburg 13 0 1 1 0 0
15/16 Erste Liga FC Liefering 18 11 6 2 0 127
15/16 ÖFB-Cup Red Bull Salzburg 1 0 0 0 0 0
14/15 Erste Liga FC Liefering 13 2 2 2 0 368
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
07/08 2007-07-01 Kachiwool ES Puin ES Transfer 0
07/08 2007-09-01 Puin ES U. Singok ES Transfer 0
08/09 2009-01-01 U. Singok ES Pohang St. U15 Transfer 0
11/12 2012-01-01 Pohang St. U15 Pohang St. U18 Transfer 0
14/15 2015-01-01 Pohang St. U18 FC Liefering Transfer 0
15/16 2016-01-01 FC Liefering RB Salzburg Transfer 400000
18/19 2018-08-31 RB Salzburg Hamburger SV Loan 10000000
18/19 2019-06-30 Hamburger SV RB Salzburg Return from loan 3000000
20/21 2020-07-15 RB Salzburg RB Leipzig Transfer 10000000 €12.00m
21/22 2021-08-29 RB Leipzig Wolves Loan 11000000
21/22 2022-06-30 Wolves RB Leipzig Return from loan 16000000
22/23 2022-07-01 RB Leipzig Wolves Transfer 16000000 €16.70m
SeasonInjuryFromToDays missedGames missed
18/19 Hip injury 2019-01-25 2019-02-12 19 4
18/19 Tendon tear 2019-03-04 2019-04-16 44 9
19/20 Eye injury 2019-09-21 2019-09-27 7 2
19/20 Thigh problems 2019-12-13 2020-01-14 33 3
19/20 Torn muscle fiber 2020-03-05 2020-05-28 85 2
20/21 Corona virus 2020-11-18 2020-12-30 43 10
21/22 Hamstring injury 2021-12-19 2022-02-06 50 10
22/23 Adductor pain 2022-09-30 2022-10-06 7 1
22/23 Hamstring injury 2022-11-14 2022-11-21 8 0
22/23 Hamstring injury 2023-02-05 2023-03-08 32 5
23/24 Hamstring injury 2023-08-26 2023-09-03 9 3
23/24 unknown injury 2024-01-10 2024-01-22 13 4
23/24 unknown injury 2024-02-28 2024-04-10 43 9
24/25 Ankle injury 2024-10-10 2024-11-22 44 7
24/25 Hamstring injury 2025-02-09 2025-02-27 19 4
Current€17.00m
Peak€25.00m
Low€125k
Δ since start+€16.88m
€125k€6.34m€12.56m€18.78m€25.00m197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970 €17.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €12.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €25.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €25.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €22.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €22.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €18.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €12.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €12.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €16.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €16.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €11.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €13.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €11.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €10.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €15.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €5.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €12.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €7.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €10.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €7.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €400k
Jan 1, 1970 €125k
TeamShirtMatchesGoalsDebutAge at debutStatus
Team #66879 #10 7 7 former national player
Team #53812 #11 4 1 former national player
Team #42665 #20 2 0 former national player
Team #34950 #7 12 4 former national player
Team #28208 #18 9 5 former national player
Team #28152 #11 3 1 former national player
Team #3589 #11 71 16 recent national player

Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.

Top goalscoring seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubGoalsMatches
23/24 Premier League Wolverhampton Wanderers 12 29
16/17 Bundesliga Red Bull Salzburg 12 26
15/16 Erste Liga FC Liefering 11 18

Top assist seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubAssistsMatches
19/20 Bundesliga Red Bull Salzburg 12 27
15/16 Erste Liga FC Liefering 6 18
19/20 Champions League Red Bull Salzburg 5 6

Every loan spell across this player's career.

SeasonDateFromToTypeFeeValue at transfer
21/22 2022-06-30 Wolves RB Leipzig Return from loan €16.00m
21/22 2021-08-29 RB Leipzig Wolves Loan €11.00m
18/19 2019-06-30 Hamburger SV RB Salzburg Return from loan €3.00m
18/19 2018-08-31 RB Salzburg Hamburger SV Loan €10.00m

Last 50 matches for Wolverhampton Wanderers The Availability column cross-references our injury database — matches inside a known injury window are flagged INJURED. Per-match goal attribution requires a paid feed (FBref/Sofascore) and isn't wired up yet.

DateCompHomeScoreAwayAvailability
2025-03-01 GB1 AFC Bournemouth 1–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Available
2024-09-18 CGB Brighton & Hove Albion 3–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers Available
2024-08-28 CGB Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–0 Burnley FC Available
2024-03-16 GB1 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–3 Coventry City INJURED unknown injury
2024-03-16 GB1 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–3 Coventry City INJURED unknown injury
2024-02-28 GB1 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–0 Brighton & Hove Albion INJURED unknown injury
2023-09-26 CGB Ipswich Town 3–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers Available
2023-08-29 CGB Wolverhampton Wanderers 5–0 Blackpool FC INJURED Hamstring injury
2023-01-11 CGB Nottingham Forest 4–3 Wolverhampton Wanderers Available
2022-12-20 CGB Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–0 Gillingham FC Available
2022-11-09 CGB Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–0 Leeds United Available
2022-08-23 CGB Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–1 Preston North End Available
2021-09-22 CGB Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–3 Tottenham Hotspur Available
2021-08-24 CGB Nottingham Forest 0–4 Wolverhampton Wanderers Available
2021-02-11 GB1 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–2 Southampton FC Available
2020-09-17 CGB Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–1 Stoke City Available
2020-06-27 GB1 Aston Villa 0–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Available
2020-06-24 GB1 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–0 AFC Bournemouth Available
2020-06-20 GB1 West Ham United 0–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers Available
2020-03-07 GB1 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–0 Brighton & Hove Albion INJURED Torn muscle fiber
2020-03-01 GB1 Tottenham Hotspur 2–3 Wolverhampton Wanderers Available
2020-02-23 GB1 Wolverhampton Wanderers 3–0 Norwich City Available
2020-02-14 GB1 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–0 Leicester City Available
2020-02-01 GB1 Manchester United 0–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Available
2020-01-23 GB1 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–2 Liverpool FC Available
2020-01-18 GB1 Southampton FC 2–3 Wolverhampton Wanderers Available
2020-01-11 GB1 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–1 Newcastle United INJURED Thigh problems
2020-01-01 GB1 Watford FC 2–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers INJURED Thigh problems
2019-12-29 GB1 Liverpool FC 1–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers INJURED Thigh problems
2019-12-27 GB1 Wolverhampton Wanderers 3–2 Manchester City INJURED Thigh problems
2019-12-21 GB1 Norwich City 1–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers INJURED Thigh problems
2019-12-15 GB1 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–2 Tottenham Hotspur INJURED Thigh problems
2019-12-08 GB1 Brighton & Hove Albion 2–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers Available
2019-12-04 GB1 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–0 West Ham United Available
2019-12-01 GB1 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–1 Sheffield United Available
2019-11-23 GB1 AFC Bournemouth 1–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers Available
2019-11-10 GB1 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–1 Aston Villa Available
2019-11-02 GB1 Arsenal FC 1–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Available
2019-10-30 CGB Aston Villa 2–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Available
2019-10-27 GB1 Newcastle United 1–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Available
2019-10-19 GB1 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–1 Southampton FC Available
2019-10-06 GB1 Manchester City 0–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers Available
2019-09-28 GB1 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–0 Watford FC Available
2019-09-25 CGB Wolverhampton Wanderers 4–2 Reading FC INJURED Eye injury
2019-09-22 GB1 Crystal Palace 1–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers INJURED Eye injury
2019-09-14 GB1 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–5 Chelsea FC Available
2019-09-01 GB1 Everton FC 3–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers Available
2019-08-25 GB1 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–1 Burnley FC Available
2019-08-19 GB1 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–1 Manchester United Available
2019-08-11 GB1 Leicester City 0–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Available

Teams faced most often by Hee-chan Hwang's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).

OpponentPWDLGFGAGDWin %
Eintracht Frankfurt 35 12 12 11 46 45 +1 34%
SC Freiburg 34 16 10 8 62 39 +23 47%
VfL Wolfsburg 33 15 8 10 43 32 +11 45%
Borussia Dortmund 32 11 6 15 47 57 -10 34%
1. FC Köln 31 14 10 7 53 37 +16 45%
FC Augsburg 31 17 8 6 55 31 +24 55%
1. FSV Mainz 05 30 12 8 10 56 40 +16 40%
VfB Stuttgart 27 14 3 10 51 38 +13 52%
Hertha BSC 27 17 3 7 66 34 +32 63%
FC Schalke 04 26 14 7 5 55 30 +25 54%
1. FC Union Berlin 24 11 5 8 40 28 +12 46%
Hannover 96 23 12 4 7 45 29 +16 52%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
14/15 Senior debut season
14/15 First senior goal
19/20 Goal #50 (career)

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
23/24 31 246 7 0 0 2.56
22/23 32 403 1 0 0 0.22
21/22 34 364 2 0 0 0.49
20/21 26 72 3 0 0 3.75
19/20 40 785 3 0 0 0.34
18/19 21 656 1 0 0 0.14
17/18 37 715 9 0 0 1.13
16/17 35 338 2 0 0 0.53
15/16 32 127 3 0 0 2.13
14/15 13 368 2 0 0 0.49

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

Bundesliga
86 apps
28 G
17 A
Premier League
110 apps
23 G
5 A
Erste Liga
31 apps
13 G
8 A
ÖFB-Cup
15 apps
6 G
5 A
Europa League
14 apps
5 G
2 A
Champions League
9 apps
3 G
5 A
DFB-Pokal
7 apps
3 G
3 A
2. Bundesliga
20 apps
2 G
2 A
Champions League Qu.
4 apps
2 G
0 A
EFL Cup
9 apps
1 G
2 A

Frequently asked about Hee-chan Hwang

Who is Hee-chan Hwang?

Hee-chan Hwang is a Korea, professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for Wolverhampton Wanderers.

How old is Hee-chan Hwang?

Hee-chan Hwang is 30 years old. He was born on January 26, 1996 in Chuncheon, Gangwon.

What position does Hee-chan Hwang play?

Hee-chan Hwang plays as a centre-forward (Attack - Centre-Forward).

What club does Hee-chan Hwang play for?

Hee-chan Hwang currently plays for Wolverhampton Wanderers.

How many career goals has Hee-chan Hwang scored?

Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Hee-chan Hwang has scored 88 goals in 330 appearances.

What is Hee-chan Hwang's market value?

Hee-chan Hwang's most recent reported market value is €12.00m.