Seo Dong-hyeon (Korean: 서동현; born 5 June 1985) is a South Korean football player for K3 League club Gyeongju KHNP. His nickname is 'Rainmaker'.[1]

Seo Dong-hyeon
서동현
Personal information
Date of birth (1985-06-05) 5 June 1985 (age 39)
Place of birth Hongcheon, Gangwon, South Korea
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Gyeongju KHNP
Number 99
Youth career
2004–2005 Konkuk University
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2010 Suwon Samsung Bluewings 63 (15)
2010–2011 Gangwon FC 38 (7)
2012–2018 Jeju United 71 (18)
2014–2015Ansan Police (army) 49 (13)
2016Daejeon Citizen (loan) 8 (1)
2016–2018Suwon FC (loan) 35 (6)
2018 Chiangmai 12 (6)
2019 Kasetsart 17 (9)
2019– Gyeongju KHNP 66 (43)
International career
2007–2008 South Korea U23 4 (0)
2008–2012 South Korea 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 March 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 November 2008

Early life

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Seo Dong-hyeon was born in Gangwon-do, South Korea on 5 June 1985. He lived and went to school in Yeonpyeong, South Korea before moving to Seoul and attending Konkuk University. He was picked by the Suwon Samsung Bluewings in the first round of the 2005 K-League draft.

Club career

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In his first year with the Suwon Samsung Bluewings in 2006, Seo made 26 appearances and scored 2 goals. Most of his appearances came as a substitute but he was able to impress Suwon Samsung Bluewings manager Cha Bum-Kun enough to say that the youngster "has a long future at this club".

However, in 2007 he made it to the pitch only 12 times this year due toan ankle injury that took 6 months to heal. In his few appearances, he was able to net 4 goals and continued to show great improvement.

2008 is the year that will be known as the "Seo Dong-hyeon Coming Out Party". With the Suwon Samsung Bluewings in desperate need of a striker to bring in goals, Seo has done his best to calm those cries. So far this year, he has 11 goals in 21 appearances and the season is only half over.

In July 2010, he moved to Gangwon FC.

In November 2011, he was traded from Gangwon to Jeju United for forward Kim Eun-Jung.

On 21 July 2005, he scored his first career hat-trick in a 6–0 victory over Chunnam.[2]

International career

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Seo made his debut for the South Korea national football team in a friendly at home to Jordan on 5 September 2008, coming on for the final 15 minutes and going close to scoring in added time.

Career statistics

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Club

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As of 21 July 2012
Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
South Korea League KFA Cup League Cup Asia Total
2006 Suwon Samsung Bluewings K-League 14 2 2 1 12 0 - 28 3
2007 8 2 1 1 4 2 - 13 5
2008 23 9 2 0 12 4 - 37 13
2009 14 0 4 0 1 0 6 1 25 1
2010 9 2 1 0 3 0 4 0 17 2
Gangwon FC 13 5 0 0 0 0 - 13 5
2011 25 2 2 0 3 2 - 30 4
2012 Jeju United 22 9 2 1 - - 24 10
Total South Korea 128 31 14 3 35 8 10 1 186 43
Career total 128 31 14 3 35 8 10 1 186 43

References

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  1. ^ '레인 메이커' 서동현, 고향 앞으로 (in Korean). Goal.com. 12 July 2010.
  2. ^ "K-League Homepage News & Notice" (in Korean). K-LEAGUE. 23 July 2012. Archived from the original on 27 January 2013.
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Sporting positions
Preceded by Gangwon FC captain
2011
Succeeded by