South Korean footballer (born 1992)
Hwang Ui-jo
(
Korean
:
황의조
; born 28 August 1992) is a South Korean professional
footballer
who plays as a
striker
for
Super Lig
club
Alanyaspor
, on loan from
Premier League
club
Nottingham Forest
, and the
South Korea national team
.
[3]
Club career
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Seongnam FC
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Hwang was selected by
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
in
2013 K League 1
draft. He scored his debut goal against
Suwon Samsung Bluewings
on 3 March 2013.
[4]
During the
2015 season
, he showed outstanding performances with 15 goals in the K League 1, and made his debut in the
South Korean national team
.
[5]
He also scored three goals in the
AFC Champions League
. In 2016, however, Seongnam left poor results, and Hwang also underperformed at the time.
[6]
[7]
They finished the league in 11th place among 12 clubs, and were eventually relegated to the
K League 2
after the promotion-relegation playoffs.
[7]
Gamba Osaka
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In June 2017, Hwang signed a two-year contract with
J1 League
club Gamba Osaka.
[8]
In the
2018 season
, he played a vital role for Gamba to avoid relegation, and finished the season as the team's top scorer with 21 goals.
[9]
He was selected for the
J.League Best XI
and was named Gamba's Player of the Year.
[9]
[10]
[11]
Bordeaux
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On 15 July 2019, Hwang moved to
Ligue 1
club
Bordeaux
, signing a four-year deal worth €1.8 million per year.
[12]
He originally played as a
striker
for the South Korean national team and Gamba Osaka, but the Bordeaux manager
Paulo Sousa
usually used him as a
winger
.
[13]
[14]
Under Sousa, Hwang scored only six goals including a header scored against
Paris Saint-Germain
.
[15]
Hwang was continuously deployed as a winger early next season, although Sousa was replaced by
Jean-Louis Gasset
. However, he failed to score in 12 consecutive games, and scored his first goal of the season on 16 December.
[16]
He was eventually returned to the striker position by Gasset,
[17]
and successfully spent the remainder of the season by adding 11 goals.
On 23 January 2022, Hwang scored his first hat-trick of his Bordeaux's career, as the club won 4?3 against
Strasbourg
.
[18]
Nottingham Forest
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Loan spells
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On 26 August 2022,
Premier League
club
Nottingham Forest
announced the signing of Hwang. He was immediately loaned out to Greek club
Olympiacos
.
[19]
He wasn't successful at Olympiacos, and his loan contract was terminated early after he failed to score for five months.
On 3 February 2023, Hwang was loaned out to South Korean club
FC Seoul
for five months until the summer.
[20]
He did not score very well, but his influence was strong on the front of FC Seoul, which needed to keep the ball and to press opponents.
[21]
Hwang tried to make his spot at Nottingham before the 2023?24 season, but he scored only one goal in six pre-season games.
[22]
On 1 September 2023, he joined
EFL Championship
club
Norwich City
on loan for the 2023?24 season.
[23]
He scored no goals in the first eight appearances. He scored three goals in the five subsequent matches, but lost his upturn by suffering a hamstring injury in the match, where he scored his third goal.
[24]
He went back to the field after recovering for a month, but had a relapse two weeks after the recovery. Eventually, on 9 January 2024, his contract with Norwich was terminated early.
[25]
On 6 February 2024, Hwang was loaned to
Super Lig
club
Alanyaspor
until the end of the season.
[26]
International career
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On 13 October 2015, Hwang scored his first international goal against
Jamaica
.
[27]
Hwang participated in the
2018 Asian Games
as an over-aged player of the
South Korean under-23 team
. On 15 August, He scored a hat-trick in the first group-stage match against
Bahrain
.
[27]
In the quarter-finals against
Uzbekistan
, he once again showed his explosive hat-trick, leading South Korea to a 4?3 victory. He scored nine goals out of seven matches, and his overwhelming performance greatly contributed to South Korea's gold medal.
[28]
He was named the
Korean FA
Player of the Year after showing his worth in Asian Games and J1 League.
[29]
Hwang played for South Korea in the
2019 AFC Asian Cup
, scoring against
Philippines
and
China
.
[27]
Hwang was also selected as an over-aged player for the under-23 team for the
2020 Summer Olympics
. During the competition, he scored four goals, but failed to show great influence.
[30]
South Korea were eliminated in the quarter-finals.
[30]
Personal life
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On 25 June 2023, an unidentified user on the social networking service
Instagram
accused Hwang of
gaslighting
her and other women, alleging that he had intimate and sexual relations with multiple partners without formally establishing a relationship due the prospects of returning to his football club Nottingham Forest in England.
[31]
She also claimed that videos on his cellphone with these women may have been taken without consent or by hidden cameras; she posted private conversations and recordings on the social media platform. Hwang's management company UJ Sports denied the allegations and stated that it would take legal action against the distributor of the contents.
[32]
In November 2023, he was suspended by South Korea pending a police inquiry into the claims.
[33]
Hwang's sister-in-law later confessed that she leaked the videos as an act of revenge, reversing her previous denials.
[34]
Career statistics
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Club
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- As of match played 24 May 2024
[35]
[3]
International
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- Scores and results list South Korea's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Hwang goal.
[27]
List of international goals scored by Hwang Ui-jo
No.
|
Date
|
Venue
|
Opponent
|
Score
|
Result
|
Competition
|
1
|
13 October 2015
|
Seoul World Cup Stadium
,
Seoul
, South Korea
|
Jamaica
|
3?0
|
3?0
|
Friendly
|
2
|
12 October 2018
|
Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul, South Korea
|
Uruguay
|
1?0
|
2?1
|
Friendly
|
3
|
17 November 2018
|
Suncorp Stadium
,
Brisbane
, Australia
|
Australia
|
1?0
|
1?1
|
Friendly
|
4
|
20 November 2018
|
QSAC
, Brisbane, Australia
|
Uzbekistan
|
2?0
|
4?0
|
Friendly
|
5
|
7 January 2019
|
Al-Maktoum Stadium
,
Dubai
, United Arab Emirates
|
Philippines
|
1?0
|
1?0
|
2019 AFC Asian Cup
|
6
|
16 January 2019
|
Al-Nahyan Stadium
,
Abu Dhabi
, United Arab Emirates
|
China
|
1?0
|
2?0
|
2019 AFC Asian Cup
|
7
|
7 June 2019
|
Busan Asiad Main Stadium
,
Busan
, South Korea
|
Australia
|
1?0
|
1?0
|
Friendly
|
8
|
11 June 2019
|
Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul, South Korea
|
Iran
|
1?0
|
1?1
|
Friendly
|
9
|
5 September 2019
|
Ba?ak?ehir Fatih Terim Stadium
,
Istanbul
, Turkey
|
Georgia
|
1?1
|
2?2
|
Friendly
|
10
|
2?1
|
11
|
14 November 2020
|
Stadion Wiener Neustadt
,
Wiener Neustadt
, Austria
|
Mexico
|
1?0
|
2?3
|
Friendly
|
12
|
17 November 2020
|
BSFZ-Arena
,
Maria Enzersdorf
, Austria
|
Qatar
|
2?1
|
2?1
|
Friendly
|
13
|
5 June 2021
|
Goyang Stadium
,
Goyang
, South Korea
|
Turkmenistan
|
1?0
|
5?0
|
2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
|
14
|
5?0
|
15
|
2 June 2022
|
Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul, South Korea
|
Brazil
|
1?1
|
1?5
|
Friendly
|
16
|
14 June 2022
|
Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul, South Korea
|
Egypt
|
1?0
|
4?1
|
Friendly
|
17
|
20 June 2023
|
Daejeon World Cup Stadium
,
Daejeon
, South Korea
|
El Salvador
|
1?0
|
1?1
|
Friendly
|
18
|
13 October 2023
|
Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul, South Korea
|
Tunisia
|
4?0
|
4?0
|
Friendly
|
19
|
16 November 2023
|
Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul, South Korea
|
Singapore
|
4?0
|
5?0
|
2026 FIFA World Cup qualification
|
Honours
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Seongnam FC
South Korea U23
Individual
Notes
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]
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Includes thirteen appearances and thirteen goals as an
overage player
(seven appearances and nine goals in
Asian Games
, four appearances and four goals in
Summer Olympics
, two appearances in friendlies).
References
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]
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"FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 ? Squad list: Korea Republic (KOR)"
(PDF)
.
FIFA
. 15 November 2022. p. 17
. Retrieved
15 November
2022
.
- ^
"18 - Hwang Ui-Jo"
(in French). FC Girondins de Bordeaux
. Retrieved
8 July
2020
.
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a
b
Hwang Ui-jo
at Soccerway
- ^
"Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma v Suwon Samsung - Match Statistics"
(in Korean). K League. 3 March 2013. Archived from
the original
on 30 September 2013.
- ^
'데뷔戰 28分' 황의조, '첫 選拔-데뷔골' 同時 挑戰
.
MT.co.kr
(in Korean). Starnews Korea. 8 September 2015
. Retrieved
8 July
2020
.
- ^
沈默 깬 황의조, 8競技 만에 得點砲 稼動하며 華麗한 復活
(in Korean). Gyeonggi Ilbo. 30 June 2016
. Retrieved
8 July
2020
.
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a
b
1位부터 降等까지, 城南 墜落의 1年史
(in Korean). Footballist. 21 November 2016
. Retrieved
8 July
2020
.
- ^
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.
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. 20 June 2017
. Retrieved
20 June
2017
.
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b
c
'2018시즌 21골' 황의조, 감바오사카 選定 '올해 MVP'
(in Korean). Sportalkorea. 25 November 2018
. Retrieved
25 November
2018
.
- ^
"選手のコメントで振り返る2018シ?ズン"
(in Japanese). PIA Kansai. 26 December 2018
. Retrieved
8 July
2020
.
- ^
a
b
最優秀選手賞は家長 昭博選手(川崎F)が初受賞~同一クラブからの最優秀選手賞3年連?選出は初~【Jリ?グアウォ?ズ】
(in Japanese). J.League. 18 December 2018
. Retrieved
3 July
2020
.
- ^
Chang, Min-seok.
"Hwang Ui-jo Leaves Gamba Osaka to Join French Club"
.
The Chosun Ilbo
. Retrieved
15 July
2019
.
- ^
素砂 보르도 監督 “황의조, 最前方보다는 2線에서 더 큰 도움”
.
The Dong-a Ilbo
(in Korean). News1. 8 November 2019
. Retrieved
8 July
2020
.
- ^
"Bordeaux - History - Ligue 1 - 2019/2020 - Bordeaux Formations Summary - Squad List"
.
Whoscored.com
. Retrieved
24 January
2021
.
- ^
황의조 3게임 連續 헤딩골..‘프랑스 最强’과 7골 亂打戰 끝 敗北
.
Tongildaily.com
(in Korean). 24 February 2020
. Retrieved
8 July
2020
.
- ^
황의조, 시즌 첫 골 爆發...보르도, 생테티엔에 1-2 牌
(in Korean).
The Korea Economic Daily
. 17 December 2020
. Retrieved
29 May
2021
.
- ^
‘2021年에만 7골 大爆發’ 황의조, 음바페 이어 올해 리그앙 得點 2位
(in Korean).
The Chosun Ilbo
. 28 March 2021
. Retrieved
29 May
2021
.
- ^
"Bordeaux resiste a Strasbourg avec un triple de Hwang, Clermont renverse Rennes, Nantes pense a l'Europe"
.
L'Equipe
(in French). 23 January 2022
. Retrieved
12 March
2022
.
- ^
"REDS SIGN HWANG UI-JO AND LOAN TO OLYMPIACOS"
. Nottingham Forest. 26 August 2022
. Retrieved
26 August
2022
.
- ^
"
'國代 스트라이커' 황의조, FC서울 入團 確定…5年만에 K리그 리턴 ('South Korean national team striker' HWANG Ui-jo, confirmed joining in FC Seoul ... He came back to K League after 5 years.)"
(in Korean).
Sports Chosun
. 26 August 2022
. Retrieved
3 February
2023
.
- ^
황의조 떠나니 無得點…서울이 받아든 새로운 課題
(in Korean).
The Dong-a Ilbo
. 2 July 2023
. Retrieved
3 September
2023
.
- ^
황의조를 어찌할꼬, 프리시즌 最終戰 '出戰 0分'→6競技 1골 '龍頭蛇尾'
.
Nate
(in Korean). Xportsnews. 6 August 2023
. Retrieved
3 September
2023
.
- ^
"City complete Ui-jo Hwang loan signing"
. Norwich City. 1 September 2023.
- ^
"
'Looks like a hamstring injury' ? Norwich City sweating over blow to in-form loan star"
. The72. 29 November 2023
. Retrieved
9 January
2024
.
- ^
"Hwang returns to Nottingham Forest"
. Norwich City. 9 January 2024
. Retrieved
9 January
2024
.
- ^
"Alanyaspor Guney Koreli forvet Ui-jo Hwang'ı transfer etti"
.
fotomac
(in Turkish)
. Retrieved
6 February
2024
.
- ^
a
b
c
d
"Hwang Ui-jo at Korea Football Association"
(in Korean). KFA
. Retrieved
8 July
2020
.
- ^
"Hwang Ui-jo Emerges as Star Striker from Asian Games"
.
The Chosun Ilbo
. 4 September 2018
. Retrieved
8 September
2018
.
- ^
a
b
황의조-장슬기, 2018 KFA 올해의 選手 榮譽
(in Korean). KFA. 18 December 2018.
- ^
a
b
[올림픽] 황의조만으로는 力不足…끝까지 아쉬움 남긴 '孫興慜 카드'
(in Korean).
The Korea Economic Daily
. 31 July 2021
. Retrieved
25 May
2022
.
- ^
Park, Rin (25 June 2023).
'私生活 暴露 波紋' 황의조 側 "根據없는 루머, 强力 法的對應"
.
JoongAng Ilbo
(in Korean)
. Retrieved
25 June
2023
.
- ^
Kim, Woo-jung (25 June 2023).
황의조 매니지먼트 立場文 發表 "업로드된 內容 모두 事實 아냐, 强力한 法的 對應 豫定"
.
Ilgan Sports
(in Korean). JTBC Plus
. Retrieved
25 June
2023
.
- ^
"Hwang Ui-jo: Norwich loan striker suspended by South Korea over illegal filming claim"
. BBC Sport. 29 November 2023
. Retrieved
29 November
2023
.
- ^
https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/2024-02-21/national/socialAffairs/I-wanted-to-teach-him-a-lesson-Hwang-Uijo-sisterinlaw-flips-sex-tape-testimony/1985539
- ^
"K League Portal"
황의조黃義助
(in Korean). K League
. Retrieved
3 July
2020
.
- ^
Lee, Seung-soo; Trevena, Mark (8 April 2020).
"South Korea - List of Cup Winners"
.
RSSSF
. Retrieved
2 September
2020
.
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a
b
"Asian Games 2018 (Indonesia)"
.
RSSSF
. 6 September 2018
. Retrieved
3 July
2020
.
- ^
"【公式】成績?デ?タ:Jリ?グ公式サイト"
(in Japanese). J.League
. Retrieved
15 December
2021
.
- ^
2019 KFA 팬投票...‘올해의 骨’은 황의조, ‘올해의 景氣’는 U-20 월드컵 8强戰
(in Korean). KFA. 1 January 2020
. Retrieved
1 January
2020
.
External links
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Awards
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KASA Best Footballer
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Most Valuable Player
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Fans' Player of the Year
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Player of the Year
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