Jang Gyeol-hee

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Jang Gyeol-hee
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-04-04) 4 April 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Seongbuk-gu, Seoul, South Korea[1]
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[2]
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
2011 Pohang Steelers
2011–2017 Barcelona
2017–2018 Asteras Tripolis
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2019 Pohang Steelers 0 (0)
2021 Pyeongtaek Citizen 9 (0)
2022 Seoul Jungnang 2 (0)
2022 Anseong Citizen
International career
South Korea U16
2017 South Korea U20 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
Jang Gyeol-hee
Hangul
장결희
Revised RomanizationJang Gyeolhui
McCune–ReischauerChang Kyŏlhŭi

Jang Gyeol-hee (Korean: 장결희; born 4 April 1998) is a South Korean former footballer who played as a forward.[3]

Club career[edit]

Born in Seoul, Jang began his career with Pohang Steelers, before joining Spanish side Barcelona in 2011, following similar deals for compatriots Lee Seung-woo and Paik Seung-ho.[4][5] These deals, along with multiple others, would cause Barcelona to be sanctioned by international body FIFA in 2014, for breach of their rules regarding recruitment of youth players.[6] Due to this, Jang was banned for three years, and briefly moved back to South Korea, along with Lee, to train with K League 2 side Suwon FC.[7][8]

In the summer of 2017, having failed to achieve promotion to Barcelona's B squad, he was released.[7] He was approached by numerous Japanese sides, but decided to stay in Europe, signing with Greek side Asteras Tripolis in July 2017.[4] After failing to break into the first team at Asteras Tripolis, he returned to South Korea in 2018 to sign for Pohang Steelers, but was unable to play until 2019 due to issues with his registration.[5]

Having left Pohang Steelers at the end of 2019, a proposed deal to join K3 League side Yangju Citizen collapsed in 2020.[9] In February of the following year, he signed with Pyeongtaek Citizen.[10] Despite being a relatively bright player in Pyeongtaek Citizen's 8–0 Korean FA Cup loss to Gimcheon Sangmu, he only managed a total of eleven appearances in 2021, scoring once.[7][11]

The following year, he played for both Seoul Jungnang and Anseong Citizen.[2]

International career[edit]

Jang represented South Korea at under-16 and under-20 level.[1][12] He was set to play in the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup, but missed out due to an ankle injury.[13]

Coaching career[edit]

Having left Pyeongtaek Citizen at the end of 2021, Jang went into youth football coaching.[14] His first role was managing a youth team in Pyeongtaek.[7] He continued this endeavour after leaving Seoul Jungnang in 2022.[15]

Career statistics[edit]

Club[edit]

Club Season League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Pohang Steelers 2018 K League 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2019 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pyeongtaek Citizen 2021 K3 League 9 0 2[a] 1 0 0 11 1
Seoul Jungnang 2022 K4 League 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Career total 11 0 2 1 0 0 13 1
Notes
  1. ^ Appearances in the Korean FA Cup

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Jang Gyeol-hee at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ a b Jang Gyeol-hee – K League stats at kleague.com (in Korean)
  3. ^ Jang Gyeol-hee at Soccerway
  4. ^ a b "Korean football prospect Jang Gyeol-hee signs with Greek club". The Korea Herald. 20 July 2017. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
  5. ^ a b Man, Yoon-jin (4 September 2018). "바르사 유스 출신 장결희, 포항 입단…출전은 내년부터" [Jang Gyeol-hee, from Barça Youth, joins Pohang… Participation from next year]. goal.com (in Korean). Retrieved 4 January 2023.
  6. ^ Gea, Albert (2 April 2014). "FIFA Punishes FC Barcelona For Alleged 'Illegal Deals'". businessinsider.in. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
  7. ^ a b c d Lee, Jun-mok (4 January 2022). "장결희와 '바르샤 3인방', 그래도 축구는 계속된다" [Jang Gyeol-hee and the 'Barça trio', but football continues]. OhmyStar (in Korean). Retrieved 4 January 2023.
  8. ^ Price, Steve (25 January 2016). "The South Korean prodigies held back by Barcelona's transfer ban". thesefootballtimes.co. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
  9. ^ ""계약서 싸인만 앞두고 날라온 비보..." K3리그 이적이 '확정적'이었던 '장결희' 양주 입단 무산" ["The sad news that came just before the signing of the contract..." 'Jang Gyeol-hee', whose K3 League transfer was 'definite', failed to join Yangju]. yachuk.com (in Korean). 14 March 2020. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
  10. ^ "[오피셜] '바르사 유스 출신' 장결희, K3 평택 시티즌에서 새 출발" [[Official] Jang Gyeol-hee, from 'Barça Youth', makes a new start at K3 Pyeongtaek Citizen]. starnewskorea.com (in Korean). 9 February 2021. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
  11. ^ Park, Byung-gyu (28 March 2021). "바르셀로나 유스 출신 평택 장결희, 김천 상대로 '고군분투'" [Pyeongtaek Jang Gyeol-hee, from Barcelona youth, 'struggling' against Gimcheon]. goal.com (in Korean). Retrieved 4 January 2023.
  12. ^ "Lee y Jang, en la final de la Copa de Asia Sub-16" [Lee and Jang, in the final of the U-16 Asian Cup]. mundodeportivo.com (in Spanish). 20 September 2014. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
  13. ^ Jang, Joo-young (10 October 2015). ""아! 장결희"…발목부상 당해 칠레 U-17 월드컵 출전 무산" ["Ah! Gyeolhee Jang"... Missed Chile U-17 World Cup due to ankle injury]. Maeil Business Newspaper (in Korean). Retrieved 4 January 2023.
  14. ^ Son, Jang-hoon (10 January 2022). "'지도자 변신' 장결희 '은퇴 말고 뛰고 싶어요'" ['Leader Transformation' Jang Gyeol-hee 'I want to play without retiring']. imnews.imbc.com (in Korean). Retrieved 4 January 2023.
  15. ^ Kim, Myung-seok (3 January 2022). "'바르사 유스 출신' 장결희, 유소년축구단 코치로 '새 출발'" [Jang Gyeol-hee, from 'Barça Youth', 'new start' as youth soccer team coach]. news.mt.co.kr (in Korean). Retrieved 4 January 2023.
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