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Nam Tae-hee (Hangul: 남태희; Hanja: 南泰熙; Korean pronunciation: [nam.tʰɛ̝.ɦi]; born 3 July 1991 in Busan) is a South Korean footballer currently playing for Al-Duhail and the South Korea national team. Besides South Korea, he has played in England, France, and Qatar.[1] He is a versatile midfielder and can play as attacking midfielder or central midfielder. He is known for his honed technique, smooth movement, and dribbling.

Nam Tae-hee

Nam playing for Lekhwiya in 2015
Personal information
Full name	Nam Tae-hee
Date of birth	(1991-07-03) 3 July 1991 (age 31)
Place of birth	Jinju, Gyeongnam, South Korea
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder, winger
Club information
Current team	Al-Duhail
Number	19
Youth career
2004–2007	Ulsan Hyundai U-15
2007	Ulsan Hyundai U-18
2007–2008	Reading
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2009–2011	Valenciennes	37	(0)
2012–2019	Al-Duhail	160	(73)
2019–2021	Al-Sadd	37	(10)
2021–	Al-Duhail	23	(7)
National team‡
2006	South Korea U17	4	(0)
2012	South Korea U23	9	(2)
2011–	South Korea	54	(7)
Honours Representing  South Korea Men's football AFC Asian Cup 2015 Australia Team Olympic Games 2012 London Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 September 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 March 2022

Nam Tae-hee
Hangul	남태희
Hanja	南泰煕
Revised Romanization	Nam Taehui
McCune–Reischauer	Nam T'aehŭi

Club career

Nam played in the Reading's Youth Academy through KFA Youth Project.[2] In July 2009, his first professional contract signed in France with Valenciennes FC.[3] He played his debut on 8 August 2009 against AS Nancy and is currently the youngest Asian player to play in the Ligue 1 at age 18.[4]

In the winter break of the 2011–12 season, Nam agreed to leave Ligue 1 for Qatar Stars League giant Lekhwiya SC on 26 December 2011.[5]

Lekhwiya

Nam made his debut on 1 January 2012 against Al Kharitiyath.[6] He scored his first league goal from a free kick on 19 January 2012.[7]

He made his AFC Champions League debut on 7 March 2012, scoring the only goal against Saudi Al Ahli,[8] thereby scoring the first ever goal for Lekhwiya in any regional competition.

Al Sadd

On 8 February 2019, Al Sadd SC announced that they acquired Nam from fellow Qatari club Al-Duhail SC. Under their agreement, Nam will join Al Sadd in the 2019–20 season and will play for them for three years.[9]

International career

Nam has represented South Korea at U-13, U-15 and U-17, U-20 and U-23 levels.[4] He made his debut for the Korean senior team on 9 February 2011 in a friendly against Turkey.

Nam represented South Korea at the 2012 Summer Olympics. He appeared as a substitute as Korea beat Japan in the bronze medal match at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium.[10]

On 22 December 2014, Nam was named in South Korea's squad for the 2015 AFC Asian Cup held in Australia.[11] In the team's second group match, Nam scored the only goal as Korea defeated Kuwait 1–0 to ensure qualification to the knockout stage.[12] On 20 November 2018, it was announced that Nam would miss the 2019 AFC Asian Cup in the UAE after being ruled out for six months because of a knee injury.[13]

Career statistics

Club

Updated 2 October 2022.[14]

Club performance			League		Cup		Other		Continental		Total
Club	Season	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
France			League		Coupe de France		Coupe de la Ligue		Europe		Total
Valenciennes	2009–10	Ligue 1	6	0	1	0	0	0	—		7	0
	2010–11		18	0	1	0	2	0	—		21	0
	2011–12		13	0	0	0	0	0	—		13	0
	Total		37	0	2	0	2	0	—		41	0
Qatar			League		Emir of Qatar Cup		Other [lower-alpha 1]		Asia		Total
Lekhwiya Al-Duhail	2011–12	QSL	10	5	1	0	2	1	6	1	19	7
	2012–13		19	6	2	0	4	2	9	0	34	8
	2013–14		24	12	1	0	6	1	7	2	38	15
	2014–15		25	7	2	0	3	0	10	3	38	10
	2015–16		25	10	3	2	3	2	7	2	40	16
	2016–17		25	14	2	2	2	0	8	4	37	20
	2017–18		21	12	3	0	4	4	9	1	35	17
	2018–19		11	7	0	0	1	0	5	0	14	7
	Total		160	73	14	4	25	10	61	13	260	100
Al-Sadd	2019–20	QSL	19	3	4	0	8	2	6	1	37	6
	2020-21		18	7	2	2	5	2	6	1	31	12
	Total		37	10	6	2	13	4	12	2	68	18
Al-Duhail	2021-22	QSL	16	5	4	2	0	0	6	0	26	7
	2022-23		7	2	0	0	3	0	0	0	10	2
	Total		23	7	4	2	3	0	6	0	36	7
Career Total			257	90	26	8	43	14	79	15	405	127

International goals

Scores and results list South Korea's goal tally first.[15]

Goal	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	10 October 2014	Cheonan Stadium, Cheonan, South Korea	Paraguay	2–0	2–0	Friendly
2.	13 January 2015	Canberra Stadium, Canberra, Australia	Kuwait	1–0	1–0	2015 AFC Asian Cup
3.	12 November 2015	Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon, South Korea	Myanmar	4–0	4–0	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
4.	15 November 2016	Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul, South Korea	Uzbekistan	1–1	2–1	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
5.	7 September 2018	Goyang Stadium, Goyang, South Korea	Costa Rica	2–0	2–0	Friendly
6.	20 November 2018	QSAC, Brisbane, Australia	Uzbekistan	1–0	4–0	Friendly
7.	5 June 2021	Goyang Stadium, Goyang, South Korea	Turkmenistan	2–0	5–0	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Lekhwiya/Al-Duhail

• Qatar Stars League: 2011–12, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2016–17, 2017–18
• Emir of Qatar Cup: 2016, 2018, 2022
• Sheikh Jassim Cup: 2015, 2016
• Qatar Cup: 2013, 2015, 2018

Al-Sadd

• Qatar Stars League: 2020–21
• Emir of Qatar Cup: 2020, 2021
• Sheikh Jassim Cup: 2019
• Qatar Cup: 2020, 2021

South Korea U23

• Summer Olympics bronze medal: 2012

South Korea

• AFC Asian Cup runner-up: 2015

Individual

• Qatari Footballer of the Year: 2017[16]
• AFC Champions League All-Star Squad: 2018, 2019[17][18]

Background

Nam is hailed as the 'Korean Messi' by Valenciennes fans and has also been touted as a 'magician' and 'wonderkid'.[4] He was Most Valuable Player three times in his youth career in the National Championships in South Korea.[4] Nam became the youngest Korean footballer to play in a professional league in Europe as a result of this game.[4] He is known for his very energetic playing style.

References

External links

• Nam Tae-hee – French league stats at LFP – also available in French
• Nam Tae-hee – National Team Stats at KFA (in Korean)

На других языках

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[de] Nam Tae-hee

Nam Tae-hee (koreanisch 남태희, * 3. Juli 1991 in Jinju) ist ein südkoreanischer Fußballspieler. Er spielt seit Sommer 2019 für den katarischen Verein al-Sadd SC.

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- [en] Nam Tae-hee

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[es] Nam Tae-hee

Nam Tae-hee (Busan, Corea del Sur, 3 de julio de 1991) es un futbolista surcoreano. Juega como centrocampista y su equipo es el Al-Duhail S. C. de la Liga de fútbol de Catar.

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[fr] Nam Tae-hee

Nam Tae-hee (남태희) est un footballeur sud-coréen né le 3 juillet 1991 et qui évolue au poste de milieu offensif droit.

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[it] Nam Tae-hee

Nam Tae-hee[1] (남태희?, 南泰煕?; Pusan, 3 luglio 1991) è un calciatore sudcoreano, centrocampista dell'Al-Duhail e della nazionale sudcoreana.

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[ru] Нам Тхэ Хи

Нам Тхэ Хи (кор. 남태희; родился 3 июля 1991 года, Пусан, Южная Корея) — южнокорейский футболист, полузащитник катарского клуба «Аль-Садд» и сборной Южной Кореи.

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