Hwang Ui-jo (Korean: 황의조; Hanja: 黃義助; Korean pronunciation: [hwaŋ.ɰi.dʑo], [hwaŋ.i.dʑo] or [hwaŋ] [ɰi.dʑo]; born 28 August 1992) is a South Korean professional footballer who plays as forward for Super League Greece club Olympiacos, on loan from Premier League side Nottingham Forest, and the South Korea national team.[2]
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Date of birth | (1992-08-28) 28 August 1992 (age 30) | |||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Seongnam, Gyeonggi, South Korea | |||||||||||||||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Forward | |||||||||||||||
Club information | ||||||||||||||||
Current team |
Olympiacos (on loan from Nottingham Forest) | |||||||||||||||
Number | 18 | |||||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||||
2008–2010 | Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | |||||||||||||||
College career | ||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||
2011–2012 | Yonsei University | |||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||
2013–2017 | Seongnam FC | 139 | (35) | |||||||||||||
2017–2019 | Gamba Osaka | 60 | (23) | |||||||||||||
2019–2022 | Bordeaux | 94 | (29) | |||||||||||||
2022– | Nottingham Forest | 0 | (0) | |||||||||||||
2022– | → Olympiacos (loan) | 5 | (0) | |||||||||||||
National team‡ | ||||||||||||||||
2009 | South Korea U17 | 3 | (0) | |||||||||||||
2012–2014 | South Korea U23 | 15 | (5) | |||||||||||||
2018–2021 | South Korea U23 (WC) | 13 | (13) | |||||||||||||
2015– | South Korea | 49 | (16) | |||||||||||||
Honours
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 October 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 September 2022 |
Hwang Ui-jo | |
Hangul | |
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Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Hwang Uijo |
McCune–Reischauer | Hwang Ŭicho |
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.[3] 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.[4] He also scored three goals in the AFC Champions League. In 2016, however, Seongnam left poor results, and Hwang also underperformed at the time.[5][6] They finished the league in 11th place among 12 clubs, and were eventually relegated to the K League 2 after the promotion-relegation playoffs.[6]
In June 2017, Hwang signed a two-year contract with J1 League club Gamba Osaka.[7] 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.[8] He was selected for the J.League Best XI and was named Gamba's Player of the Year.[8][9][10]
On 15 July 2019, Hwang moved to Ligue 1 club Bordeaux, signing a four-year deal worth €1.8 million per year.[11] 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.[12][13] Under Sousa, Hwang scored only six goals including a header scored against Paris Saint-Germain.[14]
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.[15] He was eventually returned to the striker position by Gasset,[16] 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.[17]
On 26 August 2022, Premier League club Nottingham Forest announced the signing of Hwang. He was immediately loaned out to Greek club Olympiacos.[18]
On 13 October 2015, Hwang scored his first international goal against Jamaica.[19]
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.[19] 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.[20] He was named the Korean FA Player of the Year after showing his worth in Asian Games and J1 League.[21]
Hwang played for South Korea in the 2019 AFC Asian Cup, scoring against Philippines and China.[19]
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.[22] South Korea was eliminated in the quarter-finals.[22]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Seongnam FC | 2013 | K League 1 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 24 | 3 | ||
2014 | K League 1 | 28 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 32 | 5 | |||
2015 | K League 1 | 34 | 15 | 3 | 3 | — | 8[lower-alpha 1] | 3 | 45 | 21 | ||
2016 | K League 1 | 37 | 9 | 3 | 0 | — | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 41 | 9 | ||
2017 | K League 2 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 5 | |||
Total | 139 | 35 | 15 | 5 | — | 9 | 3 | 163 | 43 | |||
Gamba Osaka | 2017 | J1 League | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 15 | 3 | |
2018 | J1 League | 27 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | — | 34 | 21 | ||
2019 | J1 League | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | — | 22 | 7 | ||
Total | 59 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 8 | — | 71 | 31 | |||
Bordeaux | 2019–20 | Ligue 1 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 26 | 6 | |
2020–21 | Ligue 1 | 36 | 12 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 37 | 12 | |||
2021–22 | Ligue 1 | 32 | 11 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 11 | |||
2022–23 | Ligue 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
Total | 94 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 98 | 29 | |||
Olympiacos (Ioan) | 2022–23 | Super League Greece | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
Career total | 297 | 87 | 19 | 5 | 12 | 8 | 15 | 3 | 343 | 103 |
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 13 October 2015 | Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul, South Korea | ![]() | 3–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
2 | 12 October 2018 | Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul, South Korea | ![]() | 1–0 | 2–1 | Friendly |
3 | 17 November 2018 | Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane, Australia | ![]() | 1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly |
4 | 20 November 2018 | QSAC, Brisbane, Australia | ![]() | 2–0 | 4–0 | Friendly |
5 | 7 January 2019 | Al-Maktoum Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates | ![]() | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2019 AFC Asian Cup |
6 | 16 January 2019 | Al-Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | ![]() | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2019 AFC Asian Cup |
7 | 7 June 2019 | Busan Asiad Main Stadium, Busan, South Korea | ![]() | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
8 | 11 June 2019 | Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul, South Korea | ![]() | 1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly |
9 | 5 September 2019 | Başakşehir Fatih Terim Stadium, Istanbul, Turkey | ![]() | 1–1 | 2–2 | Friendly |
10 | 2–1 | |||||
11 | 14 November 2020 | Stadion Wiener Neustadt, Wiener Neustadt, Austria | ![]() | 1–0 | 2–3 | Friendly |
12 | 17 November 2020 | BSFZ-Arena, Maria Enzersdorf, Austria | ![]() | 2–1 | 2–1 | Friendly |
13 | 5 June 2021 | Goyang Stadium, Goyang, South Korea | ![]() | 1–0 | 5–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
14 | 5–0 | |||||
15 | 2 June 2022 | Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul, South Korea | ![]() | 1–1 | 1–5 | Friendly |
16 | 14 June 2022 | Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul, South Korea | ![]() | 1–0 | 4–1 | Friendly |
Seongnam FC
South Korea U23
Individual
Olympiacos F.C. – current squad | |
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