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Suk Hyun-jun (Korean: 석현준; Hanja: 石現俊; RR: Seok Hyeon-jun; Korean pronunciation: [sʌ.kʰjʌn.dʑun] or [sʌ.k̚] [hjʌn.dʑun]; born 29 June 1991) is a South Korean professional footballer who plays as a striker.

Suk Hyun-jun

Suk with Troyes in 2020
Personal information
Full name	Suk Hyun-jun
Date of birth	(1991-06-29) 29 June 1991 (age 31)
Place of birth	Chungju, Chungbuk, South Korea
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Youth career
2007–2009	Shingal High School
2009–2011	Ajax
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2009–2010	Ajax	3	(0)
2010–2011	Ajax Zaterdag
2011–2012	Groningen	27	(5)
2013	Marítimo	14	(4)
2013–2014	Al-Ahli	14	(2)
2014–2015	Nacional	13	(2)
2015–2016	Vitória de Setúbal	33	(13)
2016–2018	Porto	9	(1)
2016–2017	→ Trabzonspor (loan)	10	(0)
2017	→ Debrecen (loan)	13	(1)
2017–2018	→ Troyes (loan)	26	(6)
2018	Troyes	1	(0)
2018–2020	Reims	35	(4)
2020–2022	Troyes	32	(5)
2022	Troyes B	4	(1)
National team
2009–2011	South Korea U20	5	(1)
2011	South Korea U23	1	(0)
2016	South Korea U23 (WC)	5	(3)
2010–2018	South Korea	15	(5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:08, 30 July 2022 (UTC)

Club career

Ajax

After initially trialling with Eredivisie side Ajax, Suk signed 1.5-year contract with the Dutch club in October 2010. The contract effective from 1 January 2010 also included the option for Ajax to extend by another year.[1][2] He made his debut in the first team in February as a substitute in a 4–0 home win against Roda JC.[3]

He scored his first Ajax goal in a 2010–11 pre-season friendly win against Chelsea on 23 July 2010.[4] He did not play in any official first-team matches during the 2010–11 season and his contract at Ajax was not renewed.

Groningen

On 27 June 2011, Suk signed a two-year contract with Groningen including an option for a two-year extension.[5] He scored five goals in his first season with Groningen including two goals against PSV Eindhoven,[6] showing the potential for growth. However, he did not score in the next season and had to leave the club.

Marítimo

In January 2013, Suk signed with Primeira Liga club Marítimo. He netted his first goal for Marítimo in his third match, a 1–0 win against Sporting CP.[7] He scored his second goal in a 1–1 draw with Porto. He moved to Saudi club Al-Ahli after making four goals for half a year in Marítimo. Vítor Pereira, the new Al-Ahli manager and previous Porto manager, was interested in Suk's performance in Portugal.[8]

Vitória de Setúbal

Suk joined Nacional after having an unsuccessful time in Al-Ahli due to a toe injury.[9] However, he also failed to settle in Nacional, and transferred to another Portuguese club Vitória de Setúbal on 12 January 2015.[10]

During the 2014–15 season, he achieved double-digit goals in a season for the first time by scoring five goals for Vitória in addition to five goals for Nacional.[11] In the next season, he spent his prime by scoring 11 goals during the first half of the season. On 2 January 2016, he scored an unstoppable free-kick only four minutes into a match against Braga.[12][13]

Porto

Suk moved to Porto on 15 January 2016 after his great performances in Setúbal.[14] However, his transfer to Porto was not good choice as a result. His flow was stopped for the rest of the season, and he moved to Trabzonspor on 11 August 2016 on a one-year loan with an option to sign permanently. According to Trabzonspor's stock market report the fee paid to Porto by Trabzonspor was €750,000 and Suk was going to make more than €1 million a year.[15][16]

On 31 January 2017, after half a season at Trabzonspor and not finding much success, Suk's loan was cut short.[17] The same day, a move to Bastia broke down although a loan agreement with Porto had been signed. The reason given by Bastia was that administrative documents had not been transferred in time.[17][18]

On 14 February 2017, Suk joined Hungarian side Debrecen on loan for the rest of the season.[19]

Troyes

On 30 August 2017, Suk was again sent on loan, joining Ligue 1 club Troyes for 2017–18 season.[20] Suk made his first goal for Troyes in his fifth Ligue 1 appearance against Strasbourg.[21] Afterwards, he scored in subsequent two league matches, starting the season strong.[22] On 9 December, he scored two goals against Monaco with his concentration on the ball.[23] However, in a league match against Angers on 17 January 2018, he suffered an ankle injury that saw him sidelined for over a month.[24] He eventually lost his previous form after the injury, adding only one goal for the remainder of the season.[25]

In June 2018, after being relegated to Ligue 2, Troyes signed Suk permanently. He played the first league match of the season.[26] In August 2018, Suk moved to Reims, who had been promoted to Ligue 1 for the 2018–19 season.[26] Reims paid Troyes a transfer fee of €2.75 million plus €4 million in potential bonuses.[27]

However, Suk returned to Troyes in January 2020 after disappointing Reims. In July 2022, his contract with the club was terminated.[28]

International career

In November 2009, Suk took part in the 2010 AFC U-19 Championship qualification.[29]

On 7 September 2010, Suk made his senior international debut in a friendly against Iran.[30]

Suk played for South Korean under-23 team as an over-aged player in the 2016 Summer Olympics. He scored twice against Fiji, and once against Germany.[31]

Personal life

Suk is a devout Christian.[32] Some people have mistakenly thought that Suk was Muslim due to his goal celebration resembling the Salat. However, Suk himself said this was not true and that his celebration was modeled after Kaká's. Suk's tendency to visibly pray in matches has occasionally been criticized by Korean pundits and fans.[33]

Suk also has two visible sleeve tattoos on his arms.[34]

During his time at Porto, Suk became good friends with Spanish goalkeeping legend Iker Casillas.[35]

On 13 March 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, it was confirmed that Suk had tested positive for the coronavirus in Italy.[36]

Suk was largely criticised for trying to evade his mandatory military service since April 2019. He was on the list of draft dodgers of the Military Manpower Administration in December 2020 by rejecting their demand for his return.[37]

Career statistics

Club

As of 29 July 2022[38][39][40]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup		League cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Ajax	2009–10	Eredivisie	3	0	0	0	—		2	0	—		5	0
	2010–11	Eredivisie	0	0	0	0	—		0	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	1	0
	Total		3	0	0	0	—		2	0	1	0	6	0
Ajax Zaterdag	2010–11[41]	Eerste Klasse A	?	?	—		—		—		?	?	?	?
Groningen	2011–12	Eredivisie	20	5	0	0	—		—		—		20	5
	2012–13	Eredivisie	7	0	1	0	—		—		—		8	0
	Total		27	5	1	0	—		—		—		28	5
Marítimo	2012–13	Primeira Liga	14	4	0	0	0	0	—		—		14	4
Al-Ahli	2013–14	Saudi Professional League	14	2	1	0	2	0	1	0	—		18	2
Nacional	2014–15	Primeira Liga	13	2	3	3	1	0	2	0	—		19	5
Vitória de Setúbal	2014–15	Primeira Liga	17	4	0	0	4	1	—		—		21	5
	2015–16	Primeira Liga	16	9	3	2	1	0	—		—		20	11
	Total		33	13	3	2	5	1	—		—		41	16
Porto	2015–16	Primeira Liga	9	1	1	1	2	0	2	0	—		14	2
Trabzonspor (loan)	2016–17	Süper Lig	10	0	7	1	—		—		—		17	1
Debrecen (loan)	2016–17	Nemzeti Bajnokság I	13	1	0	0	—		0	0	—		13	1
Troyes (loan)	2017–18	Ligue 1	26	6	0	0	1	0	—		—		27	6
Troyes	2018–19	Ligue 2	1	0	0	0	0	0	—		—		1	0
Reims	2018–19	Ligue 1	22	3	0	0	1	0	—		—		23	3
	2019–20	Ligue 1	13	1	0	0	3	0	—		—		16	1
	Total		35	4	0	0	4	0	—		—		39	4
Troyes	2019–20	Ligue 2	5	2	0	0	—		—		—		5	2
	2020–21	Ligue 2	18	3	0	0	—		—		—		18	3
	2021–22	Ligue 1	9	0	1	0	—		—		—		10	0
	Total		32	5	1	0	—		—		—		33	5
Troyes B	2021–22	National 3	4	1	—		—		—		—		4	1
Career total			234	44	17	7	15	1	7	0	1	0	274	52

International

Scores and results list South Korea's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Suk goal.[31]

List of international goals scored by Suk Hyun-jun

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	3 September 2015	Hwaseong Stadium, Hwaseong, South Korea	Laos	4–0	8–0	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
2	17 November 2015	New Laos National Stadium, Vientiane, Laos	Laos	4–0	5–0	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
3	27 March 2016	Suphachalasai Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand	Thailand	1–0	1–0	Friendly
4	5 June 2016	Eden Arena, Prague, Czech Republic	Czech Republic	2–0	2–1	Friendly
5	20 November 2018	Queensland Sport and Athletics Centre, Brisbane, Australia	Uzbekistan	4–0	4–0	Friendly

Honours

Ajax

• KNVB Cup: 2009–10[42]

Al-Ahli

• King Cup runner-up: 2014[42]

Porto

• Taça de Portugal runner-up: 2015–16[42]

Troyes

• Ligue 2: 2020–21[42]

Individual

• Primeira Liga Goal of the Month: August/September 2015[43]

References

External links

• Suk Hyun-jun – UEFA competition record (archive)
• Suk Hyun-jun – National Team Stats at KFA (in Korean)

На других языках

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[de] Suk Hyun-jun

Suk Hyun-jun (* 29. Juni 1991 in Chungju), im deutschen Sprachraum bekannt unter der dort üblichen Namensreihenfolge Hyun-Jun Suk, ist ein südkoreanischer Fußballspieler.

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- [en] Suk Hyun-jun

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[es] Suk Hyun-jun

Suk Hyun-Jun (Hangul: 석현준, nació el 29 de junio de 1991) es un futbolista surcoreano que juega como delantero en el ES Troyes AC de la Ligue 2 de Francia.[1]

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[fr] Suk Hyun-jun

Suk Hyun-Jun, né le 29 juin 1991 à Chungju en Corée du Sud, est un footballeur sud-coréen. Il évolue actuellement au poste d'attaquant.

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[it] Suk Hyun-jun

Suk Hyun-jun[1] ((석현준?, 石鉉俊?); Chungju, 29 giugno 1991) è un calciatore sudcoreano, attaccante svincolato.

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[ru] Сок Хён Джун

Сок Хён Джун (кор. 석현준, новая романизация: Suk Hyunjun; родился 29 июня 1991 года, Чхунджу, провинция Чхунчхон-Пукто) — южнокорейский футболист, нападающий. Выступал за сборную Южной Кореи.

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