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Hong Hyun-seok

In this Korean name, the family name is Hong.

Hong Hyun-seok (Korean: 홍현석; born 16 June 1999) is a South Korean professional footballer who plays as a central or attacking midfielder for Bundesliga club Mainz 05 and the South Korea national team.

Hong Hyun-seok
Hong Hyun-seok in 2022
Personal information
Full name Hong Hyun-seok
Date of birth (1999-06-16) 16 June 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Seoul, South Korea
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Mainz 05
Number 14
Youth career
2012–2017 Ulsan Hyundai[note 1]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2021 Ulsan Hyundai 0 (0)
2018–2019 → SpVgg Unterhaching (loan) 7 (0)
2019–2021 → Juniors OÖ (loan) 52 (2)
2021–2022 LASK 27 (0)
2022–2024 Gent 70 (11)
2024– Mainz 05 9 (0)
International career‡
2014–2016 South Korea U17 9 (0)
2022–2023 South Korea U23 11 (3)
2023– South Korea 14 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  South Korea
Youth Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2014 Nanjing
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Hangzhou
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 November 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 October 2024

Club career

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In January 2018, Hong moved from the youth team of Ulsan Hyundai to SpVgg Unterhaching.[1] He made his professional debut for Unterhaching in the 3. Liga on 27 February 2019, coming on as a substitute for Lucas Hufnagel in the 84th minute against VfR Aalen.[2]

After a loan spell at Juniors OÖ, Hong played one season in the Austrian Bundesliga for LASK before moving to Gent in the Belgian Pro League in August 2022 in the aftermath of an ACL injury suffered by Buffalos striker Tarik Tissoudali, becoming the first Korean to play for the club.[3]

On moving to Belgium, Hong was brought into the Gent first team immediately, scoring a spectacular overhead kick goal 28 minutes into his debut away to Oostende on 12 August 2022, which Gent won 3–1.[4][5] While adapting quickly at Gent in the first season, he had 5 goals and 5 assists in 31 Pro League matches,[6] and 1 goal and 4 assists in 12 UEFA Europa Conference League matches.[7] His rapid growth at Gent led him to join the senior national team.[8]

On 29 August 2024, Hong joined Bundesliga club Mainz 05 on a four-year deal until 30 June 2028.[9]

International career

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Hong was included in South Korea's under-15 squad for the boys' football tournament at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics in Nanjing, China.[10][11] He started in all four matches earning a silver medal as runners-up.[12]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 24 November 2024[13]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
SpVgg Unterhaching 2018–19 3. Liga 7 0 — — — 7 0
Juniors OÖ 2019–20 Austrian 2. Liga 28 0 2 0 0 0 — 30 0
2020–21 Austrian 2. Liga 24 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 2
Total 52 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 54 2
LASK 2021–22 Austrian Bundesliga 24 0 4 0 12[a] 1 — 40 1
2022–23 Austrian Bundesliga 3 0 1 0 0 0 — 4 0
Total 27 0 5 0 12 1 0 0 44 1
Gent 2022–23 Belgian Pro League 37 6 3 2 14[b] 1 — 54 9
2023–24 Belgian Pro League 30 5 2 1 11[a] 1 — 43 7
2024–25 Belgian Pro League 3 0 0 0 4[a] 2 — 7 2
Total 70 11 5 3 29 4 0 0 104 18
Mainz 05 2024–25 Bundesliga 9 0 0 0 — — 9 0
Career total 165 13 12 3 41 5 0 0 218 21
  1. ^ a b c Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  2. ^ Twelve appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa Conference League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League

Honours

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South Korea U17

South Korea U23

Notes

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  1. ^ Played for Hyundai Middle School [ko] from 2012 to 2014, and Hyundai High School [ko] from 2015 to 2017, which were academies of Ulsan Hyundai.

References

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  1. ^ Choi, Man-sik (18 January 2018). "울산 유스출신 유망주 오인표-홍현석 유럽 임대이적" [Hong Hyun-seok, a prospect from Ulsan Youth]. The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). The Chosun Ilbo. Archived from the original on 27 February 2019. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
  2. ^ "VfR Aalen – SpVgg Unterhaching 4:1 (3. Liga 2018/2019, 21. Round)". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. 27 February 2019. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
  3. ^ "Hong: Honoured to be the first Korean at Gent". kaagent.be. 8 August 2022. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
  4. ^ "Hyun-seok Hong with a Spectacular Goal vs. KV Oostende". proleague.be. 12 August 2022. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
  5. ^ "Hong Hyun-seok scores stunning bicycle kick in Ghent debut". Korea JoongAng Daily. 12 August 2022. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
  6. ^ "Hong Hyunseok at Domestic Leagues". FBref. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  7. ^ "Hong Hyunseok at International Cups". FBref. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  8. ^ 클린스만호 진짜 1기 발표…홍현석 첫 발탁에 손준호도 (in Korean). Yonhap News Agency. 5 June 2023. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  9. ^ "05er Verpflichten Hyun-seok Hong". Mainz 05 (in German). 29 August 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  10. ^ "Nanjing 2014 Youth Olympic Games – Football (men): Team roster – Republic of Korea (KOR)" (PDF). nanjing2014.org. Nanjing 2014 Youth Olympic Games. 15 August 2014. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 September 2014. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
  11. ^ 홍현석 [Hong Hyun-seok]. KFA.or.kr (in Korean). Korea Football Association. Archived from the original on 28 February 2019. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
  12. ^ "Nanjing 2014 Youth Olympic Games – Football (men): Match Report (Gold Medal Match) – Peru v Korea" (PDF). nanjing2014.org. Nanjing 2014 Youth Olympic Games. 27 August 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
  13. ^ "Hong Hyun-Seok". Soccerway. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
  14. ^ "Football - Men - Gold Medal Match" (PDF). Nanjing 2014 Youth Olympic Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
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