# Kwak Tae-hwi

Kwak Tae-hwi (Korean: 곽태휘; or; born 8 July 1981) is a former South Korean football player. He was blind in his left eye since his youth, but became a centre-back of the South Korea national football team.

## Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National cup | National cup | League cup | League cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| FC Seoul | 2005 | K League | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 21 | 1 |
| FC Seoul | 2006 | K League | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 24 | 1 |
| FC Seoul | 2007 | K League | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 0 |
| FC Seoul | Total | Total | 28 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 26 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 58 | 2 |
| Jeonnam Dragons | 2007 | K League | 13 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 2 |
| Jeonnam Dragons | 2008 | K League | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 2 |
| Jeonnam Dragons | 2009 | K League | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 0 |
| Jeonnam Dragons | Total | Total | 33 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 41 | 4 |
| Kyoto Sanga | 2010 | J1 League | 24 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 27 | 2 |
| Ulsan Hyundai | 2011 | K League | 34 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 45 | 9 |
| Ulsan Hyundai | 2012 | K League | 32 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 49 | 5 |
| Ulsan Hyundai | Total | Total | 66 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 94 | 14 |
| Al-Shabab | 2012–13 | Saudi Professional League | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 1 |
| Al-Shabab | 2013–14 | Saudi Professional League | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 1 |
| Al-Shabab | Total | Total | 16 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 2 |
| Al-Hilal | 2013–14 | Saudi Professional League | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 1 |
| Al-Hilal | 2014–15 | Saudi Professional League | 21 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 0 | — | — | 40 | 2 |
| Al-Hilal | 2015–16 | Saudi Professional League | 19 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
| Al-Hilal | Total | Total | 42 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 84 | 3 |
| FC Seoul | 2016 | K League 1 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 0 |
| FC Seoul | 2017 | K League 1 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 2 |
| FC Seoul | 2018 | K League 1 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 1 |
| FC Seoul | Total | Total | 49 | 3 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | — | — | 60 | 3 |
| Gyeongnam FC | 2019 | K League 1 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 18 | 2 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 274 | 23 | 35 | 3 | 45 | 3 | 56 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 413 | 32 |
* ↑ Appearances in FIFA Club World Cup
* ↑ Appearance in Saudi Super Cup

### International

Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | !Year | Apps | Goals |
| South Korea | 2008 | 7 | 3 |
| South Korea | 2009 | 1 | 0 |
| South Korea | 2010 | 8 | 1 |
| South Korea | 2011 | 5 | 0 |
| South Korea | 2012 | 7 | 1 |
| South Korea | 2013 | 5 | 0 |
| South Korea | 2014 | 4 | 0 |
| South Korea | 2015 | 13 | 0 |
| South Korea | 2016 | 6 | 0 |
| South Korea | 2017 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 58 | 5 |
    Scores and results list South Korea's goal tally first.
List of international goals scored by Kwak Tae-hwi :
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1 | 2 February 2008 | Seoul, South Korea | Turkmenistan | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 2 | 17 February 2008 | Chongqing, China | China | 3–2 | 3–2 | 2008 EAFF Championship |
| 3 | 15 October 2008 | Seoul, South Korea | United Arab Emirates | 4–1 | 4–1 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 4 | 3 March 2010 | London, England | Ivory Coast | 2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
| 5 | 8 June 2012 | Doha, Qatar | Qatar | 2–1 | 4–1 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |

## Honours

FC Seoul
* K League 1: 2016
* Korean League Cup: 2006
* Korean FA Cup runner-up: 2016
Jeonnam Dragons
* Korean FA Cup: 2007
* Korean League Cup runner-up: 2008
Ulsan Hyundai
* AFC Champions League: 2012
* Korean League Cup: 2011
Al–Shabab
* King Cup runner-up: 2013
Al-Hilal
* King Cup: 2015
* Saudi Crown Prince Cup: 2015–16
* Saudi Super Cup: 2015
* AFC Champions League runner-up: 2014
South Korea
* AFC Asian Cup runner-up: 2015
* EAFF Championship: 2008
Individual
* K League 1 Best XI: 2011, 2012
* K League All-Star: 2012, 2017
* AFC Champions League Dream Team: 2014
* AFC Asian Cup Team of the Tournament: 2015
* AFC Champions League All-Star Squad: 2016