# Kim Tae-hwan (footballer, born 1989)

Kim Tae-hwan (Korean: 김태환; born 24 July 1989) is a South Korean professional footballer who plays as a right back for the K League 1 club Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors and South Korea national team.

## Club career
### FC Seoul

Kim practiced football at University of Ulsan. He was selected by Seoul in 2009 K-League Draft. He made his K-League debut match against Ulsan Hyundai on 18 April 2010. and he scored his league first goal on 23 October 2011 against Seongnam Ilwha. He played 55 games and scored 2 goals at Seoul in 2010–2012.

### Seongnam Ilwha

On 21 December 2012, Kim transferred to Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma for £264,000. He played 74 games and scored 8 goals at Seongnam FC in 2013–14.

### Ulsan Hyundai

On 1 February 2015, Kim transferred to Ulsan Hyundai for unknown fee.

## International career

15 March 2011, Kim Tae-hwan received his first call up for South Korea national football team.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of 10 November 2024
| Club performance | Club performance | Club performance | League | League | Other | Other | Cup | Cup | Continental | Continental | Total | Total |
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| South Korea | South Korea | South Korea | League | League | Other | Other | Korean FA Cup | Korean FA Cup | Asia | Asia | Total | Total |
| 2010 | FC Seoul | K League 1 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 0 |
| 2011 | FC Seoul | K League 1 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 24 | 1 |
| 2012 | FC Seoul | K League 1 | 19 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 1 |
| 2013 | Seongnam FC | K League 1 | 34 | 3 | — | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 3 |
| 2014 | Seongnam FC | K League 1 | 36 | 5 | — | — | 3 | 0 | — | — | 39 | 5 |
| 2015 | Ulsan Hyundai | K League 1 | 33 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | 37 | 2 |
| 2016 | Ulsan Hyundai | K League 1 | 36 | 4 | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | 39 | 5 |
| 2017 | Sangju Sangmu (draft) | K League 1 | 34 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 2 |
| 2018 | Sangju Sangmu (draft) | K League 1 | 21 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 0 |
| 2018 | Ulsan Hyundai | K League 1 | 8 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 |
| 2019 | Ulsan Hyundai | K League 1 | 30 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 38 | 2 |
| 2020 | Ulsan Hyundai | K League 1 | 25 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 35 | 1 |
| 2021 | Ulsan Hyundai | K League 1 | 34 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 45 | 0 |
| 2022 | Ulsan Hyundai | K League 1 | 30 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 33 | 0 |
| 2023 | Ulsan Hyundai | K League 1 | 21 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 27 | 1 |
| 2024 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | K League 1 | 18 | 1 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 24 | 1 |
| Country | South Korea | South Korea | 407 | 22 | 11 | 0 | 26 | 2 | 42 | 0 | 486 | 24 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 407 | 22 | 11 | 0 | 26 | 2 | 42 | 0 | 486 | 24 |
$^1$Includes K League Cup and K League Promotion-Relegation Playoffs.
* ↑ K League Cup
* ↑ K League Cup
* 1 2 3 4 5 6 Appearances in AFC Champions League
* ↑ K League Promotion-Relegation Playoffs
* ↑ 2020 FIFA Club World Cup
* ↑ Four appearances in AFC Champions League, two appearances in AFC Champions League Two

### International

    As of 6 February 2024.
Korea Republic national team :
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022 | 7 | 0 |
| 2023 | 5 | 0 |
| 2024 | 7 | 0 |
| Total | 31 | 0 |

## Honours
### Club
#### FC Seoul

* K League 1 (2): 2010, 2012
* K-League Cup (1): 2010

#### Seongnam FC

* FA Cup (1): 2014

#### Ulsan Hyundai

* AFC Champions League (1): 2020
* K League 1 (2): 2022, 2023

### International

South Korea
* EAFF E-1 Football Championship (1): 2019

### Individual

* K League 1 Best XI (3): 2019, 2020, 2022