Jang Hyun-soo

Club career

On 12 July 2019, Jang joined Saudi Pro League club Al-Hilal on a three-year contract. During the 2019–20 season, he played an important role in Al-Hilal's continental treble.

In 2021, he suppressed Pohang Steelers' attack excellently in the AFC Champions League Final, achieving his second Champions League title.

After Jang led Al-Hilal to three consecutive league titles, they extended the contract with him for one more year on 29 June 2022.

In January 2023, Jang was selected for the Riyadh all-star team, and played a friendly against Paris Saint-Germain. He showed notable performance in both defense and offense as well as scoring a goal. The next month, Jang helped Al-Hilal defeat Wydad Casablanca and Flamengo in the 2022 FIFA Club World Cup. However, he had difficulty defending Real Madrid's attack in the Club World Cup final, and failed to prevent his team's 5–3 defeat.

On 26 September, Jang was diagnosed with lymph node tumor, which led the club to cancel a contract extension with him. He returned to South Korea for treatment. On 23 November, he joined Qatar Stars League club Al-Gharafa.

International career

Jang played as a key player for South Korea under Uli Stielike, Shin Tae-yong and Paulo Bento, and also participated in the 2018 FIFA World Cup. In the game against Mexico, he gave away a penalty after he used his hand to handle the ball, which Vela converted. On 1 November 2018, however, Jang received a lifetime ban from representing the national team and received a $26,800 fine from the Korea Football Association after he admitted to falsifying records related to his alternative service. He had previously earned military exemption by winning gold at the 2014 Asian Games.

Career statistics

Club

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International

Honours

Al-Hilal

• AFC Champions League: 2019, 2021
• Saudi Pro League: 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22
• King Cup: 2019–20, 2022–23
• Saudi Super Cup: 2021
• FIFA Club World Cup runner-up: 2022

Al-Gharafa

• Emir of Qatar Cup: 2025

South Korea U23

• Asian Games: 2014

South Korea

• EAFF Championship: 2015, 2017
• AFC Asian Cup runner-up: 2015

Individual

• EAFF Championship Most Valuable Player: 2015
• EAFF Championship Best Defender: 2017
• AFC Champions League All-Star Squad: 2021

Notes

References

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