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Seol Ki-Hyeon (Korean: 설기현; born 8 January 1979 in Jeongseon, Gangwon) is a South Korean professional footballer who plays as a winger or striker for Fulham. . He is also the first South Korean footballer to score in the history of the UEFA Champions League, during his time at RSC Anderlecht.
[edit] Club career[edit] Early careerAt the end of his time as a college player in Korea, the young striker was advised to join the J League in Japan, but chose instead to try and establish his career in Europe. After one successful season with Royal Antwerp (2000–01), he moved to Anderlecht. He played in the UEFA Champions League, and in the Belgian Super Cup, he scored a hat-trick in the space of 12 minutes. [edit] Wolverhampton WanderersIn 2004, Seol moved to England, joining Championship club Wolverhampton Wanderers. He made over 30 appearances by the end of the 2004–05 season, scoring a few goals too. The Wolverhampton coach at the time, Glenn Hoddle, preferred Seol as one of his first-choice strikers, using him in a wide, supporting role to the main strikers. Disappointed with the failure of Wolves to win promotion from The Championship, Seol sought a move to the Premier League following the 2006 FIFA World Cup, despite having two years of his contract left. He was reported as saying "At this stage, I'm frustrated not to be in the Premiership. I think there will be some good news after the World Cup."[1] [edit] ReadingSeol eventually joined newly promoted Premier League club Reading on 12 July 2006 for a fee of £1 million (rising to £1.5 million based on certain criteria).[2] He scored his first Premiership goal as Reading won 2–1 at Sheffield United on September 16, 2006.[3] He scored his second goal for Reading against West Ham United, proving to be only goal of the match.[4] His third goal for Reading, his first at home, came on 18 November 2006 in the 2–0 win against Charlton Athletic.[5] He scored his fourth goal against Blackburn, the last game of the season. [edit] FulhamSeol left Reading for Fulham on 31 August 2007 for an undisclosed fee on a three-year contract, with Liam Rosenior going the other way.[6] Reading boss Steve Coppell admitted that strained relations between him and Seol led to the move.[7] He did not score his first goal for Fulham until August 16, 2008 against Hull City, despite Fulham eventually losing 2-1.[8] He was expected to exit Fulham during the January Transfer Window because of his lack of playing time. Seol signed an initial 6 month loan move to Al-Hilal in Saudi Arabia with a view to a permanent move on the 14th January 2009[9] Seol has stated he desires to stay at Fulham to win his place in the squad. [10] [edit] International careerSeol plays for Korea Republic (South Korea) internationally. He played in his first World Cup in front of his home crowd, the Republic of Korea being co-hosts with Japan for the 2002 finals. Seol was a key member of the Korea Republic squad during the tournament, memorably scoring the equalising goal against Italy in the knock-out stages.[11] [edit] Personal lifeHe married Yoon Mi in 2002. In-Woong, their son, was born in that same year. In 2005, daughter Soo-A was born. [edit] HonoursSeol was voted by Reading fans as the official Player of the Month for August[12] and September 2006. Seol played in all three of the Royals Premiership games in August when he helped to create three of the four goals scored. [edit] Club career statistics
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Categories: 1979 births | Living people | Football (soccer) forwards | Football (soccer) wingers | South Korean footballers | South Korean expatriate footballers | South Korea international footballers | Royal Antwerp FC players | R.S.C. Anderlecht players | Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. players | Reading F.C. players | Fulham F.C. players | Al-Hilal players | Belgian First Division footballers | The Football League players | Premier League players | South Korean expatriates in Belgium | South Korean expatriates in the United Kingdom | South Korean expatriates in Saudi Arabia | Expatriate footballers in Belgium | Expatriate footballers in England | Expatriate footballers in Saudi Arabia | 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup players | 2002 FIFA World Cup players | 2006 FIFA World Cup players | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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