Hwang Ui-jo explained

Hwang Ui-jo
Full Name:Hwang Ui-jo[1]
Birth Date:28 August 1992
Birth Place:Seongnam, South Korea
Height:1.85 m[2]
Position:Striker
Currentclub:Nottingham Forest
Clubnumber:35
Youthyears1:2008–2010
Youthclubs1:Seongnam FC
Collegeyears1:2011–2012
Years1:2013–2017
Clubs1:Seongnam FC
Caps1:139
Goals1:35
Years2:2017–2019
Clubs2:Gamba Osaka
Caps2:60
Goals2:23
Years3:2019–2022
Clubs3:Bordeaux
Caps3:94
Goals3:29
Years4:2022–
Clubs4:Nottingham Forest
Caps4:0
Goals4:0
Years5:2022–2023
Clubs5:Olympiacos (loan)
Caps5:5
Goals5:0
Years6:2023
Clubs6:FC Seoul (loan)
Caps6:18
Goals6:4
Years7:2023–2024
Clubs7:Norwich City (loan)
Caps7:17
Goals7:3
Years8:2024
Clubs8:Alanyaspor (loan)
Caps8:8
Goals8:1
Nationalyears1:2009
Nationalteam1:South Korea U17
Nationalcaps1:3
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalyears2:2012–2021
Nationalteam2:South Korea U23
Nationalcaps2:28
Nationalgoals2:18
Nationalyears3:2015–2023
Nationalteam3:South Korea
Nationalcaps3:62
Nationalgoals3:19
Club-Update:24 May 2024
Nationalteam-Update:21 November 2023
Hangul:황의조
Rr:Hwang Uijo
Mr:Hwang Ŭijo
Koreanipa:pronounced as /ko/, pronounced as /ko/ or pronounced as /ko/ pronounced as /ko/

Hwang Ui-jo (Korean: 황의조; born 28 August 1992) is a South Korean professional footballer who plays as a striker for club Nottingham Forest and the South Korea national team.

Club career

Seongnam FC

Hwang was selected by Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma in 2013 K League 1 draft. He scored his debut goal against Suwon Samsung Bluewings on 3 March 2013.[3] During the 2015 season, he showed outstanding performances with 15 goals in the K League 1, and made his debut in the South Korean national team.[4] He also scored three goals in the AFC Champions League. In 2016, however, Seongnam left poor results, and Hwang also underperformed at the time.[5] They finished the league in 11th place among 12 clubs, and were eventually relegated to the K League 2 after the promotion-relegation playoffs.[6]

Gamba Osaka

In June 2017, Hwang signed a two-year contract with J1 League club Gamba Osaka.[7] In the 2018 season, he played a vital role for Gamba to avoid relegation, and finished the season as the team's top scorer with 21 goals. He was selected for the J.League Best XI and was named Gamba's Player of the Year.[8] [9]

Bordeaux

On 15 July 2019, Hwang moved to Ligue 1 club Bordeaux, signing a four-year deal worth €1.8 million per year.[10] He originally played as a striker for the South Korean national team and Gamba Osaka, but the Bordeaux manager Paulo Sousa usually used him as a winger.[11] [12] Under Sousa, Hwang scored only six goals including a header scored against Paris Saint-Germain.[13]

Hwang was continuously deployed as a winger early next season, although Sousa was replaced by Jean-Louis Gasset. However, he failed to score in 12 consecutive games, and scored his first goal of the season on 16 December.[14] He was eventually returned to the striker position by Gasset,[15] and successfully spent the remainder of the season by adding 11 goals.

On 23 January 2022, Hwang scored his first hat-trick of his Bordeaux's career, as the club won 4–3 against Strasbourg.[16]

Nottingham Forest

Loan spells

On 26 August 2022, Premier League club Nottingham Forest announced the signing of Hwang. He was immediately loaned out to Greek club Olympiacos.[17] He wasn't successful at Olympiacos, and his loan contract was terminated early after he failed to score for five months.

On 3 February 2023, Hwang was loaned out to South Korean club FC Seoul for five months until the summer.[18] He did not score very well, but his influence was strong on the front of FC Seoul, which needed to keep the ball and to press opponents.[19]

Hwang tried to make his spot at Nottingham before the 2023–24 season, but he scored only one goal in six pre-season games.[20] On 1 September 2023, he joined EFL Championship club Norwich City on loan for the 2023–24 season.[21] He scored no goals in the first eight appearances. He scored three goals in the five subsequent matches, but lost his upturn by suffering a hamstring injury in the match, where he scored his third goal.[22] He went back to the field after recovering for a month, but had a relapse two weeks after the recovery. Eventually, on 9 January 2024, his contract with Norwich was terminated early.[23]

On 6 February 2024, Hwang was loaned to Süper Lig club Alanyaspor until the end of the season.[24] He scored a goal in the last Süper Lig match against Antalyaspor.[25]

International career

On 13 October 2015, Hwang scored his first international goal against Jamaica.

Hwang participated in the 2018 Asian Games as an over-aged player of the South Korean under-23 team. On 15 August, He scored a hat-trick in the first group-stage match against Bahrain. In the quarter-finals against Uzbekistan, he once again showed his explosive hat-trick, leading South Korea to a 4–3 victory. He scored nine goals out of seven matches, and his overwhelming performance greatly contributed to South Korea's gold medal.[26] He was named the Korean FA Player of the Year after showing his worth in Asian Games and J1 League.

Hwang played for South Korea in the 2019 AFC Asian Cup, scoring against Philippines and China.

Hwang was also selected as an over-aged player for the under-23 team for the 2020 Summer Olympics. During the competition, he scored four goals, but failed to show great influence.[27] South Korea were eliminated in the quarter-finals.[27]

Personal life

On 25 June 2023, an unidentified user on the social networking service Instagram posted explicit clips of a sex video, allegedly showing Hwang and a woman who did not know she was being filmed.[28] The user claimed to be a former lover of Hwang's, and accused Hwang of gaslighting her and other women, alleging that he had intimate and sexual relations with multiple partners without formally establishing a relationship due the prospects of returning to his football club Nottingham Forest in England.[29] She also claimed that videos on his mobile phone with these women may have been taken without consent or by hidden cameras; she posted private conversations and recordings on the social media platform. Hwang's management company UJ Sports denied the allegations and stated that it would take legal action against the distributor of the contents.[30] Police investigations traced the user's IP address to Hwang's own house, and investigators identified Hwang's sister-in-law, who was working as his personal manager at the time, as the suspect. The sister-in-law, who has only been publicly identified by her surname "Lee", was charged with violating South Korean laws relating to sex crimes and committing blackmail. She originally denied the allegations, but later confessed that she leaked the videos as an act of revenge as she felt Hwang had "[been] ungrateful" towards her and her husband for their support of his career. She was sentenced to three years in prison.[31] [32]

Concurrently, a second police investigation was launched into allegations that the sex footage on Hwang's mobile phone had been filmed without the knowledge or consent of the women involved.[33] In November 2023, he was suspended by South Korea pending a police inquiry into the claims.[34] On 11 July 2024, Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office informed Hwang that he was to be indicted on two charges related to alleged breaches of South Korea’s Act on Special Cases Concerning the Punishment of Sexual Crimes.[35] [36]

Career statistics

Club

[37]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup<-- 황의조의 FA컵 기록은 http://www.joinkfa.com/main.html 를 참고해야 함, Hwang's FA Cup record should be viewed at http://www.joinkfa.com/main.html -->League cupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Seongnam FC2013K League 122221243
2014K League 128441325
2015K League 1341533834521
2016K League 13793010419
2017K League 218530215
Total13935155831016343
Gamba Osaka2017J1 League1330020153
2018J1 League271610653421
2019J1 League1940033227
Total5923101187131
Bordeaux2019–20Ligue 12461010266
2020–21Ligue 13612103712
2021–22Ligue 13211103311
2022–23Ligue 2200020
Total942930109829
Olympiacos (Ioan)2022–23Super League Greece501060120
FC Seoul (Ioan)2023K League 118400184
Norwich City (Ioan)2023–24Championship1730010183
Alanyaspor (Ioan)2023–24Süper Lig81000081
Career total3409520513814310388111

International

Scores and results list South Korea's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Hwang goal.[38]

List of international goals scored by Hwang Ui-jo
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1 13 October 2015 Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul, South Korea 3–0 3–0 Friendly
2 12 October 2018 Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul, South Korea 1–0 2–1 Friendly
3 17 November 2018 Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane, Australia 1–0 1–1 Friendly
4 20 November 2018 QSAC, Brisbane, Australia 2–0 4–0 Friendly
5 7 January 2019 Al-Maktoum Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates 1–0 1–0 2019 AFC Asian Cup
6 16 January 2019 Al-Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates 1–0 2–0 2019 AFC Asian Cup
7 7 June 2019 Busan Asiad Main Stadium, Busan, South Korea 1–0 1–0 Friendly
8 11 June 2019 Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul, South Korea 1–0 1–1 Friendly
9 5 September 2019 Başakşehir Fatih Terim Stadium, Istanbul, Turkey 1–1 2–2 Friendly
10 2–1
11 14 November 2020 Stadion Wiener Neustadt, Wiener Neustadt, Austria 1–0 2–3 Friendly
12 17 November 2020 BSFZ-Arena, Maria Enzersdorf, Austria 2–1 2–1 Friendly
13 5 June 2021 Goyang Stadium, Goyang, South Korea 1–0 5–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
14 5–0
15 2 June 2022 Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul, South Korea 1–1 1–5 Friendly
16 14 June 2022 Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul, South Korea 1–0 4–1 Friendly
17 20 June 2023 Daejeon World Cup Stadium, Daejeon, South Korea 1–0 1–1 Friendly
18 13 October 2023 Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul, South Korea 4–0 4–0 Friendly
19 16 November 2023 Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul, South Korea 4–0 5–0 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Seongnam FC

2014[39]

South Korea U23

2018

Individual

2015[40]

2018[43]

2019[45]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Squad list: Korea Republic (KOR) . . 17 . 15 November 2022 . 15 November 2022.
  2. Web site: 18 - Hwang Ui-Jo . FC Girondins de Bordeaux . 8 July 2020 . fr.
  3. News: Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma v Suwon Samsung - Match Statistics . K League . 3 March 2013 . ko . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130930222005/http://www.kleague.com/kr/sub.asp?avan=1002010000&year=2013&month=3&leagueMode=preview_4&meet_year=2013&meet_seq=1&game_id=4& . 30 September 2013.
  4. Web site: https://news.mt.co.kr/mtview.php?no=2015090810092799471 . ko:'데뷔전 28분' 황의조, '첫 선발-데뷔골' 동시 도전 . MT.co.kr . ko . Starnews Korea . 8 September 2015 . 8 July 2020.
  5. Web site: http://www.kyeonggi.com/news/articleView.html?mod=news&amp;act=articleView&amp;idxno=1200059&amp;sc_code=1439458036&amp;page=399&amp;total=8473 . ko:침묵 깬 황의조, 8경기 만에 득점포 가동하며 화려한 부활 . ko . Gyeonggi Ilbo . 30 June 2016 . 8 July 2020.
  6. Web site: http://www.footballist.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=95556 . ko:1위부터 강등까지, 성남 추락의 1년사 . ko . Footballist . 21 November 2016 . 8 July 2020.
  7. News: Korean striker signs with Japan's Gamba Osaka . . 20 June 2017 . 20 June 2017.
  8. News: http://www.sportalkorea.com/news/view.php?gisa_uniq=2018112519304455 . ko:'2018시즌 21골' 황의조, 감바오사카 선정 '올해 MVP' . ko . Sportalkorea . 25 November 2018 . 25 November 2018.
  9. Web site: 選手のコメントで振り返る2018シーズン . ja . PIA Kansai . 26 December 2018 . 8 July 2020.
  10. Web site: Chang . Min-seok . Hwang Ui-jo Leaves Gamba Osaka to Join French Club . . 15 July 2019.
  11. Web site: http://www.donga.com/news/article/all/20191108/98272800/1 . ko:소사 보르도 감독 “황의조, 최전방보다는 2선에서 더 큰 도움” . News1 . . ko . 8 November 2019 . 8 July 2020.
  12. Web site: Bordeaux - History - Ligue 1 - 2019/2020 - Bordeaux Formations Summary - Squad List . Whoscored.com . 24 January 2021.
  13. Web site: https://www.tongildaily.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=10667 . ko:황의조 3게임 연속 헤딩골..‘프랑스 최강’과 7골 난타전 끝 패배 . Tongildaily.com . ko . 24 February 2020 . 8 July 2020.
  14. News: https://www.hankyung.com/sports/article/202012178307l . ko:황의조, 시즌 첫 골 폭발...보르도, 생테티엔에 1-2 패 . . 17 December 2020 . 29 May 2021 . ko.
  15. News: https://www.chosun.com/sports/sports_photo/2021/03/28/MRUM4GHHP23TCIEFP6GEURQNOE/ . ko:‘2021년에만 7골 대폭발’ 황의조, 음바페 이어 올해 리그앙 득점 2위 . . ko . 28 March 2021 . 29 May 2021.
  16. News: Bordeaux résiste à Strasbourg avec un triplé de Hwang, Clermont renverse Rennes, Nantes pense à l'Europe. L'Equipe. fr. 23 January 2022. 12 March 2022.
  17. Web site: Nottingham Forest. REDS SIGN HWANG UI-JO AND LOAN TO OLYMPIACOS. 26 August 2022. 26 August 2022.
  18. Web site: Sports Chosun. '국대 스트라이커' 황의조, FC서울 입단 확정…5년만에 K리그 리턴 ('South Korean national team striker' HWANG Ui-jo, confirmed joining in FC Seoul ... He came back to K League after 5 years.). ko. 26 August 2022. 3 February 2023.
  19. News: https://www.donga.com/news/Sports/article/all/20230702/120033953/1 . ko:황의조 떠나니 무득점…서울이 받아든 새로운 과제 . . ko . 2023-07-02 . 2023-09-03.
  20. News: https://sports.news.nate.com/view/20230806n08893 . ko:황의조를 어찌할꼬, 프리시즌 최종전 '출전 0분'→6경기 1골 '용두사미' . . Xportsnews . ko . 2023-08-06 . 2023-09-03.
  21. Web site: City complete Ui-jo Hwang loan signing . Norwich City . 1 September 2023 .
  22. News: 'Looks like a hamstring injury' – Norwich City sweating over blow to in-form loan star . The72 . 2023-11-29 . 2024-01-09.
  23. News: Hwang returns to Nottingham Forest . Norwich City . 2024-01-09 . 2024-01-09.
  24. Web site: Alanyaspor Güney Koreli forvet Ui-jo Hwang'ı transfer etti . 2024-02-06 . fotomac . tr.
  25. News: Hwang Ui-jo poised for Premier League return as loan in Turkey ends . JoongAng Ilbo . 2024-05-26 . 2024-06-01.
  26. News: Hwang Ui-jo Emerges as Star Striker from Asian Games . . 4 September 2018 . 8 September 2018 . en.
  27. News: https://www.hankyung.com/sports/article/202107312500Y . ko:[올림픽] 황의조만으로는 역부족…끝까지 아쉬움 남긴 '손흥민 카드' . ko . . 31 July 2021 . 25 May 2022.
  28. News: Taylor. Daniel. The shocking story of Hwang Ui-jo – Secret sex video charge, blackmail and a family deception. 24 July 2024. The Athletic. 18 July 2024.
  29. News: Park. Rin. ko:'사생활 폭로 파문' 황의조 측 "근거없는 루머, 강력 법적대응". https://www.joongang.co.kr/article/25172376#home. 25 June 2023. JoongAng Ilbo. 25 June 2023. ko.
  30. News: Kim. Woo-jung. ko:황의조 매니지먼트 입장문 발표 "업로드된 내용 모두 사실 아냐, 강력한 법적 대응 예정". https://isplus.com/article/view/isp202306250201. 25 June 2023. Ilgan Sports. JTBC Plus. 25 June 2023. ko.
  31. Web site: 'I wanted to teach him a lesson': Hwang Ui-jo's sister-in-law flips sex tape testimony . 21 February 2024 .
  32. News: Taylor. Daniel. The shocking story of Hwang Ui-jo – Secret sex video charge, blackmail and a family deception. 24 July 2024. The Athletic. 18 July 2024.
  33. News: Taylor. Daniel. The shocking story of Hwang Ui-jo – Secret sex video charge, blackmail and a family deception. 24 July 2024. The Athletic. 18 July 2024.
  34. Web site: Hwang Ui-jo: Norwich loan striker suspended by South Korea over illegal filming claim. BBC Sport. 29 November 2023. 29 November 2023.
  35. News: Taylor. Daniel. The shocking story of Hwang Ui-jo – Secret sex video charge, blackmail and a family deception. 24 July 2024. The Athletic. 18 July 2024.
  36. News: Park. Jun-hee. Soccer player Hwang Ui-jo indicted on 'molka' charges. 24 July 2024. The Athletic. 11 July 2024.
  37. Web site: ko:황의조黃義助 . K League Portal . ko . K League . 3 July 2020.
  38. Web site: Hwang Ui-jo at Korea Football Association . KFA . ko . 8 July 2020.
  39. Web site: South Korea - List of Cup Winners . 8 April 2020 . 2 September 2020 . Seung-soo . Lee . Mark . . Trevena.
  40. News: https://www.interfootball.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=54799 . ko:[K올스타전 생생리뷰] '염기훈 MVP' 팀 최강희vs팀 슈틸리케, 3-3 무승부. . InterFootball . ko . 2015-07-17 . 2024-06-20.
  41. Web site: Asian Games 2018 (Indonesia) . 6 September 2018 . . 3 July 2020.
  42. News: 【公式】成績・データ:Jリーグ公式サイト . J.League . 15 December 2021 . ja.
  43. Web site: http://www.kfa.or.kr/layer_popup/popup_live.php?act=news_tv_detail&amp;idx=21071&amp;div_code=news&amp;check_url=bGF5ZXI=&amp;lang=KOR . ko:황의조-장슬기, 2018 KFA 올해의 선수 영예 . ko . KFA . 18 December 2018.
  44. Web site: https://www.jleague.jp/news/article/13631/ . ja:最優秀選手賞は家長 昭博選手(川崎F)が初受賞~同一クラブからの最優秀選手賞3年連続選出は初~【Jリーグアウォーズ】 . Ja . J.League . 18 December 2018 . 3 July 2020.
  45. Web site: http://www.kfa.or.kr/layer_popup/popup_live.php?act=news_tv_detail&amp;idx=22201&amp;div_code=news&amp;check_url=bGF5ZXI=&amp;lang=KOR . ko:2019 KFA 팬투표...‘올해의 골’은 황의조, ‘올해의 경기’는 U-20 월드컵 8강전 . ko . KFA . 1 January 2020 . 1 January 2020.