Kim Kee-hee

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Kim Kee-hee
Personal information
Date of birth (1989-07-13) 13 July 1989
Place of birth South Korea
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Playing position Centre back, Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team
Shanghai Shenhua
Youth career
2005–2007 Bukyeong High School
2008–2010 Hongik University
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2013 Daegu FC 29 (2)
2012–2013Al-Sailiya (loan) 20 (0)
2013–2016 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 80 (0)
2016– Shanghai Shenhua 30 (0)
National team
2011–2012 South Korea U23 5 (2)
2012– South Korea 22 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 October 2016.

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 November 2016
Kim Kee-hee
Hangul 김기희
Hanja 金基熙
Revised Romanization Gim Gihui
McCune–Reischauer Kim Kihŭi
This is a Korean name; the family name is Kim.

Kim Kee-hee (Hangul: 김기희; born 13 July 1989) is a South Korean footballer who plays as a centre back for Shanghai Greenland Shenhua in the Chinese Super League.

Club career

Kim initially played University League at Hongik University from 2008 to 2010. Kim was then drafted in the second round of the 2011 K-League draft by Daegu FC.[2] Kim made his professional debut on 5 March 2011, playing the full 90 minutes of Daegu's opening game of the 2011 K-League season against Gwangju FC, which ended in a 2–3 loss for Daegu FC.[3] On 26 September 2012, Kim joined the newly promoted Qatar Stars League club Al-Sailiya on a loan deal.[4]Kim joined fellow K-League side Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors in 2013 and would help the team to win two successive K-League titles. On 19 February 2016, Kim moved to Chinese Super League club Shanghai Shenhua from Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors for a reported transfer fee of US$6 million. Kim’s agent had described the deal as the “biggest transfer in Korean history.” [5]On 5 March 2016, he made his debut for the club in a 1-1 draw against Yanbian Funde.

Club career statistics

As of 26 August 2012
Club performance League Cup League Cup Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
South Korea League KFA Cup League Cup Total
2011Daegu FCK-League1200020140
20121720000172
Career total 2920020312

International career

In 2011, Kim was selected for the South Korea U-23 national team that participated in the 2012 King's Cup, an annual tournament held in Thailand.[6]

References

  1. "Kim Keehee". K League. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
  2. "2011 대구FC 드래프트 안재훈(건국대) 등 9명 선발". Daegu FC (in Korean). 9 November 2010. Retrieved 5 March 2011.
  3. "Gwangju vs. Daegu 3 - 2". Soccerway. Retrieved 5 March 2011.
  4. "Kim joins Al Sailiyah" (in Korean). Qatar Stars League. 26 September 2012. Retrieved 27 September 2012.
  5. "Shenhua signs Kim as its Asian player". ShanghaiDaily.com. 20 February 2016. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  6. "Olympic Team Squad for King's Cup (at Thailand, 26/12/2011)". Korean Football Association. Retrieved 27 January 2012.
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