South Korean striker Hwang Hee-chan (Wolverhampton Wanderers), who is having a career high season, attracted the attention of the Premier League with his amazing decision-making power.
The English Premier League posted a picture on its official SNS account on the 29th (Korea time), saying, “Hwang Hee-chan is enjoying a tremendous year in Wolves.”
In the photo, Hwang Hee-chan’s scoring records in the first and second years of the Premier League and his scoring records in the third year of the 2023/24 season were compared. Hwang Hee-chan, who entered the Premier League stage in the summer of 2021, scored five goals and one assist in 30 games in his debut season. In the second year of the 2022/23 season, he appeared in 27 games and scored only three goals and one assist.
Hwang Hee-chan, who scored only eight goals despite 57 appearances in the league over the past two years, was in full swing as he entered his third year. This season, Hwang Hee-chan scored a whopping 10 goals in 19 appearances during the first half of the season, surpassing the previous two-year scoring record.
The Premier League secretariat also noted Hwang Hee-chan’s remarkable development. Fans also expressed their admiration for Hwang Hee-chan’s changed appearance this season, especially when they saw Hwang Hee-chan’s shooting record.
During the 2023/24 season, Hwang Hee-chan attempted a total of 32 shots in 19 league games. Of these, 11 were found to be effective shots toward the net. Hwang Hee-chan’s 10 goals this season, which means 10 out of 11 effective shots shook the net.
British public broadcaster “BBC” also noted the fact that all but one of the effective shots recorded during the first half of the year were scored.
“Hwang Hee-chan is one of the six players who scored more than 10 goals in the Premier League this season,” BBC said on the 28th. “He made 32 shots and scored 10 goals this season. The number of shots is the 30th highest among Premier League players this season. All the rest of the players who scored more than 10 goals in the Premier League are in the top nine in the shooting rankings this season.”
According to Premier League statistics, Hwang Hee-chan tied for 30th in the number of shooting attempts this season. He also has only 11 effective shots, tying for 44th, and unlike other competitors, he shoots noticeably less.
Elling Holan (Manchester City), the top scorer in the Premier League last season and the leading scorer with 14 goals this season, is currently ranked first in the list with 31 effective shots. In addition, Hwang Hee-chan and five other players who scored double figures in the Premier League this season (Elling Holan, Dominic Solanke, Mohamed Salah, Jerod Bohan and Son Heung-min) were all included in the top five in the effective shot category.
Son Heung-min (Tottenham Hotspur), who is the captain of the Korean national soccer team and has 11 goals this season, recorded 24 effective shots. In other words, Hwang Hee-chan is chasing Son Heung-min, narrowing the scoring gap with Son Heung-min to one goal, even though he recorded fewer than half of his shots compared to his senior national team Son Heung-min.
The record shows that Hwang Hee-chan is an outstanding striker who never misses the opportunity that came once, even though he has relatively few attack opportunities compared to his competitors. Wolverhampton, who was aiming to stay thanks to Hwang Hee-chan’s amazing killer instinct, is currently 11th in the Premier League and has succeeded in settling in the middle.
Wolverhampton achieved a 4-1 victory thanks to Hwang Hee-chan’s multiple goals in the 19th round of the English Premier League against Brentford in the 2023/24 season at G-Tech Stadium in Brentford, England, on the 28th.
Hwang Hee-chan, who started as a front-line striker on the day, scored an additional goal in the 14th minute of the first half while his team was leading 1-0.
It was the moment when Hwang Hee-chan’s amazing concentration shone. It was a little short that the Brentford defense gave the goalkeeper a back pass. Hwang Hee-chan, who grasped this, quickly tried to press and cut it off before the goalkeeper caught the ball. Hwang Hee-chan, who beat the goalkeeper, comfortably pushed it into the empty net to make the score 2-0. It was Hwang Hee-chan’s ninth goal in the league this season.
Brentford, which was hit by Hwang Hee-chan, recovered one goal, but Hwang Hee-chan sealed the victory in the 28th minute of the first half. After catching a long ball from the back in the 28th minute of the first half, Hwang Hee-chan calmly folded it with his right foot and kicked it towards the corner of the goal in line with the goalkeeper’s movement. With this goal, Hwang Hee-chan scored his 10th goal in the league. He scored double-digit goals for the first time since entering the Priirig.
Wolverhampton, which added one more goal in the second half, maintained its 11th position by beating Brentford 4-1 thanks to Hwang Hee-chan’s multiple goals to increase its score point to 25 (7 wins, 4 draws and 8 losses). It has the same score as Chelsea, which ranks 10th, but fell behind in goal difference (Chelsea +2, Wolverhampton -4).
Hwang Hee-chan, who scored two goals on the day to achieve double-digit goals for the first time in his career in the Premier League, has also been inscribed in the history of Wolverhampton. The BBC said that Hwang has become the third player to score more than 10 Premier League goals in a single season with Wolves.
So far, only two players have scored more than 10 goals in the Premier League for Wolverhampton, Stephen Fletcher (2010/11, 2011/12) and Raul Jimenez (2018/19, 2019/20), and Hwang Hee-chan has come to stand shoulder to shoulder with them.
In particular, it was notable that Hwang Hee-chan reached the 10-goal mark faster than Fletcher and Jimenez. Fletcher scored 10 goals in 20 games in the 2011/12 season, and Jimenez also scored in double digits in his 23rd appearance in the 2019/20 season, drawing attention to Hwang Hee-chan’s scoring pace.
Some paid attention to whether Hwang Hee-chan could surpass Jimenez’s 17 goals (2019/20), the most goals scored in a season in the Wolverhampton Premier League, and was replaced just before the end of the first half of the match against Brentford.
After colliding with an opponent in an air ball competition, he lay on the ground with his hands near his waist and complained of pain. Unable to get up easily, the Wolverhampton bench started to worry. Hwang Hee-chan wrapped his face around his hands. Wolverhampton hurriedly prepared a substitute. Hwang walked out, but was unable to play anymore and left the stadium as he was replaced by Jean-Licne Velegard.
Everything can be revealed only when the results of the thorough examination are released, but Hwang Hee-chan’s injury never seemed light considering that Hwang Hee-chan did not get up easily immediately after he collapsed and Wolverhampton immediately replaced him ahead of the end of the first half.
Fortunately, Hwang Hee-chan was expected to play in the 20th round of the 2023/24 Premier League against Everton at 12 a.m. on the 31st at Molineux Stadium, avoiding injury.
Coach Gary O’Neill, who leads Wolverhampton, attended a pre-press conference on the 30th ahead of the match against Everton and explained, “Hwang Hee-chan can start after completing full training in good health.”
O’Neill also spoke out about Hwang Hee-chan’s bid for the 2023 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Asian Cup. Hwang Hee-chan will join the Korean national soccer team led by Jürgen Klinsmann to participate in the Asian Cup in Qatar in January next year after finishing his match against Everton.
In response, O’Neill said, “I don’t expect Hwang Hee-chan to participate in the FA Cup match against Brentford (January 6). I’m not sure about the exact date, but I’ll leave before that,” adding, “This Everton match will probably be the last match with us before the Asian Cup.”
“Hwang Hee-chan has performed fantastic for us, and we are all delighted by how well he has done,” he added. “I know how important and important the Asian Cup is for him. He is really happy to play for his country.”
“I hope Hwang Hee-chan will perform well in the Asian Cup and continue to do well and return to good shape,” he said, “We will want to bring him back and support him and run together,” and hoped for Hwang Hee-chan to win the Asian Cup. 월카지노
As for Hwang Hee-chan’s replacement, he said, “We will look at what we can do and what we have in the squad,” adding, “Once Channi leaves, we will give other players a chance. We will find a way to stay competitive and move forward.”