Kim Tae-hyun (footballer)

Kim Tae-hyun
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-12-19) December 19, 1996
Place of birth Daejeon, South Korea
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Full-back
Team information
Current team
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Number 77
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018 Ansan Greeners 18 (0)
2019 Seoul E-Land 11 (0)
2020 Ansan Greeners 25 (2)
2021–2024 Jeonnam Dragons 66 (1)
2023–2024 → Gimcheon Sangmu (draft) 34 (2)
2024 → Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (loan) 13 (0)
2025– Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 22 (0)
International career‡
2025– South Korea 1 (0)

Korean name
Hangul
김태현
Hanja
金泰賢
RRGim Taehyeon
MRKim T'aehyŏn
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 8 August 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 11 July 2025

Kim Tae-hyun (Korean: 김태현; born December 19, 1996) is a South Korean professional footballer who plays as an Full-back playing for Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors of the K League 1[1] and the South Korea national team.

Career

On July 31, 2024, Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors acquired Kim Tae-hyun from Jeonnam Dragons. Kim Tae-hyun, who made his professional debut in Ansan Greeners in 2018, transferred to Seoul E-Land FC and Jeonnam Dragons in 2021. In the 2021 season, Kim Tae-hyun played in 30 games for Jeonnam Dragons, playing as a key player for the team, and led the team to win the FA Cup that year, earning a spot in the AFC Champions League.[2]

Career statistics

Club

As of 8 August 2025.[3]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Ansan Greeners 2018 K League 2 18 0 0 0 — — 18 0
Seoul E-Land 2019 K League 2 11 0 0 0 — — 11 0
Ansan Greeners 2020 K League 2 25 2 1 0 — — 26 2
Jeonnam Dragons 2021 K League 2 29 0 6 0 — 1[a] 0 36 0
2022 K League 2 37 1 1 0 4[b] 0 — 42 1
Total 66 1 7 0 4 0 1 0 78 1
Gimcheon Sangmu (draft) 2023 K League 2 21 0 1 0 — — 22 0
2024 K League 1 13 2 1 0 — — 14 2
Total 34 2 2 0 — — 36 2
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (loan) 2024 K League 1 13 0 0 0 — 2[a] 0 15 0
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 2025 K League 1 22 0 3 0 3[c] 0 — 28 0
Career total 189 5 13 0 7 0 3 0 212 5
  1. ^ a b Appearance in K League promotion-relegation play-offs
  2. ^ Appearances in AFC Champions League
  3. ^ Appearances in AFC Champions League Two

Honours

Jeonnam Dragons

Gimcheon Sangmu

References

  1. ^ "Profile" (in Korean). Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors. Retrieved June 23, 2025.
  2. ^ "[오피셜] 전북현대, '멀티 플레이어 김태현' 영입..."내 가치 증명해 보일 것!"" [[Official] Jeonbuk Hyundai, recruiting ‘multi-player Kim Tae-hyun’... “I will prove my worth!”]. www.fourfourtwo.co.kr (in Korean).
  3. ^ Kim Tae-hyun at Soccerway. Retrieved June 23, 2025.