Stats by Nakayama#9, updated by ttt1009
Name: Seol Ki-hyeon
Nickname: "Sniper", "Seolbaudu" (설바우두), "Seolgeobug" (설거북 - "Snow Turtle")
Country:
South KoreaClub: R.S.C. Anderlecht, Wolverhampton Wanderers
Position: *WF, CF, SMF
Number: *9 | 19
Side: RF/BS
Age: 23-27 years (08/01/1979)
Height: 184 cm
Weight: 73 kg
Attack: 77
Defence: 56
Balance: 83
Stamina: 85
Top Speed: 86
Acceleration: 81
Response: 75
Agility: 82
Dribble Accuracy: 81
Dribble Speed: 84
Short Pass Accuracy: 72
Short Pass Speed: 73
Long Pass Accuracy: 80
Long Pass Speed: 85
Shot Accuracy: 73
Shot Power: 87
Shot Technique: 74
Free Kick Accuracy: 66
Curling: 72
Header: 84
Jump: 83
Technique: 76
Aggression: 84
Mentality: 75 (NT) | 70 (Club)
Keeper Skills: 50
Team Work: 68
Injury Tolerance: B
Condition: 6
Weak Foot Accuracy: 6
Weak Foot frequency: 6
Consistency: 5
Growth type: Early/Peak
CARDS:
P04: Darting Run
P07: Early Cross
P10: Incisive Run
P11: Long Ranger
P18: Track Back
SPECIAL ABILITIES: Dribbling - Side - Middle Shooting
Attack/Defence Awareness Card: Attack Minded
INFO:
Seol Ki-hyeon's peak years spanned Belgium, England, and the Korean national team. After emerging from Kwangwoon University, he moved to Belgium with Royal Antwerp and then Anderlecht, where he became the first South Korean to score in the UEFA Champions League and won the Belgian league title. He later joined Wolverhampton Wanderers, then played in the Premier League with Reading and Fulham, before returning to Asia with a loan spell at Al-Hilal and stints at Pohang Steelers, Ulsan Hyundai, and Incheon United. Internationally, he earned 82 caps for South Korea, featured at the 2002 and 2006 World Cups, and scored a famous equalizer against Italy in 2002 as Korea made its historic run to the semi-finals.
Seol was best known as a direct, hard-running wide attacker comfortable on either wing, with the versatility to shift into a striker or wide midfield role depending on the system; tall and athletic for a winger, he had the physical tools to cope with the English football, using pace and long strides to attack space early, stretch the pitch, and offer an aerial option at the back post. He could deliver dangerous service from wide areas and cross accurately with either foot, sometimes whipping balls in with enough power that a cross could turn into a shot. He was capable of dribbling past defenders, especially when he could build momentum, but his first touch was dull in tighter moments, and while he struck the ball powerfully he lacked consistency and accuracy in front of goal. Coaches valued his willingness to do both sides of the job—driving counterattacks in possession, then tracking back to help his fullback—though compared with Park Ji-sung he was often seen as lacking the same level of football intelligence and decision-making.