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| Date of birth | (1987-03-18) 18 March 1987 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Mungyeong, Gyeongbuk, South Korea | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Pohang Steelers | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 17 | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2006–2016 | Pohang Steelers | 155 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
| 2008–2010 | → Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (loan) | 31 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | → Ansan Police (military service) | 43 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | FC Seoul | 39 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | Gangwon FC | 57 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021– | Pohang Steelers | 152 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2006–2007 | South Korea U20 | 19 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2007–2010 | South Korea U23 | 16 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2012– | South Korea | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 5 January 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 13 January 2011 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Shin Kwang-hoon | |
| Hangul | 신광훈 |
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| Hanja | 申光勳 |
| RR | Sin Gwanghun |
| MR | Sin Kwanghun |
Shin Kwang-hoon (Korean: 신광훈; born 18 March 1987) is a South Korean professional footballer who plays as a defender for Pohang Steelers.
Club career
Having progressed through the youth academies at Pohang Steel Middle School and Pohang Steel High School, Shin made his professional debut with Pohang Steelers in 2006.[1][2] In his first stint playing for the club he made 19 appearances, recording two goals and two assists.[3] In 2008, the Steelers loaned Shin out to Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors as part of a player swap agreement which saw Stevica Ristić going in the opposite direction.[3] The original deal would have seen Shin stay at Jeonbuk for two and a half years, but the clubs mutually agreed to end the contract early and Shin returned to Pohang in summer 2010.[4] In December 2014 Shin began his military service, playing for Ansan Police FC until his discharge in September 2016.[5][6]
On 3 January 2017, Shin joined FC Seoul, but while at the club he was forced to take almost two years off from football due to osteitis pubis.[7][8] Having made a successful recovery, in 2019 he transferred to Gangwon FC.[9] In 2021 Shin returned to his first team, Pohang, now as one of the oldest members of the squad.[10]
International career
He played for South Korea at the 2006 AFC Youth Championship and at the subsequent 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup, 2008 Summer Olympics.
Club career statistics
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
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| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| South Korea | League | KFA Cup | League Cup | Asia | Play-off | Total | ||||||||
| 2006 | Pohang Steelers | K League 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | - | - | 11 | 1 | ||
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | - | - | 7 | 1 | ||||
| 2008 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | 6 | 0 | |||
| 2008 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | - | - | 20 | 1 | |||
| 2009 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - | - | 15 | 0 | ||||
| 2010 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | - | 19 | 0 | |||
| Pohang Steelers | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 9 | 0 | |||
| 2011 | 25 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 29 | 1 | ||||
| 2012 | 37 | 0 | 5 | 0 | - | 5 | 0 | - | 47 | 0 | ||||
| 2013 | 33 | 0 | 5 | 0 | - | 5 | 0 | - | 43 | 0 | ||||
| 2014 | 33 | 3 | 2 | 0 | - | 8 | 0 | - | 43 | 3 | ||||
| 2015 | Ansan Mugunghwa | K League 2 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 28 | 1 | |||
| 2016 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | 16 | 0 | |||||
| 2016 | Pohang Steelers | K League 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 8 | 0 | |||
| 2017 | FC Seoul | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 3 | 0 | - | 24 | 0 | |||
| 2018 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||||
| 2019 | Gangwon FC | 36 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 36 | 2 | ||||
| 2020 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 21 | 0 | |||||
| 2021 | Pohang Steelers | 33 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | 9 | 0 | - | 43 | 1 | |||
| 2022 | 33 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - | - | - | 36 | 0 | |||||
| Total | South Korea | 393 | 8 | 26 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 479 | 11 | |
| Career total | 393 | 8 | 26 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 479 | 11 | ||
Honours
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
- K League 1: 2009[4]
Pohang Steelers
- K League 1: 2013
- Korean FA Cup: 2012, 2013, 2023, 2024[11]
References
- ^ Lee, Geun-seung (28 October 2025). ""내 삶에 다음은 없다" 포항에서만 300경기↑, 신광훈은 스틸야드의 전설···"신인 땐 100경기 뛰는 게 소원이었지"" ["There's no 'next' in my life" Steelyard legend Shin Kwang-hoon on 300 appearances for Pohang: "As a newbie I hoped to make 100 appearances"]. MK Sports (in Korean). Retrieved 26 November 2025 – via Nate Sports.
- ^ Bae, Jin-nam (1 January 2025). "37세 신광훈, K리그1 포항과 재계약…"첫사랑이자 끝사랑"" [37-year-old Shin Kwang-hoon renews contract with K League 1's Pohang: "My first love and my last love"]. Yonhap News Agency (in Korean). Retrieved 26 November 2025.
- ^ a b Kim, Jong-ryuk (3 July 2008). "전북 스테보-포항 신광훈 2년반 맞임대" [Jeonbuk's Stevo and Pohang's Shin Kwang-hoon swapped in 2.5 year loan deal]. Sports Kyunghyang (in Korean). Retrieved 26 November 2025.
- ^ a b Park, Rin (29 July 2010). "신광훈-이원재, 친정팀 포항 복귀" [Shin Kwang-hoon, Lee Won-jhae return to parent club Pohang]. Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved 26 November 2025.
- ^ Kim, Myung-sik (10 October 2014). "포항 신광훈-전북 신형민 등 12월 경찰청 입대" [Pohang's Shin Kwang-hoon, Jeonbuk's Shin Hyung-min et al. to begin military service with police in December]. Daily Hankook (in Korean). Retrieved 26 November 2025.
- ^ Park, Chan-jun (5 September 2016). "'전역' 신광훈 "포항의 상위스플릿행에 힘 보태겠다"" [Discharged Shin Kwang-hoon: "I'll do my best to get Pohang into the upper split"]. Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved 26 November 2025.
- ^ Il Hwan, Ko (4 January 2017). "FC서울 이적한 신광훈 "수비는 물론 공격도 잘하겠다"(Shin Kwang-hoon, who moved to FC Seoul, said, "I will be good at offense as well as defense.")". Yonhap News Agency.
- ^ Baek, Hyun-ki (22 May 2024). "여전히 포항의 주축인 K리그 '19년차' 신광훈…"스스로 한계를 단정하는 순간 끝이더라"" [Still Pohang's keystone after 19 years in the K League, Shin Kwang-hoon: "The moment you set your own limits, it's all over"]. Sports Dong-a (in Korean). Retrieved 26 November 2025.
- ^ Seo, Ho-jung (26 April 2019). "강원서 부활한 신광훈, "정말 즐겁게 축구 하는 중"" [Revived in Gangwon, Shin Kwang-hoon: "I'm having a lot of fun with football"]. goal.com (in Korean). Retrieved 26 November 2025.
- ^ Park, Jun-beom (11 January 2021). "5년만 친정팀 복귀 신광훈 "이적 결심? 포항이었기에…"" [Shin Kwang-hoon, back at Pohang for first time in 5 years: "What made me decide to move? It was Pohang..."]. Sports Seoul (in Korean). Retrieved 26 November 2025 – via Nate Sports.
- ^ Yoo, Jee-ho (4 November 2023). "Pohang Steelers beat rivals Jeonbuk for FA Cup title". Yonhap News Agency. Retrieved 26 November 2025.
External links
- Shin Kwang-hoon – K League stats at kleague.com (in Korean and English)
- Shin Kwang-hoon – National Team stats at KFA (in Korean)
- Shin Kwang-hoon – FIFA competition record (archived)
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