An Sang-Hyun (; born 5 March 1986) is a South Korean

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who currently plays as a

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for

Daejeon Citizen Daejeon Hana Citizen FC () is a South Korean professional football team based in Daejeon, competing in K League 1, the top tier of South Korean football. At the time of its foundation in 1997, Daejeon was the first community-owned club in South K ...

Club career

Born in

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, An started his professional career in

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, then known as Anyang LG Cheetahs in 2002. In his seven-year spell with the club he only made 11 K League appearances, 10 of these coming in 2007, during

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' first season in charge of the club. In July 2009, An agreed a loan move to

Gyeongnam FC Gyeongnam FC () is a South Korean professional football club based in South Gyeongsang Province that competes in the K League 2, the second tier of South Korean football. Its home stadium is the Changwon Football Center, located in Changwon ...

for the remainder of the 2009 season, and stayed on at Gyeongnam for 2010. An proved to be a regular starter for his new club, playing 35 games in his 18-month spell. On 25 February 2011, An joined

Daegu FC Daegu FC () is a South Korean professional football club based in Daegu. The club was founded as a community club at the end of 2002, and made their K League 1 debut in 2003. Daegu has played mostly in the K League 1 but was relegated at the ...

. An made his Daegu FC debut on 13 March against

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in a 1–0 home victory.

International career

An has represented South Korea at both Under-17 and Under-20 level. In 2003, he was part of the team that went to

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to participate in the U-17 FIFA World Championship, and played in all three group games.FIFA Match Report ROK v ESP

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:An, Sang-Hyun 1986 births Living people Men's association football forwards South Korean men's footballers FC Seoul players Gyeongnam FC players Daegu FC players Daejeon Hana Citizen players Seongnam FC players K League 1 players K League 2 players People from Paju Footballers from Gyeonggi Province 21st-century South Korean sportsmen