Kim Moon-hwan (; born 1 August 1995) is a South Korean professional

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who plays as a

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for

K League 1 The K League 1 () is a professional association football league in South Korea and the highest level of the South Korean football league system. The league is contested by twelve clubs. It is one of the most successful leagues in the Asian Foo ...

club

Daejeon Hana 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 ...

and the

South Korea national team South is one of the cardinal directions or compass points. The direction is the opposite of north and is perpendicular to both west and east. Etymology The word ''south'' comes from Old English ''sūþ'', from earlier Proto-Germanic ''*sunþaz' ...

Club career

Kim played college football for

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. Kim signed with

Busan IPark Busan IPark FC () is a South Korean professional football club based in Busan that competes in K League 2, the second tier of the South Korean football pyramid. They play their home games at the Busan Gudeok Stadium. Busan IPark was founded as ...

on 3 January 2017. He was a regular starter for Busan in his first professional season, playing in a number of positions, including winger, wing-back and full-back. In 2018, under new coach Choi Yun-kyum, Kim played more frequently at left-back and right-back. Despite only making 18 league starts, he was named in the K League 2 Best XI at the end of the season. The following year, Kim played almost exclusively at right-back under new coach

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. He was a regular fixture in the team that achieved promotion to the

, and Kim was named in the league's Best XI for the second season in succession. Kim signed with

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on 11 January 2021. On 18 March 2022, Kim transferred to

side

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors FC () is a South Korean professional football club based in Jeonju, North Jeolla Province that competes in the K League 1, the top tier of South Korean football. Jeonbuk have won the K League a record nine times, including ...

International career

In 2018, Kim featured for the Korea Under-23 team in both the

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and the

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. Korea were victorious in the latter, earning Kim and his teammates exemption from military service. Kim's impressive performances at right-back earned him a full international call-up in September 2018. He made his debut as a substitute in a 2–0 win over

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on 7 September, and his first start came in the

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against

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on 16 January 2019. Kim was named in South Korea's final squad for the

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in Qatar. Kim played every minute of Korea's campaign as they progressed from the group stage and exited at the Round of 16.

Club career statistics

''As of 27 June 2025''

Honours

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors *

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South Korea U23 *

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Individual * K League 2 Best XI:

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* 1995 births Living people Sportspeople from Hwaseong, Gyeonggi Men's association football midfielders South Korean men's footballers Busan IPark players Los Angeles FC players Al-Duhail SC players K League 2 players Major League Soccer players Qatar Stars League players Footballers at the 2018 Asian Games Asian Games gold medalists for South Korea Asian Games footballers for South Korea Medalists at the 2018 Asian Games South Korea men's under-20 international footballers South Korea men's under-23 international footballers South Korea men's international footballers 2019 AFC Asian Cup players Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Expatriate men's footballers in Qatar South Korean expatriate sportspeople in Qatar Footballers from Gyeonggi Province 2022 FIFA World Cup players 21st-century South Korean sportsmen Asian Games gold medalists in football {{SouthKorea-footy-midfielder-stub