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Kim Tae-Hyeon
PLAYER DOSSIER · SOUTH KOREASTATUS: KEY MANWC 2026

Kim Tae-Hyeon

WorkhorseDefender · Sagan Tosu
NATION · KOR South Korea
25
Age
DF
Position
Sagan Tosu
Club
Emperor Cup
League
KOR
National team
// the numbers

By the numbers

Per-season

SeasonClubAppsGAxGxA
25/26All competitionsKashima3201
24/25All competitionsSagan Tosu3100
23/24All competitionsVegalta Sendai2310
22/23All competitionsVegalta Sendai3210
21/22All competitionsUlsan Hyundai FC1100
2Club goals
1Club assists
129Club apps
Club statistics by season, most recent first. International caps and goals are shown in the vitals.

Latest season, scaled

Goals5Assists10Apps58Minutes57
// the read

The shape of him

Defending at a World Cup is a tightrope — one mistake ends a campaign. The profile below is the positional read; the moments that define it come in the knockouts.

// the equation
reading × timing × the last-ditch nerve
the back linethe cover positionthe duel
// the x-factor

The job

The last line of trust.

Read the danger early, time the tackle, marshal the line. At this level the margin between a clean sheet and an early flight is a single lapse.
25Years old
DefenderRole
// the cabinet

Honours

club

Club

Asian Games
×2
AFC U23 Asian Cup
×2
// the closing word
Kim Tae-Hyeon.South Korea · Defender.The full dossier — season numbers, takes and tape — lands closer to kickoff.
KORDefenderSagan Tosu
Kim Tae-Hyeon — South Korea · Cornerflick