Kim Jin-hyeon

For other people named Kim Jin-hyun, see Kim Jin-hyun (disambiguation).

In this Korean name, the family name is Kim.

Kim Jin-hyeon (Korean: 김진현; Hanja: 金鎭鉉; Korean pronunciation: [kim.dʑin.ɦjʌn];^[2] born 6 July 1987) is a South Korean professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Cerezo Osaka.

Kim Jin-hyeon

Kim with South Korea in 2013
Personal information
Full name	Kim Jin-hyeon
Date of birth	(1987-07-06) 6 July 1987 (age 38)
Place of birth	Suwon, South Korea
Height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)[1]
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Cerezo Osaka
Number	21
Youth career
2003–2005	Dongguk University College of Education High School
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2006–2008	Dongguk University
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2009–	Cerezo Osaka	528	(0)
International career‡
2005–2007	South Korea U-20	17	(0)
2011–	South Korea	16	(0)
Medal record Men's football Representing  South Korea AFC Asian Cup Runner-up 2015 Australia
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14 February 2025 , 12:53 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 11 September 2018

Kim Jin-hyeon
Hangul	김진현
Hanja	金鎭鉉
RR	Gim Jinhyeon
MR	Kim Chinhyŏn

International career

Kim made 3 appearances for South Korea U-20 in the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup.^[3] He made his national team debut on 30 May 2012 in a friendly match against Spain.^[4]

Kim became the starting goalkeeper for the national team in the 2015 Asian Cup with the exception of the match against Kuwait. He kept a clean sheet throughout the tournament until the final against Australia, where he conceded two goals in a 2–1 defeat. He was later nominated for the Best Goalkeeper award in the tournament.

Kim has been the main goal keeper for Cerezo Osaka since 2009. In the 2017 J-League season, Cerezo Osaka won two cups and a third in the league and won the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Champions League qualification.^[5]

In May 2018 he was named in South Korea's preliminary 28 man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.^[6]

Career statistics

Club

Updated to the start from 2024 season.^[7][8][9]

Club performance			League		Cup		League Cup		Continental		Other		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Japan			League		Emperor's Cup		League Cup		AFC		Other1		Total
2009	Cerezo Osaka	J2 League	50	0	1	0	—		—		—		51	0
2010		J1 League	19	0	1	0	5	0	—		—		25	0
2011			34	0	3	0	1	0	9	0	—		47	0
2012			34	0	0	0	5	0	—		—		39	0
2013			34	0	2	0	8	0	—		—		44	0
2014			31	0	4	0	0	0	8	0	—		43	0
2015		J2 League	24	0	0	0	—		—		2[a]	0	26	0
2016			39	0	1	0	—		—		2[b]	0	42	0
2017		J1 League	31	0	2	0	4	0	—		—		37	0
2018			34	0	1	0	0	0	4	0	1[c]	0	40	0
2019			34	0	0	0	0	0	—		—		34	0
2020			34	0	—		3	0	—		—		37	0
2021			38	0	4	0	5	0	5	0	—		52	0
2022			33	0	1	0	7	0	—		—		41	0
2023			20	0	0	0	3	0	—		—		23	0
Career total			489	0	20	0	41	0	26	0	5	0	581	0

¹Includes Japanese Super Cup and J1/J2 Playoffs.

1. J1/J2 Playoffs
2. J1/J2 Playoffs
3. Japanese Super Cup

International

As of match played 11 September 2018^[10]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
South Korea	2011	0	0
	2012	1	0
	2013	0	0
	2014	3	0
	2015	6	0
	2016	2	0
	2017	2	0
	2018	2	0
	2019	0	0
	2021	0	0
Total		16	0

International clean sheets

As of 11 September 2018^[11]

Results list South Korea's goal tally first.

Kim Jin-hyeon international clean sheets
#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Result	Competition
1	10 October 2014	Cheonan	Paraguay	2–0	Friendly match
2	10 January 2015	Canberra	Oman	1–0	2015 AFC Asian Cup
3	17 January 2015	Brisbane	Australia	1–0	2015 AFC Asian Cup
4	22 January 2015	Melbourne	Uzbekistan	2–0	2015 AFC Asian Cup
5	26 January 2015	Sydney	Iraq	2–0	2015 AFC Asian Cup
6	31 March 2015	Seoul	New Zealand	1–0	Friendly match
7	24 March 2016	Ansan	Lebanon	1–0	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
8	11 September 2018	Suwon	Chile	0–0	Friendly match

Honours

Club

Cerezo Osaka

• J. League Cup: 2017
• Emperor's Cup: 2017
• Japanese Super Cup: 2018

International

South Korea

• EAFF East Asian Cup: 2017
• AFC Asian Cup runner-up: 2015