Kim Moon-hwan

In this Korean name, the family name is Kim.

Kim Moon-hwan (Korean: 김문환; born 1 August 1995) is a South Korean professional footballer who plays as a right-back for K League 1 club Daejeon Hana Citizen and the South Korea national team.^[2]

Kim Moon-hwan

Moon-hwan in 2019
Personal information
Full name	Kim Moon-hwan[1]
Date of birth	(1995-08-01) 1 August 1995 (age 30)
Place of birth	Hwaseong, South Korea
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Right-back
Team information
Current team	Daejeon Hana Citizen
Number	33
Youth career
2011–2014	Suwon High School
2014–2017	Chung-Ang University
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–2020	Busan IPark	102	(8)
2021–2022	Los Angeles FC	28	(1)
2022–2023	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	39	(1)
2023–2024	Al-Duhail	18	(0)
2024–	Daejeon Hana Citizen	26	(0)
International career‡
2018	South Korea U23	12	(0)
2018–	South Korea	30	(0)
Medal record Men's football Representing  South Korea Asian Games 2018 Jakarta-Palembang Team EAFF Championship Runner-up 2022 Japan Team
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 27 July 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 15 July 2025

Kim Moon-hwan
Hangul	김문환
Hanja	金紋奐
Revised Romanization	Gim Munhwan
McCune–Reischauer	Kim Munhwan

Club career

Kim played college football for Chung-Ang University.^[3]

Kim signed with Busan IPark on 3 January 2017.^[4] 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 Cho Deok-je. He was a regular fixture in the team that achieved promotion to the K League 1, and Kim was named in the league's Best XI for the second season in succession.

Kim signed with Los Angeles FC on 11 January 2021.^[5]

On 18 March 2022, Kim transferred to K League 1 side Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors.^[6]

International career

In 2018, Kim featured for the Korea Under-23 team in both the AFC U-23 Championship and the Asian Games. 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 Costa Rica on 7 September, and his first start came in the AFC Asian Cup against China on 16 January 2019.

Kim was named in South Korea's final squad for the 2022 World Cup 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 July 2025

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Busan IPark	2017	K League 2	29	4	7	0	—		3[a]	0	39	4
	2018	K League 2	23	3	1	1	—		3[a]	0	27	4
	2019	K League 2	26	0	0	0	—		3[a]	0	29	0
	2020	K League 1	24	1	1	0	—		—		25	1
	Total		102	8	9	1	—		9	0	120	9
Los Angeles FC	2021	MLS	27	1	0	0	—		—		27	1
	2022	MLS	1	0	0	0	—		—		1	0
	Total		28	1	0	0	—		—		28	1
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	2022	K League 1	28	1	5	0	6[b]	0	—		39	1
	2023	K League 1	11	0	1	0	0	0	—		12	0
	Total		39	1	6	0	6	0	—		51	1
Al-Duhail	2023–24	QSL	18	0	0	0	6[b]	0	2[c]	0	26	0
Daejeon Hana Citizen	2024	K League 1	15	0	—		—		—		15	0
	2025	K League 1	11	0	2	0	—		—		13	0
	Total		26	0	2	0	—		—		28	0
Career total			213	10	17	1	12	0	11	0	253	11

1. Appearances in K League promotion-relegation play-offs
2. Appearances in AFC Champions League
3. Appearances in Qatari Stars Cup

Honours

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors

• Korean FA Cup: 2022

South Korea U23

• Asian Games: 2018

Individual

• K League 2 Best XI: 2018, 2019
• EAFF Championship Best Defender: 2025