Jang Hyun-soo

Jang Hyun-soo (장현수; ; born 28 September 1991) is a South Korean professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Qatar Stars League club Al-Gharafa.

Club career
On 12 July 2019, Jang joined Saudi Pro League club Al-Hilal on a three-year contract. During the 2019–20 season, he played an important role in Al-Hilal's continental treble.

In 2021, he suppressed Pohang Steelers' attack excellently in the AFC Champions League Final, achieving his second Champions League title.

After Jang led Al-Hilal to three consecutive league titles, they extended the contract with him for one more year on 29 June 2022.

In January 2023, Jang was selected for the Riyadh all-star team, and played a friendly against Paris Saint-Germain. He showed notable performance in both defense and offense as well as scoring a goal. The next month, Jang helped Al-Hilal defeat Wydad Casablanca and Flamengo in the 2022 FIFA Club World Cup. However, he had difficulty defending Real Madrid's attack in the Club World Cup final, and failed to prevent his team's 5–3 defeat.

On the 26th of September, he was diagnosed with lymph node tumor, which led the club to cancel the contract with the player and Jang returned to South Korea for treatment.

On the 23rd of November, Jang joined Qatar Stars League club Al-Gharafa.

International career
Jang played as a key player for South Korea under Uli Stielike, Shin Tae-yong and Paulo Bento, and also participated in the 2018 FIFA World Cup. In the game against Mexico, he gave away a penalty after he used his hand to handle the ball, which Vela converted. On 1 November 2018, however, Jang received a lifetime ban from representing the national team and received a $26,800 fine from the Korea Football Association after he admitted to falsifying records related to his alternative service. He had previously earned military exemption by winning gold at the 2014 Asian Games.

Honours
Al-Hilal
 * AFC Champions League: 2019, 2021
 * Saudi Pro League: 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22
 * King Cup: 2019–20, 2022–23
 * Saudi Super Cup: 2021
 * FIFA Club World Cup runner-up: 2022

South Korea U23
 * Asian Games: 2014

South Korea
 * EAFF Championship: 2015, 2017
 * AFC Asian Cup runner-up: 2015

Individual
 * EAFF Championship Most Valuable Player: 2015
 * EAFF Championship Best Defender: 2017
 * AFC Champions League All-Star Squad: 2021