Ha Dae-sung(Korean:하대성;born 2 March 1985) is a formerSouth Koreanfootballplayer.

Ha Dae-sung
Ha withFC Seoulin 2013
Personal information
Date of birth (1985-03-02)2 March 1985(age 39)
Place of birth Incheon,South Korea
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Central midfielder
Youth career
2001–2003 Bupyeong High School
2004–2005 Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004 Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i 0 (0)
2006–2008 Daegu FC 52 (5)
2009 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 26 (1)
2010–2013 FC Seoul 112 (19)
2014–2015 Beijing Guoan 46 (2)
2016 FC Tokyo 3 (0)
2016 FC Tokyo U-23 1 (0)
2016Nagoya Grampus(loan) 9 (1)
2017–2019 FC Seoul 17 (1)
Total 266 (29)
International career
2008–2014 South Korea 13 (0)
Medal record
Men'sfootball
RepresentingSouth Korea
EAFF Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2013 South Korea Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
Ha Dae-sung
Hangul
하대성
Hanja
Hà đại thành
Revised RomanizationHa Daeseong
McCune–ReischauerHa Taesŏng

Early life

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Ha displayed exceptional footballing talent from early years. In 1997, Ha, who was then attending Incheon Mansoobuk Elementary School, was given the Grand Prize of theCha Bum-kunFootball Awards, which had been established by South Korean legend Cha Bum-kun to discover young talents.[1]His reputation led Bupyeong High School, one of the most famous footballing schools in South Korea, to scout him. However, soon he got a crucial injury on his right knee and had to stop playing football for two years. On his senior year at high school, Ha began to play regularly and helped his school win three national competitions alongside his teammateLee Keun-ho.[2]

Club career

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Ha joinedUlsan Hyundai Horang-iin 2004, but he could not find his place at the club. Having failed at Ulsan, Ha moved to his friend Lee Keun-ho's teamDaegu FCin 2006 and made hisK Leaguedebut. He began to shine with Lee, and Daegu made a sensation in 2008 by playing extremely aggressive football and becoming the joint top-scoring club in the league.[3]

In 2009, Ha moved toJeonbuk Hyundai Motors.Although Jeonbuk won the league in that season, he failed to secure a regular place in the first team.

Ha moved toFC Seoulin 2010 and helped his club win the league in that season. On 3 January 2012, he was appointed captain of Seoul.[4]After leading Seoul to another league title in 2012, he received interest from various clubs.Dinamo Zagrebreportedly was one of the numerous clubs that made an offer to sign Ha.[5]However, he chose to stay at Seoul. The next year, he was nominated for theAsian Footballer of the Yearaward after Seoul finished as the runners-up in the2013 AFC Champions League.[6]

Ha went abroad since 2014 and played inChinese Super LeagueandJ1 League.He returned to Seoul in 2017 and announced his retirement after two years.[7]

Personal life

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Ha Dae-sung is a close friend ofLee Keun-ho.The two have known each other since they were 10 and attended the same elementary, middle and high schools.

Ha said that he is exempt from military duty because of an illness he suffered during childhood on a radio show.

His younger brotherHa Sung-minis also a footballer.

Career statistics

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Club

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i 2004 K League 0 0 ? ? 2 0 2 0
Daegu FC 2006 K League 11 0 ? ? 7 0 18 0
2007 K League 17 1 ? ? 8 1 25 2
2008 K League 24 4 ? ? 7 1 31 5
Total 52 5 ? ? 22 2 74 7
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 2009 K League 26 1 ? ? 4 1 30 2
FC Seoul 2010 K League 26 5 2 0 7 3 35 8
2011 K League 18 6 2 0 0 0 4 0 24 6
2012 K League 39 5 2 1 41 6
2013 K League 1 29 3 1 1 13 1 43 5
Total 112 19 7 2 7 3 17 1 143 25
Beijing Guoan 2014 Chinese Super League 22 1 0 0 6 1 28 2
2015 Chinese Super League 24 1 1 0 5 0 30 1
Total 46 2 1 0 11 1 58 3
FC Tokyo 2016 J1 League 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 7 0
FC Tokyo U-23 2016 J3 League 1 0 1 0
Nagoya Grampus(loan) 2016 J1 League 9 1 0 0 0 0 9 1
FC Seoul 2017 K League 1 7 1 0 0 0 0 7 1
2018 K League 1 8 0 2 0 2[a] 0 12 0
2019 K League 1 2 0 0 0 2 0
Total 17 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 21 1
Career total 266 29 10 2 35 6 32 2 2 0 345 39
  1. ^Appearances in K League promotion-relegation play-offs

International

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Appearances and goals by national team and year[8]
National team Year Apps Goals
South Korea 2008 1 0
2009 1 0
2012 5 0
2013 4 0
2014 2 0
Career total 13 0

Honours

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Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors

FC Seoul

Individual

References

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  1. ^박지성-이동국-기성용-하대성의 공통점은? 차붐이 찍은 아이들(in Korean). Footballist. 19 July 2013.
  2. ^"우린 죽마고우" 대구FC 이근호·하대성(in Korean). Maeil Shinmoon. 12 April 2008.
  3. ^변병주 감독 공격 축구 ‘절반의 성공’(in Korean).JoongAng Ilbo.8 November 2008.Retrieved22 September2022.
  4. ^서울, '주장' 하대성 임명...훈련 돌입(in Korean). Osen. 3 January 2012.Retrieved12 May2013.
  5. ^하대성, 디나모 자그레브 등서 650만달러 ‘러브콜’(in Korean). Sportalkorea. 22 December 2012. Archived fromthe originalon 2 October 2013.
  6. ^"Zheng Zhi is first Chinese to win AFC Player of the Year award in decade".South China Morning Post. 27 November 2013.Retrieved12 June2020.
  7. ^FC서울 떠난 하대성 현역 은퇴… "반복된 부상에 도움 못 돼"(in Korean).Yonhap News Agency.9 January 2020.Retrieved22 September2022.
  8. ^"Ha Dae-sung at Korea Football Association".KFA.Retrieved22 September2022.
  9. ^<프로축구> K-리그 올스타팀 20명 확정(in Korean). Yonhap News Agency. 30 July 2010.Retrieved23 June2024.
  10. ^K리그 연맹, 올스타전 참가 명단 발표(in Korean). Moonhwa Journal 21. 28 June 2012.Retrieved23 June2024.
  11. ^[K리그]전북 이동국 2년 만에 MVP…신인왕은 이승기.Naver(in Korean).Newsis.6 December 2011.
  12. ^데얀, K리그 MVP..감독상은 최용수 '서울 천하'.Naver(in Korean).Yonhap News Agency.3 December 2012.
  13. ^(종합) 김신욱, MVP 포함 3관왕...감독상엔 '더블' 이룬 황선홍.Naver.Sportalkorea. 3 December 2013.
  14. ^'하대성 10만 침묵 골', 올해의 골로 선정(in Korean). Sportalkorea. 26 December 2013.Retrieved7 June2020.
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Sporting positions
Preceded by FC Seoulcaptain
2012–2013
Succeeded by