Seo Dong-Hyun

Seo Dong Hyun is a Korean football player for the Suwon Samsung Bluewings of the K-League. Currently in his third year with the team, he is featured regularly in the starting line-up and has made four appearances for the U-23 Olympic team.

Early life

Seo Dong Hyun was born in Gangwon-Do, South Korea on June 5th, 1985. He lived and went to school in Yeonpyeong, South Korea before moving to Seoul and attending Konkuk University. He was picked by the Bluewings in the first round of the 2005 K-League draft.

Playing Career

In his first year with the Bluewings in 2006, Seo Dong Hyun made 26 appearances and scored 2 goals. Most of his appearances came as a substitute but he was able to impress Bluewings manager Cha Bum-Kun enough to say that the youngster "has a long future at this club".

However, in 2007 He made it to the pitch only 12 times this year due toan ankle injury that took 6 months to heal. In his few appearances, he was able to net 4 goals and continued to show great improvement.

2008 is the year that will be known as the "Seo Dong Hyun Coming Out Party". With the Bluewings in desperate need of a striker to bring in goals, Seo has done his best to calm those cries. So far this year, he has 11 goals in 21 appearances and the season is only half over. He made his debut for the Korean National Football Team in a friendly at home to Jordan on 5th September 2008, coming on for the final 15 miuntes and going close to scoring in added time.

Honours

With the strong play of Seo Dong Hyun coinciding with the first year of the Suwon Bluewings Foreign Supporters organization, the groups first official song is a tribute to Seo Dong Hyun. Sung in Korean, "Seo Dong Hyun Football Genius" has been extremely popular and original creator Iain Pearce is working on a follow-up tribute to Seo Dong Hyun.