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Ha Dae-sung

Ha Dae-sung

South Korean footballer


Ha Dae-sung (Korean: 하대성; born 2 March 1985) is a former South Korean football player.

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Early life

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 the Cha Bum-kun Football 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 teammate Lee Keun-ho.[2]

Club career

Ha joined Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i in 2004, but he could not find his place at the club. Having failed at Ulsan, Ha moved to his friend Lee Keun-ho's team Daegu FC in 2006 and made his K League debut. 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 to Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors. Although Jeonbuk won the league in that season, he failed to secure a regular place in the first team.

Ha moved to FC Seoul in 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 Zagreb reportedly 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 the Asian Footballer of the Year award after Seoul finished as the runners-up in the 2013 AFC Champions League.[6]

Ha went abroad since 2014 and played in Chinese Super League and J1 League. He returned to Seoul in 2017 and announced his retirement after two years.[7]

Personal life

Ha Dae-sung is a close friend of Lee 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 brother Ha Sung-min is also a footballer.

Career statistics

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  1. Appearances in K League promotion-relegation play-offs

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Honours

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors

FC Seoul

Individual


References

  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. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
  4. 서울, '주장' 하대성 임명...훈련 돌입 (in Korean). Osen. 3 January 2012. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
  5. 하대성, 디나모 자그레브 등서 650만달러 ‘러브콜’ (in Korean). Sportalkorea. 22 December 2012. Archived from the original on 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. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
  7. "Ha Dae-sung at Korea Football Association". KFA. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
  8. '하대성 10만 침묵 골', 올해의 골로 선정 (in Korean). Sportalkorea. 26 December 2013. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
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