Hwang Sun-hong vs Ki Sung-yueng
South Korea against South Korea. The almanac states its case, the crowd votes, you decide.
Hwang Sun-hong
South Korea · 1997–2002 · ST
- Almanac rating
- 85
- Rank in South Korea
- #6 of 33
- Caps
- 103 · 50 goals
- Clubs
- FC Pohang Steelers, Cerezo Osaka, Kashiwa Reysol
Twenty-six minutes into the 2002 opener against Poland in Busan he met a cross on the volley with his left foot, and South Korea had their first World Cup win after forty-eight years of trying. Two Asian Club Championships with Pohang Steelers in 1997 and 1998 sit alongside 50 goals in 103 caps for South Korea and a J1 League top-scorer prize at Cerezo Osaka in 1999, when he scored 24 in 25. Career record: 103 caps and 50 goals for South Korea; club career at FC Pohang Steelers, Cerezo Osaka, Kashiwa Reysol.
Ki Sung-yueng
South Korea · 2011–13 · CDM
- Almanac rating
- 84
- Rank in South Korea
- #10 of 33
- Caps
- 110 · 10 goals
- Clubs
- FC Seoul, Celtic, Swansea City A.F.C.
Thirty-two minutes into the 2011 Scottish Cup final at Hampden he hit a left-footed drive from 25 yards, the goal that opened Celtic's 3-0 win over Motherwell. The Scottish title followed in 2012, then Olympic bronze in London that August and the League Cup with Swansea City in 2013 after a club-record transfer, with 110 caps and the South Korea captaincy behind him. Career record: 110 caps and 10 goals for South Korea; club career at FC Seoul, Celtic, Swansea City A.F.C..
The verdict
The almanac puts Hwang Sun-hong ahead by 1 rating point, 85 against 84.
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