SOCCER PLAYER
Seol Ki-hyeon
1979 - Today

Seol Ki-hyeon
Seol Ki-hyeon (Korean: 설기현; Hanja: 薛琦鉉; born 8 January 1979) is a South Korean former professional footballer who played as a winger, and who currently is the manager of Gyeongnam FC. He is also the first South Korean footballer to score in the history of the UEFA Champions League, during his time at Anderlecht. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia. Seol Ki-hyeon is the 6,012th most popular soccer player (up from 6,304th in 2024), the 488th most popular biography from South Korea (up from 503rd in 2019) and the 30th most popular South Korean Soccer Player.
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Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, Seol Ki-hyeon ranks 6,012 out of 21,273. Before him are Takako Tezuka, Andreas Ivanschitz, Urby Emanuelson, Hiroki Sakai, Nabil Maâloul, and Juan Sol. After him are Hiroaki Morishima, Manuel Chorens, Fagner Ribeiro da Costa, Justin Fashanu, Patrick Vervoort, and Predrag Spasić.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsTakako Tezuka
1970 - Present
HPI: 50.92
Rank: 6,012
Andreas Ivanschitz
1983 - Present
HPI: 50.92
Rank: 6,013
Urby Emanuelson
1986 - Present
HPI: 50.92
Rank: 6,014
Hiroki Sakai
1990 - Present
HPI: 50.92
Rank: 6,015
Nabil Maâloul
1962 - Present
HPI: 50.92
Rank: 6,016
Juan Sol
1947 - 2020
HPI: 50.92
Rank: 6,017
Seol Ki-hyeon
1979 - Present
HPI: 50.92
Rank: 6,018
Hiroaki Morishima
1972 - Present
HPI: 50.91
Rank: 6,019
Manuel Chorens
1916 - Present
HPI: 50.91
Rank: 6,020
Fagner Ribeiro da Costa
1990 - Present
HPI: 50.91
Rank: 6,021
Justin Fashanu
1961 - 1998
HPI: 50.91
Rank: 6,022
Patrick Vervoort
1965 - Present
HPI: 50.91
Rank: 6,023
Predrag Spasić
1965 - Present
HPI: 50.91
Rank: 6,024
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1979, Seol Ki-hyeon ranks 262. Before him are Mohamed Kallon, Jaime King, Lamar Odom, Satoshi Sato, Julien Escudé, and Willie Collum. After him are Noémie Lenoir, Petra Majdič, Kōji Nakata, Fábio Aurélio, Boubacar Barry, and Pierre Womé.
Others Born in 1979
Go to all RankingsMohamed Kallon
SOCCER PLAYER
1979 - Present
HPI: 51.03
Rank: 256
Jaime King
ACTOR
1979 - Present
HPI: 51.02
Rank: 257
Lamar Odom
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1979 - Present
HPI: 51.02
Rank: 258
Satoshi Sato
SOCCER PLAYER
1979 - Present
HPI: 50.99
Rank: 259
Julien Escudé
SOCCER PLAYER
1979 - Present
HPI: 50.97
Rank: 260
Willie Collum
REFEREE
1979 - Present
HPI: 50.96
Rank: 261
Seol Ki-hyeon
SOCCER PLAYER
1979 - Present
HPI: 50.92
Rank: 262
Noémie Lenoir
MODEL
1979 - Present
HPI: 50.91
Rank: 263
Petra Majdič
SKIER
1979 - Present
HPI: 50.91
Rank: 264
Kōji Nakata
SOCCER PLAYER
1979 - Present
HPI: 50.89
Rank: 265
Fábio Aurélio
SOCCER PLAYER
1979 - Present
HPI: 50.88
Rank: 266
Boubacar Barry
SOCCER PLAYER
1979 - Present
HPI: 50.87
Rank: 267
Pierre Womé
SOCCER PLAYER
1979 - Present
HPI: 50.85
Rank: 268
In South Korea
Among people born in South Korea, Seol Ki-hyeon ranks 487 out of 1,128. Before him are Kim Ji-soo (1972), Park Yong-ha (1977), Hyomin (1989), Kim Yeon-koung (1988), and Moon Chae-won (1986). After him are Ra Mi-ran (1975), Lee Jung-hyun (1980), Uee (1988), Park Ji-hoon (1999), Cho Jin-woong (1976), Wendy (1994), and Kim Sun-a (1973).
Others born in South Korea
Go to all RankingsKim Ji-soo
ACTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 50.95
Rank: 482
Park Yong-ha
ACTOR
1977 - 2010
HPI: 50.94
Rank: 483
Hyomin
ACTOR
1989 - Present
HPI: 50.92
Rank: 484
Kim Yeon-koung
VOLLEYBALL PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 50.92
Rank: 485
Moon Chae-won
ACTOR
1986 - Present
HPI: 50.92
Rank: 486
Seol Ki-hyeon
SOCCER PLAYER
1979 - Present
HPI: 50.92
Rank: 487
Ra Mi-ran
ACTOR
1975 - Present
HPI: 50.89
Rank: 488
Lee Jung-hyun
SINGER
1980 - Present
HPI: 50.86
Rank: 489
Uee
ACTOR
1988 - Present
HPI: 50.85
Rank: 490
Park Ji-hoon
SINGER
1999 - Present
HPI: 50.84
Rank: 491
Cho Jin-woong
ACTOR
1976 - Present
HPI: 50.84
Rank: 492
Wendy
SINGER
1994 - Present
HPI: 50.79
Rank: 493
Kim Sun-a
ACTOR
1973 - Present
HPI: 50.76
Rank: 494
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In South Korea
Among soccer players born in South Korea, Seol Ki-hyeon ranks 30. Before him are Ki Sung-yueng (1989), Choi In-young (1962), Lee Jung-soo (1980), Seo Jung-won (1970), Kim Nam-il (1977), and Chung Hae-won (1959). After him are Kim Young-gwon (1990), Kim Jung-woo (1982), Choi Dae-shik (1965), Hwang Ui-jo (1992), Lee Kang-in (2001), and Choi Jin-cheul (1971).
Ki Sung-yueng
1989 - Present
HPI: 52.11
Rank: 24
Choi In-young
1962 - Present
HPI: 51.87
Rank: 25
Lee Jung-soo
1980 - Present
HPI: 51.79
Rank: 26
Seo Jung-won
1970 - Present
HPI: 51.31
Rank: 27
Kim Nam-il
1977 - Present
HPI: 51.15
Rank: 28
Chung Hae-won
1959 - 2020
HPI: 51.09
Rank: 29
Seol Ki-hyeon
1979 - Present
HPI: 50.92
Rank: 30
Kim Young-gwon
1990 - Present
HPI: 50.54
Rank: 31
Kim Jung-woo
1982 - Present
HPI: 50.37
Rank: 32
Choi Dae-shik
1965 - 2024
HPI: 50.36
Rank: 33
Hwang Ui-jo
1992 - Present
HPI: 50.32
Rank: 34
Lee Kang-in
2001 - Present
HPI: 50.22
Rank: 35
Choi Jin-cheul
1971 - Present
HPI: 50.05
Rank: 36
















































