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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nam Tae-Hee | ||
| Date of birth | 3 July 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Jinju, South Korea | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Attacking midfielder / Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Lekhwiya | ||
| Number | 25 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2009 | Hyundai High School | ||
| 2007–2008 | Reading | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2009–2011 | Valenciennes | 37 | (0) |
| 2012– | Lekhwiya | 39 | (12) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2002–2003 | South Korea U13 | 3 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | South Korea U15 | 9 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | South Korea U17 | 15 | (2) |
| 2009–2010 | South Korea U20 | 0 | (0) |
| 2012– | South Korea U23 | 1 | (1) |
| 2011– | South Korea | 11 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 November 2011.
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 31 May 2012 | |||
| Nam Tae-Hee | |
| Hangul | 남태희 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 南泰煕 |
| Revised Romanization | Nam Tae-hui |
| McCune–Reischauer | Nam T'aehŭi |
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Nam Tae-Hee (born 3 July 1991 in Busan) is a South Korean footballer currently playing for Qatari sideLekhwiya SC.
Career
Nam played in the U.K. professional football club Reading's Youth Academy[1] before in August 2008 his first professional contract signed in France with Valenciennes FC.[2] He played his debut on 8 August 2009 against AS Nancy[3] and is currently the youngest Asian player to play in the Ligue 1 at age 18.[4]
In the winter break of the 2011-12 season, Nam agreed to leave Ligue 1 for Qatar Stars League giantLekhwiya SC on 26 December 2011.[5]
Lekhwiya
Nam made his debut on 1 January 2012 against Al Kharitiyath.[6] He scored his first league goal from a free kick on 19 January 2012.[7]
He made his AFC Champions League debut on 7 March 2012, scoring the only goal against Saudi Al Ahli.,[8] thereby scoring the first ever goal for Lekhwiya in any regional competition.
International career
Nam is current member of the South Korea national under-20 football team and was formerly member of the U-13, U-15 and U-17.[4] He made his senior national team debut on 9 February 2011 in a friendly againstTurkey.
He was also a part of the 2012 Olympics squad that won the bronze medal.
