Korean striker Hwang Hee-Chan is one talented player and Wolverhampton is surely lucky to have the 25-year old, know his contract, salary, stats, FIFA 22 rating and FPL potential
South Korean striker Hwang Hee-Chan has lately been making headlines as he impresses the world with his style of play. His form has been so excellent lately that Wolves’ manager Bruno Lage has been rumoured to be pushing the club’s top officials to straight away purchase the 25-year old.
Hwang Hee-Chan Wolverhampton Loan, Contract And Salary
Hwang arrived at Wolves in August end on loan for the whole of the 2021-22 season. Having scored four goals in 8 matches, along with finding the back of the net in his first match, Wolves are now considering buying Hwang for 12 million UK pounds. He is popularly known as “the bull” for his distinctly aggressive style of play, with media pundits constantly applauding him for his performances. Hwang has already garnered the adoration and admiration of the Wolves’ fans.
As recently as Monday, Wolves beat Everton 2-1 with Hwang almost making it to the score sheet before his goal was disallowed by a VAR review. However, the striker was praised for his contribution towards the team’s win as well as for his individual performance.
Hwang Hee-Chan Career And Stats: RB Leipzig and Salzburg days
Before he joined Wolves, Hwang was playing for German-side RB Leipzig, where he had a not so impressive season unlike the current one. In 18 appearances for the club, he had not even scored once. Later on in November, Hwang contracted the Corona virus while on tour with the Korean national team in Austria. He somehow managed to earn a name for himself despite his season being interrupted by Covid-induced illness.
Before Leipzig, Hwang played for Salzburg where he had scored 16 goals and picked up 22 assists during the 2019-20 season. His performance at that time had attracted Wolves to an extent that they tried to sign Hwang at the end of that season, but talks eventually failed. That season in the Champions League, the 25-year old had scored 3 goals in 6 appearances with Salzburg, including an assist against a very strong Liverpool side on October 2nd, 2019.
Hwang Salary, market value, FIFA 22 rating and FPL potential
His weekly salary at Wolves is around 113 million won. If you convert into his annual salary, it amounts to be that of 55 billion won. His current market value is over 10 million Euros.
His rating in FIFA 22 is 75. Being one of the cheaper priced strikers in FPL 2021/22 and given his ascertained minutes out in the middle, he makes for an intriguing choice alongside counterpart Raul Jimenez.