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On 28 May, he completed the move to West Brom for £550,000.
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Kim Do-heon
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A midfielder with great technical skills, West Brom"s manager Tony Mowbray compared Kim"s accurate passing skill with that of a gridiron quarterback. Due to his impressive game reading and consistent performances, he is widely known in Asia as the "Asian Paul Scholes", due to comparisons between him and the Manchester United and former England international midfielder. Kim spent a few days on trial at during December 2007, and at the end of the January transfer window moved to the club on loan for the rest of the season, with a view to a permanent deal.
He scored his first goal for West Brom in the final match of the season against QPR, eight minutes after coming on as a second-half substitute.
Kim made his Premier League debut on 16 August 2008 against Arsenal, where they lost the match 1–0. On 27 July 2009 Suwon Bluewings have signed the South Korean midfielder from for £360,000, he has already played for Suwon from 2001 to 2005.
Kim was a prominent playmaker for the U-23 national team before injuries took their toll. He scored against the Maldives during his five appearances in the 2006 Fédération internationale de football association World Cup qualifiers.
He was part of the South Korean 2004 Olympic football team, who finished second in Group A, making it through to the quarter finals, before being defeated by silver medal winners Paraguay.
Kim played in all four of South of Korea"s matches during the tournament. However, due to the presence of Manchester United"s Park Ji-Sung in the same position, Kim had to watch from the sidelines as of Korea failed to qualify for the knockout stage. of Korea advanced to the final qualification stage as a result.
He was omitted from the Korean squad for the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, meaning that he would be available for the start of "s 2008-2009 Premier League campaign.
Results list South of Korea"s goal tally first. Individual Club.
Achievements
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K-League Best 11: 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 K-League Most Valuable Player: 2006 Suwon Samsung Bluewings K-League (1): 2004 Korean FA Cup (2): 2002, 2009 K-League Cup (4): 2001, 2005 Korean Super Cup (1): 2005 AFC Champions League (2): 2000-2001, 2001-2002 Asian Super Cup (2): 2001, 2002 A3 Champions Cup (1): 2005 Pan-Pacific Championship (1): 2009 Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma K-League (1): 2006 West Bromwich Albion Football League Championship (1): 2007-2008.
