2023-11-02 11:52:00
Hwang Hee-chan celebrates following hitting the Newcastle net. Photo = Wolverhampton SNS Hwang Hee-chan set the first record in the club’s history once morest Newcastle. Photo = AFP Yonhap News
Hwang Hee-chan (Wolverhampton), who is showing truly frightening momentum this season, was found to have the highest dribbling success rate among English Premier League (EPL) players. It is a record as great as the decisiveness of turning all six effective shots into goals.
According to soccer statistics media outlet 14, Hwang Hee-chan attempted 23 dribbles and succeeded 16 times until the opening 10th round of the EPL, recording a dribble success rate of 69.6%. This is the joint-highest dribbling success rate among all EPL players, along with his teammate Nelson Semedo. The ranking included only players who attempted dribbling at least 18 times.
Hwang Hee-chan played in 10 EPL games this season, and except for the Everton and Liverpool games, he successfully dribbled at least once in all eight games. In particular, the number of successful dribbles has increased noticeably recently. He succeeded as many as four dribbles in the match once morest Manchester City, and in the recent two-game series once morest Bournemouth and Newcastle United, he succeeded in three dribbles each. In particular, he appears to be shaking the opponent’s defense with a dribbling success rate of close to 70%.
Following Hwang Hee-chan and Semedo, Michail Antonio and Lucas Paqueta (West Ham United, 68%), Marcus Tavernier (Bournemouth, 64.5%), Yoan Wisa (Brentford, 63.2%), Nicola Jackson (Chelsea, 62.5%) %) Yves Bissouma (Tottenham, 60%) followed. Among the players who attempted dribbling more than 18 times, only eight players, including Hwang Hee-chan, had a success rate of over 60%.
Hwang Hee-chan has the highest success rate among players who attempted dribbling more than 18 times in the EPL this season. Photo = The24 Wolverhampton Hwang Hee-chan. Photo = Getty Images
Hwang Hee-chan is showing off not only his dribbling success rate but also his terrifying ability to make goals. This season, Hwang Hee-chan attempted 16 shots, 6 of which went into the goal, and 100% of the shots that went into the goal resulted in scores. The fact that he is scoring goals evenly in a variety of ways, including 2 goals with headers and 2 goals each with his right foot and left foot, is another reason why Hwang Hee-chan’s rise is even more remarkable.
Hwang Hee-chan, who has already scored 6 goals (1 assist) in 10 EPL games, is tied for 5th place in the EPL scoring list, following Erling Holland (Manchester City, 11 goals) and Son Heung-min (Tottenham, 8 goals). Since entering the European big leagues, he has already broken the league record for most goals in a single season, continuing his ‘career high’. He scored 5 league goals in the 2021-22 season and 3 goals in the 2022-23 season when he entered the EPL.
If he continues this momentum, he can set a new record for the most goals in a single season by an individual following advancing beyond the big leagues and into Europe. Hwang Hee-chan’s 12 goals for Salzburg (Austria) in the 2016-17 season are the most goals in a single season in the European league. There is still a long time left in the season, and the team is showing tremendous momentum in terms of goal scoring and dribbling in the early part of the season, so these are records worth looking forward to.
Reporter Kim Myeong-seok clear@edaily.co.kr
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