Person in history
Hwang Hee-chan
Hwang Hee-chan, South Korean football player
Life at a glance
- Born
- 1996 · January 26
- Age this year
- 30No death recorded in our data
- Known as
- association football player. Citizenship: South Korea
- Born
- 30th anniversary of their birth this year
Their story
Who they were
Hwang Hee-chan, South Korean football player
Early life
Educated at: Pohang Jecheol High School.
Youth career Hwang Hee-chan was born in Chuncheon , but his family moved to Bucheon right after his birth. They lived there until he was eleven years old. [ 1 ] Hwang started to play football at Uijeongbu Singok Elementary School  [ ko ] . In 2008, he scored the most goals in both Hwarangdaegi Tournament and Dongwon Youth Cup, which were South Korean national youth competitions. His strong performance continued in the South Korean national under-12 team.
Why this date
Hwang Hee-chan appears on our January 26 calendar for 1996 as a birth entry.
The world when they were born
Other entries we record for 1996.
- July 18Saguenay flood
- May 11ValuJet Flight 592
- June 15The Troubles
- December 29Guatemala
- November 7NASA
Born the same day
Contemporaries — born the same year
- 1996Ross ColtonSeptember 11
- 1996Colin FordSeptember 12
- 1996Batuhan Altıntaş (footballer)March 14
- 1996Adin HillMay 11
- 1996Faker (gamer)May 7
- 1996MyKayla SkinnerDecember 9
- 1996Esteban OconSeptember 17
- 1996Sigrid (singer)September 5
Sources
Cite this page
“Hwang Hee-chan”, What's On This Date, https://whatsonthisdate.com/app/people/hwang-hee-chan, accessed October 25, 2026.
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Questions about Hwang Hee-chan
When was Hwang Hee-chan born?
January 26 1996.
How old would Hwang Hee-chan be today?
30 this year, based on the birth year we hold. We have no death record for them in our data, which is not proof either way.
Who else was born on January 26?
Darya Astakhova, Zakaria Bakkali, Isaac Okoro and others — the list is on this page and on the date page.
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