 Oh in November 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | (1999-01-15)15 January 1999 (age 26) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Incheon, South Korea | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Target forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current team | Machida Zelvia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 90 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2014 | Hyundai Middle School [ko] (Youth) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2017 | Hyundai High School [ko] (Youth) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2021 | Ulsan Hyundai | 22 | (7) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | →Asan Mugunghwa (loan) | 30 | (7) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020–2021 | →Gimcheon Sangmu (draft) | 17 | (4) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2024 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 38 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | →Machida Zelvia (loan) | 33 | (8) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Machida Zelvia | 29 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | South Korea U17 | 11[α] | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2019 | South Korea U20 | 21 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019– | South Korea U23 | 18[β] | (5) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024– | South Korea | 10 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 9 November 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 15 July 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oh Se-hun | |
| Hangul | 오세훈 |
|---|---|
| RR | O Sehun |
| MR | O Sehun |
Oh Se-hun (Korean: 오세훈; born 15 January 1999) is a South Korean professionalfootballer who plays as atarget forward forJ1 League clubMachida Zelvia and theSouth Korea national team.[1]
A graduate fromHyundai High School [ko] inUlsan,[2] in 2018 he signed his first professional contract withK League 1 teamUlsan Hyundai. He was originally set to reinforce the youth squad of theHorangi in thenational reserve league: however, on March 1, 2018, Ulsan's managerKim Do-hoon caught everyone by surprise by giving Oh his senior debut at only 19 years old, as he chose him for the starting XI againstJeonbuk Hyundai Motors in the first game ofthe season. He played for 56 minutes before being replaced byJúnior Negrão, and his side eventually suffered a 2–0 away loss.
After making his continental debut in theAFC Champions League in April, coming in as a substitute forCho Young-cheol in a 2–2 away draw againstKawasaki Frontale, throughout the year Oh went on to make other two brief appearances in K League 1, coming off the bench in two consecutive matches at the start of May, againstSuwon Samsung Bluewings andPohang Steelers.
Approaching 2019, Oh decided to serve his compulsorymilitary duty, so he could focus on his development as a player: as a result, he was loaned toAsan Mugunghwa, which at the time featured young players attending military service. He made his debut with thePolice-owned team on March 2, 2019, playing the entirety of the 0–3 away win againstJeonnam Dragons and scoring his first senior goal in the 82nd minute. Frequently featured in the starting XI through the wholeK League 2 season, he concluded the year with 30 appearances (26 of which as a starter) and seven goals.[3]
The following year, as Asan Mugunghwa was disbanded and replaced by civil teamChungnam Asan, Oh and several other players moved to theArmy's main football team,Sangju Sangmu, which was set to play in theK League 1.[3] He was given the number 18 shirt and made his debut for the Sangmu on June 13, 2020, in a home match against Pohang Steelers: although his side suffered a 4–2 loss, he scored both of Sangju's goals (one of which being a penalty). He featured regularly during the whole summer, scoring another couple of goals. However, on August 15, 2020, he suffered an injury againstFC Seoul and got ruled out for a month.
Some weeks before, on August 2, during an away match againstGangwon, a collision between him andJung Ji-yong during a header attempt left the latter with aconcussion, causing him a loss of consciousness for some minutes: Oh, who got booked following the impact, was visibly shocked. Nevertheless, later on in the match he was able to assistKim Bo-seob's temporary equalizer, and the teams ended up drawing 2-2.[4] Jung fully recovered from the accident and was soon able to get on the pitch again.
Oh returned on the pitch at the end of September, but suffered another injury just one week later, as the Sangmu lost 4–1 to his home team Ulsan. This forced him to miss the last three matches of the season. Even though bad luck kneecapped his season, Oh still managed to register 13 appearances (all as a starter) and four goals, contributing to the Sangmu's highest finish ever in the top-tier league, with the club obtaining a final fourth place despite being destined to automatic relegation since the start of 2020, due to their planned re-location.[3]
In 2021, Oh spent the last months of his military service inK League 2, as the Army's team moved toGimcheon.[5] He was given the number 9 shirt.[6] He featured in four games, three of which as a starter, before exiting the squad as summer approached, in preparation to his return to Ulsan.
Right after he completed his military service and came back to Ulsan Hyundai, managerHong Myung-bo included him in the list of players that would travel to the centralized venue inBangkok and take part in the group stage matches of theAFC Champions League throughout June and July 2021.[7]
Mainly used as a back-up striker forLukas Hinterseer andKim Ji-Hyeon, he registered his first appearance for Ulsan after almost three years on June 26, 2021, when he came on as a substitute and assisted the only goal of the match (scored by Hinterseer) againstViettel. He also started againstKaya-Iloilo on July 2, scoring a brace as his side obtained a 3–0 win.
On 24 February 2022, Oh joinedJ1 League sideShimizu S-Pulse on a permanent deal.[8][9]
On 5 January 2024, Oh joined newly-promotedJ1 League clubMachida Zelvia on loan for the rest of the2024 season.[10][11]
Oh has represented South Korea at several youth levels.
In 2015, he was selected by head coachChoi Jin-cheul to take part in theFIFA U-17 World Cup inChile. Being one of the youngest members of the squad, he was used a substitute, but still managed to leave his mark in the competition: coming in forLee Seung-woo in the injury time of the group stage match againstGuinea, he scored the winner just one minute since he had got on the pitch, as he sent the ball in the top corner of the net after being assisted byYou Ju-an. Oh's goal was eventually included in FIFA's Top 10 list of the tournament's best goals.[12] South Korea was eventually eliminated from the World Cup in the round of 16, following a 2–0 loss againstBelgium.
In 2018, he took part both in theToulon Tournament, where the South Korean selection was eliminated in the group stage,[13] and theAFC Under-19 Championship, where his side reached the final before losing 1–2 to eventual winnersSaudi Arabia.[14]
In 2019, he was selected by head coachChung Jung-yong to take part in theFIFA U-20 World Cup inPoland, being the only player in South Korea's 21-men list who was serving his military duty. Except for the debut in the group stage against Portugal, Oh started every single match of his side, scoring two consecutive headers, against Argentina andJapan (in the round of 16),[2] and one penalty in South Korea's successful shoot-out against Senegal in the quarter-finals.[15][16][17] As a result, he played a considerable role in theTaeguk Warriors' road to the tournament's final, then lost toUkraine with the score of 3–1.[18][19][2][20]
In 2020, he was selected by head coachKim Hak-bum to be part of the squad that would participate in theAFC U-23 Championship inThailand. Used frequently during the tournament, he scored a brace in South Korea's 2–1 win againstUzbekistan in the last game of the group stage,[21] thus getting involved in theTaeguk Warriors' first victory of the competition, as they beatSaudi Arabia after the extra-time in the final and qualified for theOlympics.[19][22][23]
Oh made his debut for theSouth Korea national team on 6 June 2024 in a2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier againstSingapore at theSingapore National Stadium. He came on from the bench to replaceSon Heung-min in the 87th minute as South Korea won 7–0.[24]
On 15 October 2024, Oh scored his first international goal in a2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier againstIraq in 3–2 win.
Oh is acenter-forward, who has been mainly regarded for his finishing, his heading and his "target man" skills, as well as his physical attributes; he was considered as one of the most promising South Korean players of his generation.[3][18][19]
He has citedKim Shin-wook as his main role model; the two had already been compared due to their similar physical structure and aerial ability.[19]
Oh's mother is a formerhandball player.[18]
He attended theHyundai High School [ko] inUlsan, where he also met future team-mate and fellow South Korean youth internationalChoi Jun.[2]
| Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | League Cup[b] | Continental[c] | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Ulsan Hyundai | 2018 | K League 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2021 | K League 1 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | 9 | 3 | 29 | 10 | ||
| Total | 22 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | 10 | 3 | 33 | 10 | |||
| Asan Mugunghwa (loan) | 2019 | K League 2 | 30 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 7 | ||
| Gimcheon Sangmu (draft) | 2020 | K League 1 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 4 | ||
| 2021 | K League 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| Total | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 4 | ||||
| Shimizu S-Pulse | 2022 | J1 League | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 16 | 1 | |
| 2023 | J2 League | 25 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | 30 | 3 | ||
| Total | 38 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | — | 46 | 4 | |||
| Machida Zelvia (loan) | 2024 | J1 League | 33 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 33 | 8 | |
| Machida Zelvia | 2025 | J1 League | 29 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 36 | 4 |
| Career total | 169 | 31 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 195 | 37 | ||
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 September 2024 | Yongin Mireu Stadium,Yongin, South Korea |  Iraq | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 2 | 14 November 2024 | Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium,Kuwait City, Kuwait |  Kuwait | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Gimcheon Sangmu
South Korea U19
South Korea U20
South Korea U23
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