Nam Tae-hee

Nam Tae-hee (; ; born 3 July 1991 in Busan) is a South Korean professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or central midfielder for A-League Men club Brisbane Roar and the South Korea national team.

Club career Valenciennes Nam played in the Reading's Youth Academy through , but was unable to sign for the club due to work permit issues.

In July 2009, Nam signed his first professional contract with Ligue 1 side Valenciennes. He made his debut against Nancy on 8 August 2009, becoming the youngest Asian player to play in the Ligue 1 at age 18.

During the 2010–11 season, Nam was able to get more opportunities under manager Philippe Montanier, providing three assists in 18 Ligue 1 matches. He made his debut on 1 January 2012 against Al Kharaitiyat. He scored his first league goal from a free kick on 19 January 2012. He made his AFC Champions League debut for Lekhwiya on 7 March 2012, scoring the only goal against Al-Ahli Saudi, thereby scoring the first ever goal for Lekhwiya in any regional competition.

Nam scored 12 goals in 24 appearances at the 2013–14 Qatar Stars League, winning the league title as a key forward.

On 6 May 2015, Nam contributed to all of Lekhwiya's goals by scoring a goal, providing an assist and winning a penalty in a 3–1 win over Al-Nassr, which was the last group stage match at the 2015 AFC Champions League. This match determined Lekhwiya's first-place finish in the group and Al-Nassr's elimination. Al-Nassr player Fabián Estoyanoff raided Nam from behind at the exit of the field just after the end of the match.

Nam had 14 goals and nine assists in 25 appearances at the 2016–17 Qatar Stars League, bringing his club's fifth league title and his fourth league title. He was named the Qatar FA Player of the Year at the end of the season, defeating Hassan Al-Haydos and Xavi.

On 20 November 2018, Nam injured his anterior cruciate ligament in an international friendly against Uzbekistan. He agreed not to extend his contract with Al-Duhail when taking a rest.

Al-Sadd On 8 February 2019, Al-Sadd announced that they acquired Nam from fellow Qatari club Al-Duhail. He signed a three-year contract since the 2019–20 season with Al-Sadd. He became Jung Woo-young's teammate at both the club and the national team.

In the 2020–21 season, Nam contributed to Al-Sadd's first unbeaten QSL season like at Al-Duhail.

Return to Al-Duhail Nam returned to Al-Duhail ahead of the 2021–22 season, and played for the club for two more seasons. He scored 122 goals and won 15 titles including six league titles as he played for the club in 270 matches. On 30 July 2023, Al-Duhail confirmed that he would leave the club.

Yokohama F. Marinos On 1 August 2023, Nam signed with J1 League club Yokohama F. Marinos. He helped Yokohama reach the final at the 2023–24 AFC Champions League. At the Champions League final against Al-Ain, he played as a starter in a 2–1 first leg win, but was absent from the second leg, which ended in a 5–1 loss.

Jeju SK After two half-seasons with Yokohama F. Marinos, in July 2024 it was announced that Nam would be joining K League 1 club Jeju United (renamed Jeju SK in 2025).

International career Nam started to represent South Korea at the 2006 AFC U-17 Championship. He made his debut for the senior national team on 9 February 2011 in a friendly against Turkey.

Nam was named in South Korea's squad for the 2015 AFC Asian Cup held in Australia. In the team's second group match, Nam scored the only goal as Korea defeated Kuwait 1–0 to ensure qualification to the knockout stage.

Style of play Nam was skilled in technique and sprint, having confidence in his dribbling.

Career statistics

Club

International Scores and results list South Korea's goal tally first.

Honours Al-Duhail Qatar FA Player of the Year: 2017 AFC Champions League All-Star Squad: 2018, 2019