Wolverhampton Wanderers‘ Hwang Hee-chan has opened up about his incident with Schalke physio Dr. Lukas Ackermann and the fourth official during the DFB-Pokal defeat to Dynamo Dresden on October 28th. 

César Peixoto left the striker out of his core plans at the Championship side this season. He didn’t include him in the squad for the first five matches in August.

On deadline day, Wolves allowed the 30-year-old to join the German club on loan with an option to buy.

Wolves man blames official 

Hwang Hee-chan got himself in trouble while getting treatment on the sidelines during the cup defeat to Dynamo Dresden. He shoved the medical staff and the fourth official.

At the weekend, Schalke manager Miron Muslić confirmed the Wolves owned player won’t face any consequences for his actions.

He said: “We discussed this in front of the entire squad because discipline is something we value very highly and also demand.”

“In the last 16 months, we haven’t had any issues with a lack of discipline, either on or off the pitch. We tried to explain this to him. He understood and showed a great deal of insight. There will be no consequences regarding his place in the squad.”

Tuesday’s edition of WAZ have an interview with the South Korea international, where he talks about the shoving incident.

“The coach addressed the situation in front of all the players and the coaching staff. It’s settled now,” he said.

“He (fourth official Tom Bauer) came towards me very aggressively, then got too close. That’s the only reason I pushed him away, because he was getting too close, I wasn’t aggressive, I didn’t really push or hit him. It was similar with the physio (Dr Lukas Ackermann).”

Wolves loanee’s early struggles 

The attacker’s move to the Bundesliga side hasn’t gone well as he’s yet to score after seven matches and only contributed an assist. That was on his debut as Schalke secured a 3-1 win over Union Berlin.

On Schalke’s recent goal drought, Hwang Hee-chan explained: “As a striker, I have a responsibility. I’m working hard, my teammates and my fellow players are too, so I think the goals will come, I’ll just keep working hard.”

“We need to improve in every area. The results will come.”

“We have a lot of quality in the team and the fans are behind us, that’s very helpful. We just need to finally show that quality on the pitch.”

Schalke have secured a purchase option, and it’s too early to even suggest whether they plan to buy him from Wolves. The Korean needs to deliver quickly, first by breaking his own goal drought, to maintain hope of securing a permanent move.

HWANG HEE-CHAN Senior club career · All competitions

Club	Years	Appearances	Goals
FC Liefering	2015–2016	31	13
Red Bull Salzburg	2015–2020	126	45
Hamburger SV (loan)	2018–2019	21	2
RB Leipzig	2020–2021	29	3
Wolverhampton Wanderers	2021–2026	150	27
Schalke 04 (loan)	2026–present	7	0
CAREER TOTAL		364	90

SCHALKE · 2026/27
All competitions: 7 appearances · 0 goals · 1 assist · 321 minutes
Bundesliga: 6 appearances · 0 goals · 1 assist · 244 minutes

Senior competitive club matches across all competitions. International appearances and youth football excluded. Liefering’s senior second-division appearances are included.
Wolves figures combine his initial 2021/22 loan spell (31 appearances, five goals) and subsequent permanent spell (119 appearances, 22 goals). Salzburg figures combine both spells around his Hamburg loan.
Updated: 3 November 2026; includes matches played on 31 October.

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