Yang Hyun-jun

South Korean footballer (born 2002)

Yang Hyun-jun
Hyun-jun with Gangwon FC in 2023
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-05-25) 25 May 2002 (age 21)
Place of birth Busan, South Korea
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Celtic
Number 13
Youth career
2018–2020 Busan Information High School
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021 Gangwon FC B 21 (4)
2021–2023 Gangwon FC 66 (9)
2023– Celtic 24 (1)
International career‡
2022– South Korea U23 9 (0)
2023– South Korea 3 (0)
Medal record
Representing  South Korea
Men's football
WAFF U-23 Championship
Winner 2024 Saudi Arabia
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 April 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 March 2024
Yang Hyun-jun
Hangul
양현준
Revised RomanizationYang Hyeon-jun
McCune–ReischauerYang Hyŏn-jun

Yang Hyun-jun (Korean: 양현준; born 25 May 2002) is a South Korean footballer who plays for Scottish Premiership club Celtic and the South Korea national team.

Club career

Yang joined Gangwon FC just after graduating from high school in 2021.[2] He was evaluated as the best K League talent by winning four Young Player of the Month awards and the Young Player of the Year award in his second professional season.[3] He attracted Koreans with his dribbling skills during the season, especially in the K League All-Star Game against Tottenham Hotspur.[4]

On 15 July 2023, Gangwon FC announced that Yang would be transferring to Scottish Premiership club Celtic.[5] On 24 July, Celtic announced that Yang had signed on a five-year deal for an undisclosed fee.[6]

International career

Yang was selected for the South Korean national team for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup, playing two matches as a substitute.[7]

Career statistics

As of 20 April 2024[7]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Gangwon FC B 2021[8] K4 League 21 4 — — — 21 4
Gangwon FC 2021 K League 1 9 0 1 0 — — 10 0
2022 K League 1 36 8 2 0 — — 38 8
2023 K League 1 21 1 2 0 — — 23 1
Total 66 9 5 0 — — 71 9
Celtic 2023–24 Scottish Premiership 24 1 2 0 1 0 4[b] 0 31 1
Career total 111 14 7 0 1 0 4 0 123 14
  1. ^ Includes Korean FA Cup
  2. ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League

International

As of match played 6 February 2024[9]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
South Korea 2023 1 0
2024 2 0
Total 3 0

Honours

South Korea U23

Individual

References

  1. ^ FC, Celtic. "Hyunjun Yang". Celtic FC. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  2. ^ 강원FC, 박상혁·양현준·김기환·김대우 '신인 계약' (in Korean). Yonhap News Agency. 7 January 2021. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  3. ^ a b c [GOAL LIVE] 양현준, K리그1 영플레이어상 수상…"시즌 전까지만 해도 받을 줄 몰랐다". Goal.com (in Korean). 24 October 2022. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  4. ^ [인터뷰] '토트넘전 라이징스타' 양현준 "언젠간 국대로 뛰고파". Nate.com (in Korean). Ilyo Shinmun. 28 July 2022. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  5. ^ "강원FC 양현준 셀틱 이적 '한국 축구 발전 위한 대승적 결정'" (in Korean). Gangwon FC. 15 July 2023. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
  6. ^ "Celtic sign Hyunjun Yang on five-year deal from Gangwon FC". BBC Sport. 24 July 2023. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  7. ^ a b Yang Hyun-jun at Soccerway. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  8. ^ [오피셜] K리그 영플레이어 양현준, 셀틱과 2027/28까지 5년 계약 (in Korean). Sportivo. 24 July 2023. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  9. ^ "Yang Hyun-jun" (in Korean). KFA. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  10. ^ "South Korea win WAFF U-23 Championship, Saudis 3rd". Arab News. 27 March 2024. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  11. ^ KFA 시상식 개최 --- 올해의 선수, 지도자, 심판상 등 수여 (in Korean). KFA. 23 December 2022. Retrieved 8 January 2023.

External links

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Celtic F.C. – current squad
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South Korea squad – 2023 AFC Asian Cup
South Korea
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