Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 25 May 2002 | ||||||||||||||||
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
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*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 |
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Revised Romanization | Yang Hyeon-jun |
McCune–Reischauer | Yang 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.
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]
Yang was selected for the South Korean national team for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup, playing two matches as a substitute. [7]
Club | Season | League | National cup [a] | League cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
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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 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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South Korea | 2023 | 1 | 0 |
2024 | 2 | 0 | |
Total | 3 | 0 |
South Korea U23
Individual