Yang Hyun-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 Hyun-jun
Hyun-jun with Gangwon FC in 2023
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-05-25) 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
Representing  South Korea
Men's football
WAFF U-23 Championship
Winner2024 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
In this Korean name, the family name is Yang.

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] Yang made his Celtic debut in a 4–2 victory over Ross County on 5 August. He also made his UEFA Champions League debut as a starter in a 2–1 defeat to Lazio on 4 October. He scored his first goal for Celtic in a 6–0 victory over Aberdeen on 12 November.

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[lower-alpha 1] League cup[lower-alpha 2] Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Gangwon FC B 2021[8] K4 League 214———214
Gangwon FC 2021K League 1 9010——100
2022K League 1 36820——388
2023K League 1 21120——231
Total 66950——719
Celtic 2023–24 Scottish Premiership 24120104[lower-alpha 3]0311
Career total 1111470104012314
  1. Includes Korean FA Cup, Scottish Cup
  2. Includes Scottish League Cup
  3. Appearances in UEFA Champions League

International
As of match played 6 February 2024[9]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
South Korea 202310
202420
Total30

Honours

Celtic

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. [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. 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.
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