Yang Hyun-jun
South Korean footballer (born 2002)
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Yang Hyun-jun (Korean: 양현준; born 25 May 2002) is a South Korean professional footballer who plays as a winger (or right wing-back if necessary) for Scottish Premiership club Celtic and the South Korea national team.
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Hyun-jun training with Celtic in 2024 | |||||||||||||||||
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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 | Winger | ||||||||||||||||
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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 | 78 | (14) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2022– | South Korea U23 | 9 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023– | South Korea | 10 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 May 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 18 June 2026 | |||||||||||||||||
Club career
Gangwon FC
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]
Celtic
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.
On 12 February 2025, Yang provided his first Champions League assist in a 2–1 loss to Bayern Munich.[7] On 1 March, he had come on as a 65th minute substitute against St Mirren, and was named the Player of the Match by having two goals and one assist which broke a 2–2 tie.[8][9]
On 3 January 2026, Yang broke down Rangers' defense with his dribbling to score the opening goal, but Celtic lost 3–1 in the Old Firm derby despite his solo goal.[10] On 10 May, he once again scored a goal in the Old Firm derby, and Celtic won 3–1 this time.[11] In the 2025–26 season, he was promoted from substitute to starter at the club, and helped them surpass the record of 55 Scottish league titles, set by Rangers.[12] The following week, Celtic extended their contract with him until 2030.[13]
International career
Yang was selected for the South Korea national team for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup, playing two matches as a substitute.[14]
Yang was called up to the national team for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.[15] He made his World Cup debut in a group stage match against Mexico on 18 June 2026.[16]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 23 May 2026[14]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Continental | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Gangwon FC B | 2021[17] | 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[c] | 0 | 31 | 1 |
| 2024–25 | Scottish Premiership | 23 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6[c] | 0 | 34 | 6 | |
| 2025–26 | Scottish Premiership | 31 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9[d] | 1 | 47 | 10 | |
| Total | 78 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 112 | 17 | ||
| Career total | 165 | 27 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 204 | 30 | ||
- Includes Korean FA Cup, Scottish Cup
- Includes Scottish League Cup
- Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, seven appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League
International
- As of match played 18 June 2026[18]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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| South Korea | 2023 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2026 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 10 | 0 | |
Honours
Celtic
- Scottish Premiership: 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26[19][20][21]
- Scottish Cup: 2023–24, 2025–26[22][23]
- Scottish League Cup: 2024–25[24]
South Korea U23
Individual
- K League Young Player of the Month: April 2022, June 2022, July 2022, September 2022[3]
- K League All-Star: 2022[26]
- K League Goal of the Month: July 2022[27]
- K League 1 Young Player of the Year: 2022[3]
- Korean FA Young Player of the Year: 2022[28]
- Celtic Young Player of the Year: 2025–26[29]
- Celtic Goal of the Year: 2025–26[29]
