Jong Il-Gwan
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 30 October 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | North Korea | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Rimyongsu | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2011– | Rimyongsu | ||
| National team‡ | |||
| North Korea U-20 | 3 | (0) | |
| 2011– | North Korea | 20 | (4) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 February 2012. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Jong Il-Gwan (Hancha: 鄭日冠, born 30 October 1992) in North Korea is a footballer who plays as a Striker. He currently plays for Rimyongsu in the DPR Korea League and the North Korea national football team.[1]
On 24 November 2010 he was crowned AFC Youth Player of the Year.[2]
On 5 June 2012 numerous reports surfaced linking the player with a move to Newcastle United [3] with later reports strongly linking him with FK Partizan[4] and PSV Eindhoven.
References
- ↑ Jong Il-Gwan at National-Football-Teams.com
- ↑ http://www.the-afc.com/en/previous-awards/afc-awards-2010/31535-afc-youth-player-of-the-year-jong-il-gwan
- ↑ http://www.tribalfootball.com/articles/newcastle-eyeing-north-korea-sensation-jong-il-gwan-3222841
- ↑ Reprezentativac Severne Koreje ponudjen Partizanu at sportal.rs, 6-6-2012 (Serbian)
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