Jong Il-gwan

Jong Il-gwan
Personal information
Date of birth (1992-10-30) 30 October 1992
Place of birth North Korea
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current team
 Luzern
Number 13
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2017 Rimyongsu
2017– FC Luzern 1 (1)
National team‡
North Korea U-20 3 (0)
2011– North Korea 50 (15)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 30 January 2017
Jong Il-gwan
Chosŏn'gŭl 정일관
Revised Romanization Jeong Ilgwan
McCune–Reischauer Chŏng Ilgwan

Jong Il-gwan (Hangul: 정일관, Hancha: 鄭日冠, born 30 October 1992) in North Korea is a footballer who plays as a Striker. He currently plays for Luzern in the Swiss Super League and the North Korea national football team.[1]

Club career

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.[5] He was transferred to Swiss Super League club FC Luzern in July 2017, signing a two-year contract.[6]

International goals

Scores and results list North Korea's goal tally first.
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 9 April 2011 Kathmandu, Nepal    Nepal 1–0 1–0 2012 AFC Challenge Cup qualification
2. 19 March 2012 Kathmandu, Nepal  Turkmenistan 1–1 2–1 2012 AFC Challenge Cup
3. 10 September 2012 Jakarta, Indonesia  Indonesia 2–0 2–0 Friendly
4. 3 December 2012 Mong Kok, Hong Kong  Guam 5–0 5–0 2013 EAFF East Asian Cup preliminary
5. 16 November 2014 Taipei, Taiwan  Guam 1–0 5–1 2015 EAFF East Asian Cup preliminary
6. 16 November 2014 Taipei, Taiwan  Guam 2–1 5–1 2015 EAFF East Asian Cup preliminary
7. 3 September 2015 Riffa, Bahrain  Bahrain 1–0 1–0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
8. 13 October 2015 Pyongyang, North Korea  Yemen 1–0 1–0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
9. 17 November 2015 Pyongyang, North Korea  Bahrain 2–0 2–0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
10. 14 August 2016 Shah Alam, Malaysia  Iraq 1–0 1–0 Friendly
11. 21 August 2016 Paroi, Malaysia  Iraq 1–0 1–1 Friendly
12. 24 August 2016 Shanghai, China  United Arab Emirates 1–0 2–0 Friendly
13. 10 October 2016 Manila, Philippines  Philippines 1–0 3–1 Friendly
14. 6 November 2016 Mong Kok, Hong Kong  Chinese Taipei 1–0 2–0 2017 EAFF E-1 Football Championship qualification
15. 12 November 2016 Mong Kok, Hong Kong  Hong Kong 1–0 1–0 2017 EAFF E-1 Football Championship qualification

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