Jong Il-gwan
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 30 October 1992 | ||
Place of birth | Sariwon, North Korea | ||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Rimyongsu | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2011–2017 | Rimyongsu | ||
2017–2018 | Luzern | 4 | (1) |
2018 | → FC Wil (loan) | 2 | (0) |
2018– | Rimyongsu[1] | ||
National team‡ | |||
North Korea U20 | 3 | (0) | |
2009– | North Korea | 74 | (26) |
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Honours | |||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 27 March 2018 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 5 September 2019 |
Jong Il-gwan | |
Chosŏn'gŭl | 정일관 |
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Revised Romanization | Jeong Ilgwan |
McCune–Reischauer | Chŏng Il'gwan |
Jong Il-gwan (Hangul: 정일관, Hancha: 鄭日冠, born 30 October 1992) is a North Korean football striker who plays as a striker for club Rimyongsu[2] in the DPR Korea Premier Football League and the North Korea national team.[3]
Club career[]
On 24 November 2010, he was crowned AFC Youth Player of the Year.[4] On 5 June 2012 numerous reports surfaced linking the player with a move to Newcastle United[5] with later reports strongly linking him with FK Partizan[6] and PSV Eindhoven.[7] He was transferred to Swiss Super League club FC Luzern in July 2017, signing a two-year contract.[8]
International career[]
Il-gwan made his senior international debut for North Korea on 26 March 2011 against Iraq in a 2–0 defeat.
International goals[]
- Scores and results list North Korea's goal tally first.[9]
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 9 April 2011 | Dasarath Rangasala Stadium, Kathmandu, Nepal | Nepal | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2012 AFC Challenge Cup qualification |
2. | 19 March 2012 | Turkmenistan | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2012 AFC Challenge Cup | |
3. | 10 September 2012 | Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia | Indonesia | 2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
4. | 3 December 2012 | Mong Kok Stadium, Mong Kok, Hong Kong | Guam | 5–0 | 5–0 | 2013 EAFF East Asian Cup qualification |
5. | 16 November 2014 | Taipei Municipal Stadium, Taipei, Taiwan | 1–0 | 5–1 | 2015 EAFF East Asian Cup preliminary | |
6. | 2–1 | |||||
7. | 3 September 2015 | Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa, Bahrain | Bahrain | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
8. | 13 October 2015 | Kim Il-sung Stadium, Pyongyang, North Korea | Yemen | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
9. | 17 November 2015 | Bahrain | 2–0 | 2–0 | ||
10. | 14 August 2016 | UiTM Stadium, Shah Alam, Malaysia | Iraq | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
11. | 21 August 2016 | Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium, Paroi, Malaysia | 1–0 | 1–1 | ||
12. | 24 August 2016 | Shanghai Stadium, Shanghai, China | United Arab Emirates | 1–0 | 2–0 | |
13. | 10 October 2016 | Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila, Philippines | Philippines | 1–0 | 3–1 | |
14. | 6 November 2016 | Mong Kok Stadium, Mong Kok, Hong Kong | Chinese Taipei | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2017 EAFF E-1 Football Championship qualification |
15. | 12 November 2016 | Hong Kong | 1–0 | 1–0 | ||
16. | 10 November 2017 | New I-Mobile Stadium, Buriram, Thailand | Malaysia | 4–0 | 4–1 | 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
17. | 16 December 2017 | Ajinomoto Stadium, Tokyo, Japan | China PR | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2017 EAFF E-1 Football Championship |
18. | 27 March 2018 | Kim Il-sung Stadium, Pyongyang, North Korea | Hong Kong | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
19. | 11 November 2018 | Taipei Municipal Stadium, Taipei, Taiwan | Mongolia | 4–0 | 4–1 | 2019 EAFF E-1 Football Championship qualification |
20. | 16 November 2018 | Chinese Taipei | 1–0 | 2–0 | ||
21. | 25 December 2018 | Mỹ Đình National Stadium, Hanoi, Vietnam | Vietnam | 1–1 | 1–1 | Friendly |
22. | 8 July 2019 | TransStadia Arena, Ahmedabad, India | Syria | 1–0 | 2–5 | 2019 Intercontinental Cup |
23. | 13 July 2019 | India | 1–0 | 5–2 | ||
24. | 2–0 | |||||
25. | 5 September 2019 | Kim Il-Sung Stadium, Pyongyang, North Korea | Lebanon | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
26. | 2–0 |
Honours[]
International[]
- North Korea
References[]
- ^ Ri, Sung Ik. "Footballers and coaches of year nominated". Pyongyang Times.
- ^ Ri, Sung Ik. "Footballers and coaches of year nominated". The Pyongyang Times.
- ^ 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[permanent dead link]
- ^ http://www.tribalfootball.com/articles/newcastle-eyeing-north-korea-sensation-jong-il-gwan-3222841
- ^ Reprezentativac Severne Koreje ponudjen Partizanu Archived 9 June 2012 at the Wayback Machine at sportal.rs, 6-6-2012 (in Serbian)
- ^ Wyrsch, Daniel (1 June 2017). "Stürmer aus Nordkorea als FCL-Hoffnungsträger" (in German). Retrieved 15 July 2017.
- ^ "Papierstau behoben: Nordkoreaner Il Gwan Jong stürmt für den FCL" (in German). 7 July 2017. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
- ^ "Jong, Il-Gwan". National Football Teams. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
- ^ "DPR KOREA LIFT HERO INTERCONTINENTAL CUP 2019 TITLE". AIFF. 19 July 2019. Archived from the original on 29 July 2019. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
External links[]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Jong Il-Gwan. |
- Jong Il-gwan – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Jong Il-gwan at National-Football-Teams.com
Categories:
- 1992 births
- Living people
- North Korean footballers
- North Korea international footballers
- Association football forwards
- Asian Young Footballer of the Year winners
- 2015 AFC Asian Cup players
- 2019 AFC Asian Cup players
- Asian Games medalists in football
- Footballers at the 2014 Asian Games
- Asian Games silver medalists for North Korea
- Medalists at the 2014 Asian Games
- Swiss Challenge League players
- FC Luzern players
- FC Wil 1900 players
- Expatriate footballers in Switzerland