Jong Il-gwan
Appearance
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Date of birth | 30 October 1992 | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | North Korea | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Striker | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
2011–2017 | Rimyongsu | ||||||||||||||||
2017–2018 | Luzern | 4 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
2018 | → FC Wil (loan) | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
North Korea U20 | 3 | (0) | |||||||||||||||
2011– | North Korea | 63 | (21) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 March 2018 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 December 2018 |
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) in North Korea is a footballer who plays as a Striker. He 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.[7]
# | 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 | Dasarath Rangasala Stadium, Kathmandu, Nepal | 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 | Guam | 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 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
9. | 17 November 2015 | Kim Il-sung Stadium, Pyongyang, North Korea | Bahrain | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
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 | Iraq | 1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly |
12. | 24 August 2016 | Shanghai Stadium, Shanghai, China | United Arab Emirates | 1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
13. | 10 October 2016 | Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila, Philippines | Philippines | 1–0 | 3–1 | Friendly |
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 | Mong Kok Stadium, Mong Kok, Hong Kong | Hong Kong | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2017 EAFF E-1 Football Championship qualification |
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 | 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 | Taipei Municipal Stadium, Taipei, Taiwan | Chinese Taipei | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2019 EAFF E-1 Football Championship qualification |
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 | 5–2 | Intercontinental Cup |
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[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 Template:Sr icon
- ^ 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.
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:
- Use dmy dates from February 2012
- 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