Jong Il-gwan

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This is a Korean name; the family name is Jong.

Jong Il-gwan
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Personal information
Date of birth (1992-10-30) 30 October 1992 (age 26)
Place of birth North Korea
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2017 Rimyongsu
2017–2018 Luzern 4 (1)
2018 → FC Wil (loan) 2 (0)
National team‡
North Korea U20 3 (0)
2011– North Korea 69 (26)
* 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
Revised RomanizationJeong Ilgwan
McCune–ReischauerChŏng 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[edit]

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[edit]

Scores and results list North Korea's goal tally first.[7]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
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

References[edit]

  1. ^ Jong Il-gwan at National-Football-Teams.com
  2. ^ http://www.the-afc.com/en/previous-awards/afc-awards-2010/31535-afc-youth-player-of-the-year-jong-il-gwan[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ http://www.tribalfootball.com/articles/newcastle-eyeing-north-korea-sensation-jong-il-gwan-3222841
  4. ^ Reprezentativac Severne Koreje ponudjen Partizanu Archived 9 June 2012 at the Wayback Machine at sportal.rs, 6-6-2012 (in Serbian)
  5. ^ Wyrsch, Daniel (1 June 2017). "Stürmer aus Nordkorea als FCL-Hoffnungsträger" (in German). Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  6. ^ "Papierstau behoben: Nordkoreaner Il Gwan Jong stürmt für den FCL" (in German). 7 July 2017. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  7. ^ "Jong, Il-Gwan". National Football Teams. Retrieved 16 November 2018.

External links[edit]

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