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
 Rimyongsu
Number 30
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2011– Rimyongsu
National team‡
North Korea U-20 3 (0)
2011– North Korea 35 (7)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 3 September 2015
Jong Il-gwan
Chosŏn'gŭl 정일관
Revised Romanization Jeong Ilgwan
McCune–Reischauer Chŏng Ilgwan
This is a Korean name; the family name is Jong.

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 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.

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

References

  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
  3. ↑ http://www.tribalfootball.com/articles/newcastle-eyeing-north-korea-sensation-jong-il-gwan-3222841
  4. ↑ Reprezentativac Severne Koreje ponudjen Partizanu at sportal.rs, 6-6-2012 (Serbian)

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