Yang Hyun-jun

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In this Korean name, the family name is Yang.

Yang Hyun-jun
File:Celtic-20240722-062 (cropped).jpg
Hyun-jun training with Celtic in 2024
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-05-25) 25 May 2002 (age 24)
Place of birth Busan, South Korea
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position Winger
Team information
Current team
 Celtic
Number 13
Youth career
2018–2020 Busan Information High School
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021 Gangwon FC B 21 (4)
2021–2023 Gangwon FC 66 (9)
2023– Celtic 57 (6)
International career‡
2022– South Korea U23 9 (0)
2023– South Korea 6 (0)
Medal record
Representing File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea
Men's football
WAFF U-23 Championship
Winner 2024 Saudi Arabia
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 December 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 10 June 2025
Yang Hyun-jun
Hangul
양현준
RRYang Hyeonjun
MRYang Hyŏnjun

Yang Hyun-jun (Korean: 양현준; born 25 May 2002) is a South Korean professional footballer who plays as a winger for Scottish Premiership club Celtic and the South Korea national team.

Club career

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Yang joined Gangwon FC just after graduating from high school in 2021.[2] He was evaluated as the best K League talent by winning four Young Player of the Month awards and the Young Player of the Year award in his second professional season.[3] He attracted Koreans with his dribbling skills during the season, especially in the K League All-Star Game against Tottenham Hotspur.[4]

On 15 July 2023, Gangwon FC announced that Yang would be transferring to Scottish Premiership club Celtic.[5] On 24 July, Celtic announced that Yang had signed on a five-year deal for an undisclosed fee.[6] Yang made his Celtic debut in a 4–2 victory over Ross County on 5 August. He also made his UEFA Champions League debut as a starter in a 2–1 defeat to Lazio on 4 October. He scored his first goal for Celtic in a 6–0 victory over Aberdeen on 12 November.

On 12 February 2025, Yang provided his first Champions League assist in a 2–1 loss to Bayern Munich.[7] On 1 March, he had come on as a 65th minute substitute against St Mirren, and was named the Player of the Match by having two goals and one assist which broke a 2–2 tie.[8][9]

International career

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Yang was selected for the South Korea national team for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup, playing two matches as a substitute.[10]

He was called up to the national team just over a year after the Asian Cup to prepare for a series of home matches against Oman and Jordan in the third Asian qualifier for the 2026 World Cup.[11]

Career statistics

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As of 17 December 2025[10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Gangwon FC B 2021[12] K4 League 21 4 — — — 21 4
Gangwon FC 2021 K League 1 9 0 1 0 — — 10 0
2022 K League 1 36 8 2 0 — — 38 8
2023 K League 1 21 1 2 0 — — 23 1
Total 66 9 5 0 — — 71 9
Celtic 2023–24 Scottish Premiership 24 1 2 0 1 0 4[c] 0 31 1
2024–25 Scottish Premiership 23 5 3 1 2 0 6[c] 0 34 6
2025–26 Scottish Premiership 10 0 0 0 3 1 5[d] 1 18 2
Total 57 6 5 1 6 1 15 1 83 9
Career total 144 19 10 1 6 1 15 1 175 22
  1. ^ Includes Korean FA Cup, Scottish Cup
  2. ^ Includes Scottish League Cup
  3. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  4. ^ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, three appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League

International

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As of match played 10 June 2025[13]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
South Korea 2023 1 0
2024 2 0
2025 3 0
Total 6 0

Honours

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Celtic

South Korea U23

Individual

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