| Yang Hyun-jun | |
| Hangul | 양현준 |
|---|---|
| RR | Yang Hyeonjun |
| MR | Yang 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.
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]
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]
| 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 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3[d] | 0 | 8 | 1 | |
| Total | 50 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 73 | 8 | ||
| Career total | 137 | 19 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 165 | 21 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Korea | 2023 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 6 | 0 | |
Celtic
South Korea U23
Individual
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