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
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 59 (18)
* 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 27 march 2018
Jong Il-gwan
Chosŏn'gŭl 정일관
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]
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.9 April 2011Dasarath Rangasala Stadium, Kathmandu, Nepal   Nepal1–01–02012 AFC Challenge Cup qualification
2.19 March 2012Dasarath Rangasala Stadium, Kathmandu, Nepal Turkmenistan1–12–12012 AFC Challenge Cup
3.10 September 2012Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia Indonesia2–02–0Friendly
4.3 December 2012Mong Kok Stadium, Mong Kok, Hong Kong Guam5–05–02013 EAFF East Asian Cup qualification
5.16 November 2014Taipei Municipal Stadium, Taipei, Taiwan Guam1–05–12015 EAFF East Asian Cup preliminary
6.2–1
7.3 September 2015Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa, Bahrain Bahrain1–01–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification
8.13 October 2015Kim Il-sung Stadium, Pyongyang, North Korea Yemen1–01–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification
9.17 November 2015Kim Il-sung Stadium, Pyongyang, North Korea Bahrain2–02–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification
10.14 August 2016UiTM Stadium, Shah Alam, Malaysia Iraq1–01–0Friendly
11.21 August 2016Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium, Paroi, Malaysia Iraq1–01–1Friendly
12.24 August 2016Shanghai Stadium, Shanghai, China United Arab Emirates1–02–0Friendly
13.10 October 2016Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila, Philippines Philippines1–03–1Friendly
14.6 November 2016Mong Kok Stadium, Mong Kok, Hong Kong Chinese Taipei1–02–02017 EAFF E-1 Football Championship qualification
15.12 November 2016Mong Kok Stadium, Mong Kok, Hong Kong Hong Kong1–01–02017 EAFF E-1 Football Championship qualification
16.10 November 2017New I-Mobile Stadium, Buriram, Thailand Malaysia4–04–12019 AFC Asian Cup qualification
17.16 December 2017Ajinomoto Stadium, Tokyo, Japan China PR1–11–12017 EAFF E-1 Football Championship
18.27 March 2018Kim Il-sung Stadium, Pyongyang, North Korea Hong Kong1–02–02019 AFC Asian 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%5Bpermanent+dead+link%5D
  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 (2017-06-01). "Stürmer aus Nordkorea als FCL-Hoffnungsträger" (in German). Retrieved 2017-07-15.
  6. ↑ "Papierstau behoben: Nordkoreaner Il Gwan Jong stürmt für den FCL" (in German). 2017-07-07. Retrieved 2017-07-15.
  7. ↑ "Jong, Il-Gwan". National Football Teams. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
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