Jong Il-gwan (Hangul: 정일관, Hancha: 鄭日冠, born 30 October 1992) is a North Korean football striker who plays as a striker for club Rimyongsu[2] in the DPR Korea Premier Football League and the North Korea national team.[3]
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Il-gwan
lining up with North Korea in 2012 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | (1992-10-30) 30 October 1992 (age 29) | |||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Sariwon, North Korea | |||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Striker | |||||||||||||||
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Current team | Rimyongsu | |||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||
| 2011–2017 | Rimyongsu | |||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | Luzern | 4 | (1) | |||||||||||||
| 2018 | → FC Wil (loan) | 2 | (0) | |||||||||||||
| 2018– | Rimyongsu[1] | |||||||||||||||
| National team‡ | ||||||||||||||||
| North Korea U20 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2009– | North Korea | 76 | (26) | |||||||||||||
Honours
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 March 2018 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 November 2019 | ||||||||||||||||
| Jong Il-gwan | |
| Chosŏn'gŭl | 정일관 |
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| Revised Romanization | Jeong Ilgwan |
| McCune–Reischauer | Chŏng Il'gwan |
On 24 November 2010, he was crowned AFC Youth Player of the Year.[4] On 5 June 2012 numerous reports surfaced linking the player with a move to Newcastle United[5] with later reports strongly linking him with FK Partizan[6] and PSV Eindhoven.[7] He was transferred to Swiss Super League club FC Luzern in July 2017, signing a two-year contract.[8]
Il-gwan made his senior international debut for North Korea on 26 March 2011 against Iraq in a 2–0 defeat.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1. | 9 April 2011 | Dasarath Rangasala Stadium, Kathmandu, Nepal | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2012 AFC Challenge Cup qualification | |
| 2. | 19 March 2012 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2012 AFC Challenge Cup | ||
| 3. | 10 September 2012 | Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia | 2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly | |
| 4. | 3 December 2012 | Mong Kok Stadium, Mong Kok, Hong Kong | 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 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 8. | 13 October 2015 | Kim Il-sung Stadium, Pyongyang, North Korea | 1–0 | 1–0 | ||
| 9. | 17 November 2015 | 2–0 | 2–0 | |||
| 10. | 14 August 2016 | UiTM Stadium, Shah Alam, Malaysia | 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 | 1–0 | 2–0 | ||
| 13. | 10 October 2016 | Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila, Philippines | 1–0 | 3–1 | ||
| 14. | 6 November 2016 | Mong Kok Stadium, Mong Kok, Hong Kong | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2017 EAFF E-1 Football Championship qualification | |
| 15. | 12 November 2016 | 1–0 | 1–0 | |||
| 16. | 10 November 2017 | New I-Mobile Stadium, Buriram, Thailand | 4–0 | 4–1 | 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification | |
| 17. | 16 December 2017 | Ajinomoto Stadium, Tokyo, Japan | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2017 EAFF E-1 Football Championship | |
| 18. | 27 March 2018 | Kim Il-sung Stadium, Pyongyang, North Korea | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification | |
| 19. | 11 November 2018 | Taipei Municipal Stadium, Taipei, Taiwan | 4–0 | 4–1 | 2019 EAFF E-1 Football Championship qualification | |
| 20. | 16 November 2018 | 1–0 | 2–0 | |||
| 21. | 25 December 2018 | Mỹ Đình National Stadium, Hanoi, Vietnam | 1–1 | 1–1 | Friendly | |
| 22. | 8 July 2019 | TransStadia Arena, Ahmedabad, India | 1–0 | 2–5 | 2019 Intercontinental Cup | |
| 23. | 13 July 2019 | 1–0 | 5–2 | |||
| 24. | 2–0 | |||||
| 25. | 5 September 2019 | Kim Il-Sung Stadium, Pyongyang, North Korea | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 26. | 2–0 |
North Korea squad – 2015 AFC Asian Cup | ||
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North Korea squad – 2019 AFC Asian Cup | ||
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Asian Young Footballer of the Year | |
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