Heo Yong-joon

In this Korean name, the family name is Heo.

Heo Yong-joon (Korean: 허용준; Hanja: 許熔埈; born 8 January 1993) is a South Korean footballer who plays as forward for Vegalta Sendai.^[1]

Heo Yong-joon

Personal information
Date of birth	(1993-01-08) 8 January 1993 (age 32)
Place of birth	Yeosu, South Korea
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Vegalta Sendai
Number	88
Youth career
2009–2011	Jeonnam Dragons
2012–2015	Korea University
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2018	Jeonnam Dragons	86	(16)
2019	Incheon United	10	(0)
2019	→ Pohang Steelers (loan)	15	(1)
2020–	Pohang Steelers	32	(10)
2020–2021	→ Sangju / Gimcheon Sangmu (army)	20	(7)
2023	→ Vegalta Sendai (loan)	26	(5)
International career‡
2011–2013	South Korea U20	12	(3)
2015	South Korea U23	0	(0)
2017	South Korea	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 October 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 March 2017

Heo Yong-joon
Hangul	허용준
Hanja	許熔埈
Revised Romanization	Heo Yongjun
McCune–Reischauer	Hŏ Yongjun

Career

Heo joined K League 1 side Jeonnam Dragons in January 2016.^[2]

On March 23, 2017, he made his debut as a substitute for the South Korea national team in the 39th minute of the second half of the away match against China in the 3rd round of the Asian qualifiers for the FIFA World Cup in Russia.^[3]

Career statistics

As of 28 October 2023^[1]

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Jeonnam Dragons	2016	K League 1	28	4	3	0	—		—		31	4
	2017		35	3	3	1	—		—		38	4
	2018		23	9	1	0	—		—		24	9
	Total		86	16	7	1	—		—		93	17
Incheon United	2019	K League 1	10	0	0	0	—		—		10	0
Pohang Steelers (loan)	2019	K League 1	15	1	—		—		—		15	1
Pohang Steelers	2020		2	0	—		—		—		2	0
	2022		30	10	2	4	—		—		32	14
	2024		0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	Total		47	11	2	4	0	0	—		49	15
Sangju Sangmu / Gimcheon Sangmu (army)	2020	K League 1	2	0	2	1	—		—		4	1
	2021	K League 2	18	7	0	0	—		—		18	7
	Total		20	7	2	1	—		—		22	8
Vegalta Sendai (loan)	2023	J2 League	26	5	1	0	—		—		27	5
Career total			189	39	12	6	0	0	0	0	201	45

Honours

South Korea U20

• AFC U-19 Championship: 2012