Yang Hyun-jun

In this Korean name, the family name is Yang.

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 Hyun-jun

Hyun-jun training with Celtic in 2024
Personal information
Date of birth	(2002-05-25) 25 May 2002 (age 23)
Place of birth	Busan, South Korea
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s)	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	47	(6)
International career‡
2022–	South Korea U23	9	(0)
2023–	South Korea	6	(0)
Medal record Representing  South Korea Men's football WAFF U-23 Championship Winner 2024 Saudi Arabia
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 10 June 2025

Yang Hyun-jun
Hangul	양현준
RR	Yang Hyeonjun
MR	Yang Hyŏnjun

Club career

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

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

As of 24 May 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
	Total		47	6	5	1	3	0	10	0	65	7
Career total			134	19	10	1	3	0	10	0	157	20

1. Includes Korean FA Cup, Scottish Cup
2. Includes Scottish League Cup
3. Appearances in UEFA Champions League

International

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

Celtic

• Scottish Premiership: 2023–24, 2024–25^[14][15]
• Scottish Cup: 2023–24^[16]
• Scottish League Cup: 2024–25^[17]

South Korea U23

• WAFF U-23 Championship: 2024^[18]

Individual

• K League Young Player of the Month: April 2022, June 2022, July 2022, September 2022^[3]
• K League All-Star: 2022^[19]
• K League 1 Young Player of the Year: 2022^[3]
• Korean FA Young Player of the Year: 2022^[20]