Yang Min-hyeok

In this Korean name, the family name is Yang.

Yang Min-hyeok (Korean: 양민혁; born 16 April 2006) is a South Korean footballer who plays as a forward or midfielder for EFL Championship club Portsmouth on loan from Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur, and the South Korea national team.

Yang Min-hyeok

Yang with Gangwon FC in 2024
Personal information
Date of birth	(2006-04-16) 16 April 2006 (age 19)
Place of birth	Gwangju, Gyeonggi, South Korea
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Winger
Team information
Current team	Portsmouth (on loan from Tottenham Hotspur)
Number	47
Youth career
2022–2023	Gangwon FC[note 1]
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2024	Gangwon FC	38	(12)
2025–	Tottenham Hotspur	0	(0)
2025	→ Queens Park Rangers (loan)	14	(2)
2025–	→ Portsmouth (loan)	1	(0)
International career‡
2022–2023	South Korea U17	23	(2)
2025–	South Korea	1	(0)
Medal record Representing  South Korea Men's football AFC U-17 Asian Cup Runner-up 2023 Thailand
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10 August 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 25 March 2025

Club career

Gangwon FC

In 2022, Yang joined Gangneung Jeil High School and started to play for the school's football club, an academy of Gangwon FC. Prior to the 2024 season, when he was just one year away from graduating, he was promoted to the senior team.^[2] He won the K League Player of the Month award for July 2024, becoming the youngest player to win the award.^[3] He was on the list of three nominees for the K League 1 Most Valuable Player award after leading Gangwon to second place.^[4] The MVP award was given to league champion Jo Hyeon-woo, but he received the Young Player of the Year award.^[5]

Tottenham Hotspur

Yang signed a six-year contract with Tottenham Hotspur on 28 July 2024, to join the club in January 2025, allowing him to complete the 2024 K League 1 season with Gangwon.^[6] He spent part of December 2024 at the club's training ground, learning English.^[7]

Yang with Queens Park Rangers signing autographs in March 2025

On 29 January 2025, Yang joined EFL Championship side Queens Park Rangers on loan for the remainder of the season.^[8] On 1 February, he made his Championship debut as a substitute in a 2–1 loss to Millwall.^[9] On 14 February, he provided his first Championship assist in a 4–0 win over Derby County, where he made his first start.^[10] On 29 March, he scored his first Championship goal in a 3–1 loss to Stoke City.^[11]

On 8 August 2025, Yang joined another Championship club Portsmouth on a season-long loan deal.^[12]

International career

In 2023, Yang played for the South Korean national under-17 team at the AFC U-17 Asian Cup and the FIFA U-17 World Cup.^[13]

On 25 March 2025, Yang made his senior international debut during the second half of a World Cup qualifier against Jordan.^[14]

Career statistics

As of 10 August 2025^[13]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		League cup		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Gangwon FC	2024	K League 1	38	12	0	0	—		38	12
Queens Park Rangers (loan)	2024–25	Championship	14	2	—		—		14	2
Portsmouth (loan)	2025–26	Championship	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Career total			53	14	0	0	0	0	53	14

Honours

South Korea U17

• AFC U-17 Asian Cup runner-up: 2023^[13]

Individual

• K League Young Player of the Month: April 2024, May 2024, June 2024, July 2024, October 2024^[15]
• K League All-Star: 2024^[16]
• K League Player of the Month: July 2024^[3]
• K League 1 Young Player of the Year: 2024^[5]
• K League 1 Best XI: 2024^[5]
• Korean FA Young Player of the Year: 2024^[17]

Notes

1. Played for Gangneung Jeil High School [ko], which was an academy of Gangwon FC.^[1]