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Jong Il-gwan

North Korean footballer

In this Korean name, the family name is Jong.

Jong Il-gwan (Korean: 정일관; Hanja: 鄭日冠; born 30 October 1992) is a North Korean professional footballer who plays as a striker for DPR Korea Premier Football League club Rimyongsu^[2] and the North Korea national team.^[3] He is the all-time top scorer for North Korea.

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Jong Il-gwan

Jong lining up with North Korea in 2012

Personal information

Date of birth

(1992-10-30) 30 October 1992 (age 31)

Place of birth

Sariwon, North Korea

Height

1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)

Position(s)

Striker

Team information

Current team

Rimyongsu

Number

Senior career*

Years

Team

Apps

(Gls)

2011–2017

Rimyongsu

2017–2018

Luzern

(1)

2018

→ FC Wil (loan)

(0)

2018–

Rimyongsu^[1]

International career^‡

North Korea U20

(0)

2011–

North Korea

(29)

Medal record

Representing North Korea

Men's football
Asian Games
	2014 Incheon	Team

*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 March 2018
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 March 2024

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Jong Il-gwan
Chosŏn'gŭl	정일관
Revised Romanization	Jeong Ilgwan
McCune–Reischauer	Chŏng Il'gwan

Club career

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]

On 1 August 2022, Jong won his club's first ever Hwaebul Cup after scoring a 96th minute winner against April 25 in a 2–1 win.

International career

Jong made his senior international debut for North Korea on 26 March 2011 against Iraq in a 2–0 defeat.

Jong made his EAFF preliminaries debut in 2012 against Chinese Taipei. He scored his first competition goal in a 5–0 win against Guam in the second preliminary round. Jong scored a brace in 2014 against the same opposition for the second preliminary round, helping his side qualify for the final tournament. He scored another goal against Chinese Taipei and Hong Kong in 2016 for the 2017 edition's second preliminaries. On 16 December 2017, Jong scored a stunning free kick against China in a 1–1 draw.

For the 2019 Asian Cup, Jong was named captain of the national team. Against Qatar, he was sent off towards the end of the match.

On 21 November 2023, Jong scored his first international hat-trick against Myanmar.

Career statistics

International

As of match played 21 November 2023

North Korea score listed first, score column indicates score after each Jong goal^[9]

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List of international goals scored by Jong Il-gwan
No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	9 April 2011	Dasarath Rangasala Stadium, Kathmandu, Nepal	Nepal	1–0	1–0	2012 AFC Challenge Cup qualification
2.	19 March 2012	Dasarath Rangasala Stadium, Kathmandu, Nepal	Turkmenistan	1–1	2–1	2012 AFC Challenge Cup
3.	10 September 2012	Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia	Indonesia	2–0	2–0	Friendly
4.	3 December 2012	Mong Kok Stadium, Mong Kok, Hong Kong	Guam	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.	16 November 2014	Taipei Municipal Stadium, Taipei, Taiwan		2–1	5–1	2015 EAFF East Asian Cup preliminary
7.	3 September 2015	Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa, Bahrain	Bahrain	1–0	1–0	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
8.	13 October 2015	Kim Il Sung Stadium, Pyongyang, North Korea	Yemen	1–0	1–0
9.	17 November 2015	Kim Il Sung Stadium, Pyongyang, North Korea	Bahrain	2–0	2–0
10.	14 August 2016	UiTM Stadium, Shah Alam, Malaysia	Iraq	1–0	1–0	Friendly
11.	21 August 2016	Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium, Paroi, Malaysia	Iraq	1–0	1–1
12.	24 August 2016	Shanghai Stadium, Shanghai, China	United Arab Emirates	1–0	2–0
13.	10 October 2016	Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila, Philippines	Philippines	1–0	3–1
14.	6 November 2016	Mong Kok Stadium, Mong Kok, Hong Kong	Chinese Taipei	1–0	2–0	2017 EAFF E-1 Football Championship qualification
15.	12 November 2016	Mong Kok Stadium, Mong Kok, Hong Kong	Hong Kong	1–0	1–0	2017 EAFF E-1 Football Championship qualification
16.	10 November 2017	New I-Mobile Stadium, Buriram, Thailand	Malaysia	4–0	4–1	2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification
17.	16 December 2017	Ajinomoto Stadium, Tokyo, Japan	China	1–1	1–1	2017 EAFF E-1 Football Championship
18.	27 March 2018	Kim Il Sung Stadium, Pyongyang, North Korea	Hong Kong	1–0	2–0	2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification
19.	11 November 2018	Taipei Municipal Stadium, Taipei, Taiwan	Mongolia	4–0	4–1	2019 EAFF E-1 Football Championship qualification
20.	16 November 2018	Taipei Municipal Stadium, Taipei, Taiwan	Chinese Taipei	1–0	2–0	2019 EAFF E-1 Football Championship qualification
21.	25 December 2018	Mỹ Đình National Stadium, Hanoi, Vietnam	Vietnam	1–1	1–1	Friendly
22.	8 July 2019	TransStadia Arena, Ahmedabad, India	Syria	1–0	2–5	2019 Intercontinental Cup
23.	13 July 2019		India	1–0	5–2
24.	13 July 2019		India	2–0	5–2
25.	5 September 2019	Kim Il Sung Stadium, Pyongyang, North Korea	Lebanon	1–0	2–0	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
26.	5 September 2019	Kim Il Sung Stadium, Pyongyang, North Korea	Lebanon	2–0	2–0	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
27.	21 November 2023	Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon, Myanmar	Myanmar	1–0	6–1	2026 FIFA World Cup qualification
28.				4–0
29.				5–0

Style of play

Jong is known for being a pacy and technical forward who can play on either flanks or up top. He has an expert first touch and vision and has an eye for exploiting spaces in between defenders. Jong is also a set piece specialist, scoring multiple free kicks in his international career.

Honours

North Korea U20

AFC U-19 Championship: 2010

North Korea

Hero Intercontinental Cup: 2019^[10]

Individual

Hero Intercontinental Cup Best player: 2019

References

[1]
Ri, Sung Ik. "Footballers and coaches of year nominated". The Pyongyang Times. Archived from the original on 28 December 2019. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
[2]
Ri, Sung Ik. "Footballers and coaches of year nominated". The Pyongyang Times. Archived from the original on 28 December 2019. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
[3]
Jong Il-gwan at National-Football-Teams.com
[4]
"The AFC". www.the-afc.com. Archived from the original on 24 April 2019. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
[5]
"Newcastle eyeing North Korea sensation Jong Il-Gwan - Tribal Football".
[6]
Reprezentativac Severne Koreje ponudjen Partizanu Archived 9 June 2012 at the Wayback Machine at sportal.rs, 6-6-2012 (in Serbian)
[7]
Wyrsch, Daniel (1 June 2017). "Stürmer aus Nordkorea als FCL-Hoffnungsträger" (in German). Retrieved 15 July 2017.
[8]
"Papierstau behoben: Nordkoreaner Il Gwan Jong stürmt für den FCL" (in German). 7 July 2017. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
[9]
"Jong, Il-Gwan". National Football Teams. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
[10]
"DPR KOREA LIFT HERO INTERCONTINENTAL CUP 2019 TITLE". AIFF. 19 July 2019. Archived from the original on 29 July 2019. Retrieved 19 July 2019.

External links

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Jong Il-gwan – FIFA competition record (archived)
Jong Il-gwan at National-Football-Teams.com

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