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Date of birth | 30 October 1992 | ||||||||||||||
Place of birth | North Korea | ||||||||||||||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||
Playing position | Striker | ||||||||||||||
Club information | |||||||||||||||
Current team
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Rimyongsu | ||||||||||||||
Number | 30 | ||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||
2011– | Rimyongsu | ||||||||||||||
National team‡ | |||||||||||||||
North Korea U-20 | 3 | (0) | |||||||||||||
2011– | North Korea | 50 | (15) | ||||||||||||
Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 30 January 2017 |
Jong Il-gwan | |
Chosŏn'gŭl | 정일관 |
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Revised Romanization | Jeong Ilgwan |
McCune–Reischauer | Chŏng Ilgwan |
Jong Il-gwan (Hangul: 정일관, Hancha: 鄭日冠, born 30 October 1992) in North Korea is a footballer who plays as a Striker. He currently plays for Rimyongsu in the DPR Korea League and the North Korea national football team.
On 24 November 2010 he was crowned AFC Youth Player of the Year.
On 5 June 2012 numerous reports surfaced linking the player with a move to Newcastle United with later reports strongly linking him with FK Partizan and PSV Eindhoven.