# Yang Hyun-jun

Yang Hyun-jun (Korean: 양현준; born 25 May 2002) is a South Korean footballer who plays for Scottish Premiership club Celtic and the South Korea national team.

## Club career

Yang joined Gangwon FC just after graduating from high school in 2021. 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. He attracted Koreans with his dribbling skills during the season, especially in the K League All-Star Game against Tottenham Hotspur.
On 15 July 2023, Gangwon FC announced that Yang would be transferring to Scottish Premiership club Celtic. On 24 July, Celtic announced that Yang had signed on a five-year deal for an undisclosed fee. 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. 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.

## International career

Yang was selected for the South Korean national team for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup, playing two matches as a substitute.

## Career statistics

    As of 1 March 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National cup | National cup | League cup | League cup | Continental | Continental | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Gangwon FC B | 2021 | K4 League | 21 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 4 |
| Gangwon FC | 2021 | K League 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 0 |
| Gangwon FC | 2022 | K League 1 | 36 | 8 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 38 | 8 |
| Gangwon FC | 2023 | K League 1 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 23 | 1 |
| Gangwon FC | Total | Total | 66 | 13 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 71 | 13 |
| Celtic | 2023–24 | Scottish Premiership | 24 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 31 | 1 |
| Celtic | 2024–25 | Scottish Premiership | 17 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 27 | 5 |
| Celtic | Total | Total | 41 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 58 | 6 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 128 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 150 | 19 |
* ↑ Includes Korean FA Cup, Scottish Cup
* ↑ Includes Scottish League Cup
* 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Champions League

### International

    As of match played 6 February 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| South Korea | 2023 | 1 | 0 |
| South Korea | 2024 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 3 | 0 |

## Honours

Celtic
* Scottish Premiership: 2023–24
* Scottish Cup: 2023–24
* Scottish League Cup: 2024–25
South Korea U23
* WAFF U-23 Championship: 2024
Individual
* K League Young Player of the Month: April 2022, June 2022, July 2022, September 2022
* K League All-Star: 2022
* K League 1 Young Player of the Year: 2022
* Korean FA Young Player of the Year: 2022