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South Korean footballer (born 2006) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Yang Min-hyeok (Korean: 양민혁; born 16 April 2006) is a South Korean footballer who plays as a forward for K League 1 side Gangwon FC. He is set to join Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur in January 2025.
.jpg) Yang with Gangwon FC in 2024 | |||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 16 April 2006 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Gwangju, Gyeonggi, South Korea | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||||||||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Gangwon FC | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 47 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Gangwon FC[note 1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Gangwon FC | 36 | (11) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | South Korea U17 | 23 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 November 2023 | |||||||||||||||||
In 2022, Yang joined Gangneung Jeil High School and started to play for the school's football club, known as an academy of Gangwon FC. Prior to the 2024 season, when he was just one year away from graduating, he 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]
Yang signed a five-year contract with Tottenham Hotspur on 28 July 2024, and will join the club in January 2025, allowing him to complete the 2024 K League 1 season with Gangwon.[4]
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.[5]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Gangwon FC | 2024 | K League 1 | 36 | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 11 | ||
South Korea U17
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