Jong Il-gwan


Jong Il-gwan is a North Korean football striker who plays as a striker for club Rimyongsu in the DPR Korea Premier Football League and the North Korea national team.

Club career

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. He was transferred to Swiss Super League club FC Luzern in July 2017, signing a two-year contract.

International goals

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.9 April 2011Dasarath Rangasala Stadium, Kathmandu, Nepal1–01–02012 AFC Challenge Cup qualification
2.19 March 2012Dasarath Rangasala Stadium, Kathmandu, Nepal1–12–12012 AFC Challenge Cup
3.10 September 2012Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia2–02–0Friendly
4.3 December 2012Mong Kok Stadium, Mong Kok, Hong Kong5–05–02013 EAFF East Asian Cup qualification
5.16 November 2014Taipei Municipal Stadium, Taipei, Taiwan1–05–12015 EAFF East Asian Cup preliminary
6.16 November 2014Taipei Municipal Stadium, Taipei, Taiwan2–15–12015 EAFF East Asian Cup preliminary
7.3 September 2015Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa, Bahrain1–01–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification
8.13 October 2015Kim Il-sung Stadium, Pyongyang, North Korea1–01–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification
9.17 November 2015Kim Il-sung Stadium, Pyongyang, North Korea2–02–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification
10.14 August 2016UiTM Stadium, Shah Alam, Malaysia1–01–0Friendly
11.21 August 2016Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium, Paroi, Malaysia1–01–1Friendly
12.24 August 2016Shanghai Stadium, Shanghai, China1–02–0Friendly
13.10 October 2016Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila, Philippines1–03–1Friendly
14.6 November 2016Mong Kok Stadium, Mong Kok, Hong Kong1–02–02017 EAFF E-1 Football Championship qualification
15.12 November 2016Mong Kok Stadium, Mong Kok, Hong Kong1–01–02017 EAFF E-1 Football Championship qualification
16.10 November 2017New I-Mobile Stadium, Buriram, Thailand4–04–12019 AFC Asian Cup qualification
17.16 December 2017Ajinomoto Stadium, Tokyo, Japan1–11–12017 EAFF E-1 Football Championship
18.27 March 2018Kim Il-sung Stadium, Pyongyang, North Korea1–02–02019 AFC Asian Cup qualification
19.11 November 2018Taipei Municipal Stadium, Taipei, Taiwan4–04–12019 EAFF E-1 Football Championship qualification
20.16 November 2018Taipei Municipal Stadium, Taipei, Taiwan1–02–02019 EAFF E-1 Football Championship qualification
21.25 December 2018Mỹ Đình National Stadium, Hanoi, Vietnam1–11–1Friendly
22.8 July 2019TransStadia Arena, Ahmedabad, India1–02–52019 Intercontinental Cup
23.13 July 2019TransStadia Arena, Ahmedabad, India1–05–22019 Intercontinental Cup
24.13 July 2019TransStadia Arena, Ahmedabad, India2–05–22019 Intercontinental Cup
25.5 September 2019Kim Il-Sung Stadium, Pyongyang, North Korea1–02–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification
26.5 September 2019Kim Il-Sung Stadium, Pyongyang, North Korea2–02–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification