 An in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1990-05-22) 22 May 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Kokubunji, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2012 | Chuo University | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2016 | Kawasaki Frontale | 7 | (1) |
| 2015 | → JEF United Chiba (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2016 | → Zweigen Kanazawa (loan) | 15 | (2) |
| 2017–2018 | Roasso Kumamoto | 69 | (17) |
| 2019–2020 | Suwon FC | 42 | (28) |
| 2021–2022 | Busan IPark | 48 | (27) |
| 2022–2023 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 47 | (12) |
| 2024 | Busan IPark | 12 | (0) |
| 2024 | Suwon FC | 6 | (0) |
| Total | 256 | (87) | |
| International career | |||
| 2011–2017 | North Korea | 11 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
| An Byong-jun | |
| Hangul | 안병준 |
|---|---|
| RR | An Byeongjun |
| MR | An Pyŏngjun |
An Byong-jun (Korean: 안병준; born 22 May 1990) is a former footballer who played as a striker.[1]
Career
Born in Japan, he played for the North Korea national team at the 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification, the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification, and the 2017 EAFF E-1 Football Championship.[2] He was also a member of the North Korea under-17 team for the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup held in South Korea, but did not make an appearance at the tournament.[3]
An played in South Korea since 2019. He became the top goalscorer at the K League 2 for two consecutive years in 2020 and 2021. He is the first player to win the K League 2 Most Valuable Player Award twice. Afterwards, he was nicknamed "Lewandongmuski", a combination of "Lewandowski" and "dongmu" (which means "friend" or "comrade" in North Korean dialect) by South Korean fans.[4]
Personal life
An married South Korean wife, and his son and daughter have South Korean citizenship.[5]
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Kawasaki Frontale | 2013 | J1 League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| 2014 | J1 League | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 1 | ||
| 2015 | J1 League | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Total | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 8 | 1 | |||
| JEF United Chiba | 2015 | J2 League | 10 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 11 | 2 | ||
| Zweigen Kanazawa | 2016 | J2 League | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 2 | ||
| Roasso Kumamoto | 2017 | J2 League | 33 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 7 | ||
| 2018 | J2 League | 36 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 10 | |||
| Total | 69 | 17 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 69 | 17 | ||||
| Suwon FC | 2019 | K League 2 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 18 | 9 | ||
| 2020 | K League 2 | 25 | 20 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[a] | 1 | 26 | 21 | ||
| Total | 42 | 28 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 44 | 30 | |||
| Busan IPark | 2021 | K League 2 | 34 | 23 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 35 | 24 | ||
| 2022 | K League 2 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 16 | 5 | |||
| Total | 48 | 27 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 51 | 29 | ||||
| Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 2022 | K League 1 | 18 | 7 | — | — | 2[b] | 1 | 20 | 8 | ||
| 2023 | K League 1 | 29 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 30 | 6 | |||
| Total | 47 | 12 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 50 | 14 | |||
| Busan IPark | 2024 | K League 2 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | ||
| Suwon FC | 2024 | K League 1 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 256 | 87 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 268 | 95 | ||
- ^ Appearances in K League 2 promotion play-offs
- ^ Appearances in K League promotion-relegation play-offs
International
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Korea | 2011 | 2 | 0 |
| 2015 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 11 | 0 | |
Honours
Individual
- K League 2 Most Valuable Player: 2020, 2021[9]
- K League 2 top goalscorer: 2020, 2021[9]
- K League 2 Best XI: 2020, 2021[9]
References
- ^ a b "An Byong-jun". Soccerway. Archived from the original on 24 September 2024. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
- ^ a b An Byong-jun at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ "FIFA U-17 World Cup Korea 2007, Spain 3:0 (1:0) Korea DPR". FIFA. Archived from the original on 14 September 2007. Retrieved 13 January 2026.
- ^ '레반동무스키' 안병준…"내년엔 꼭 1부에서". Nate (in Korean). SBS. 3 December 2021. Retrieved 13 January 2026.
- ^ K리그2 주름잡는 '인민 호날두'…"아내·아이들은 한국 국적" (in Korean). Munhwa Ilbo. 5 June 2020. Retrieved 13 January 2026.
- ^ An Byong-jun at Soccerway. Retrieved 2026-01-13.
- ^ An Byong-jun at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
- ^ An Byong-jun – K League stats at kleague.com (in Korean and English)
- ^ a b c K리그2 평정한 안병준…아픔 딛고 2년 연속 MVP (in Korean). Yonhap News Agency. 18 November 2021. Retrieved 13 January 2026.
External links
- An Byong-jun at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
- An Byong-jun – K League stats at kleague.com (in Korean and English)
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