Yang Min-hyeok
.jpg) Yang with Gangwon FC in 2024 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 16 April 2006 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Gwangju, Gyeonggi, South Korea | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||||||||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Tottenham Hotspur | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Gangwon FC[note 1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024 | Gangwon FC | 38 | (12) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Tottenham Hotspur | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | South Korea U17 | 23 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 November 2023 | |||||||||||||||||
Yang Min-hyeok (Korean: 양민혁; born 16 April 2006) is a South Korean footballer who plays as a forward or midfielder for Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur.
Club career
[edit]In 2022, Yang joined Gangneung Jeil High School and started to play for the school's football club, an academy of Gangwon FC. Prior to the 2024 season, when he was just one year away from graduating, he was 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, to join the club in January 2025, allowing him to complete the 2024 K League 1 season with Gangwon.[4] He spent part of December 2024 at the club's training ground, learning English.[5]
International career
[edit]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.[6]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of 23 November 2024[6]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Gangwon FC | 2024 | K League 1 | 38 | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 38 | 12 | ||
| Tottenham Hotspur | 2024–25 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| Career total | 38 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 12 | ||
Honours
[edit]South Korea U17
- AFC U-17 Asian Cup runner-up: 2023[6]
Individual
- K League Young Player of the Month: April 2024, May 2024, June 2024, July 2024[3]
- K League All-Star: 2024[7]
- K League Player of the Month: July 2024[3]
- K League 1 Best XI: 2024
- K League 1 Young Player of the Year: 2024
Notes
[edit]- ^ Played for Gangneung Jeil High School, which was an academy of Gangwon FC.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ [강원] ‘만17세 데뷔’ 양민혁, 구단 최연소 출전+공격포인트 기록 (in Korean). K League. 4 March 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
- ^ "Gangwon FC has a rising star in high schooler Yang Min-hyeok". JoongAng Ilbo. 16 May 2024.
- ^ a b c 토트넘 가는 18세 양민혁, K리그 최연소 ‘이달의 선수상’ (in Korean). The Dong-a Ilbo. 21 August 2024. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
- ^ "Yang Min-Hyeok to join Spurs from Gangwon FC". Tottenham Hotspur F.C. 28 July 2024. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
- ^ "Tottenham: Who is Yang Min-hyeok and is he ready for Spurs?". BBC Sport. 31 December 2024.
- ^ a b c Yang Min-hyeok at Soccerway. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
- ^ 팀 K리그 22명 선수단 확정.. 린가드, 기성용 부상으로 정호연, 오베르단 대체 선발 (in Korean). K League. 23 July 2024. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
External links
[edit]- Yang Min-hyeok – K League stats at kleague.com (in Korean)
- Yang Min-hyeok at KFA (in Korean)
- Yang Min-hyeok at Soccerway