Yang Hyun-jun

Yang Hyun-jun (born 25 May 2002) is a South Korean footballer who plays for 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.

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

Honours
Celtic
 * Scottish Premiership: 2023–24
 * Scottish Cup: 2023–24

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