An Il-bom (; born 2 December 1990) is a North Korean football midfielder presently playing for April 25 in the DPR Korea Premier Football League.
Career In the season 2009–10 he played with FK Radnički 1923 in the Serbian League West (national third tier) along with his compatriots Ri Kwang-il and Myong Cha-hyon.SRPSKA LIGA grupa “Z A P A D” Raspored prvenstva 2009/2010 at FK Radnički 1923 official website. Retrieved 17-9-2016 They all came from Sobaeksu.Korejanci na Čika Dači at FK Radnički 1923 official website, 31 August 2009. Retrieved 24 January 2013
He made his debut for the North Korea national football team in 2010. He was part of the squad at the 2013 EAFF East Asian Cup.
He earlier had been part of the North Korea national under-17 football team at the 2006 AFC U-17 Championship and then at the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup where he was the team capitan.Zagreb doveo mlade Korejce at hrsport.net, 4-12-2009. Retrieved 17-9-2016 He played all four games of his team and scored one goal. Then he was part of the North Korean squad at the 2008 AFC U-19 Championship.
An returned to North Korea to play with April 25, wearing number 10. He scored both goals in the final of the 2016 edition of the Hwaebul Cup against Hwaebul, the first in the 9th minute, and the second on a penalty in the 13th minute. The score was 2–2 after extra time, and April 25 went on to win the match 3–2 on penalties. He was also part of the April 25 team which finished as runners-up in the 2019 AFC Cup.
Honours Radnički Kragujevac Serbian League West: 2009–10
April 25 DPR Korea Premier Football League: 2015, 2017, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2024–25 Hwaebul Cup: 2015, 2016 Man'gyŏngdae Prize: 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 Paektusan Prize: 2017 AFC Cup: runner-up 2019
Career statistics International As of match played 13 October 2018
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsNorth Korea201021201100201252201300201410201500201620201700201810Total114
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition1.2 November 2010Mỹ Đình National Stadium, Hanoi, Vietnam12–12–1Friendly2.6 November 201022–02–0 3. 1 December 2012 Mong Kok, Hong Kong 4 1–0 6–1 2013 EAFF East Asian Cup 4. 3 December 2012 5 1–0 5–0
References
External links
An Il-bom at DPRKFootball