An Byong-jun (; born 22 May 1990), also known as , is a former footballer who played as a striker. Born in Japan, he represented North Korea at international level.
Club career 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.
International 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. 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.
Personal life An married South Korean wife, and his son and daughter have South Korean citizenship.
Career statistics Club + Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsKawasaki Frontale2013J1 League000010—102014J1 League510000—512015J1 League20—00—20Total710010—81JEF United Chiba2015J2 League10012——112Zweigen Kanazawa2016J2 League15210——162Roasso Kumamoto2017J2 League33700——3372018J2 League361000——3610Total691700——6917Suwon FC2019K League 217811——1892020K League 2252000—112621Total422811—114430Busan IPark2021K League 2342311——35242022K League 214421——165Total482732——5129Suwon Samsung Bluewings2022K League 1187——212082023K League 129511——306Total471211—215014Busan IPark2024K League 212010——130Suwon FC2024K League 160———60Career total2568786103226895
International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsNorth Korea201120201560201730Total110
Honours Individual K League 2 Most Valuable Player: 2020, 2021 K League 2 top goalscorer: 2020, 2021 K League 2 Best XI: 2020, 2021
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