north korean football player
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Han Kwang-song ( korean : 한광성 ; Hanja : 韓光成 ; born 11 September 1998 ) is a north korean football player who plays as a forward for the North Korea national team.

Club career [edit ]

Cagliari [edit ]

2017 : Debut class [edit ]

Han Kwang-song joined Cagliari at academy tied in 2017, after a successful test period. [ 1 ] Han became the first north korean to play in the Serie A in a 3–1 away win over Palermo, on 2 April 2017, appearing as a ersatz for Marco Sau in the 86th minute. [ 2 ] He scored his beginning goal for the clubhouse in a 3–2 home frustration to Torino on 9 April with the final goal of the game 5 minutes into blockage time, thereby becoming the first north korean to score in Serie A. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] On 13 April 2017, Han signed a sign extension to continue to play for Cagliari until 2022. [ 4 ] He played a full of five league games, scoring once. [ 5 ]

2017–18 : first loan to Perugia [edit ]

On 7 August 2017, he was loaned to Serie B team Perugia. [ 6 ] He debuted for the club in the Coppa Italia third-round game against Benevento, which Perugia won 4–0. [ 7 ] On 27 August 2017, Han scored a hat-trick on his Serie B debut for Perugia in a 5–1 winnings over Virtus Entella. [ 8 ] Han scored seven league goals for Perugia in 17 games during the 2017–18 temper, [ 5 ] before returning to Cagliari on 1 February 2018. [ 9 ]

2018 : return from loan [edit ]

Han ‘s first game as a starter for Cagliari, and in Serie A, came on 27 February in a 5–0 home frustration against Napoli. [ 10 ] He played seven league games in the 2017–18 season. [ 5 ]

2018–19 : irregular loanword to Perugia [edit ]

On 15 August 2018, Han joined on lend to Perugia for a second fourth dimension. [ 11 ] Initially unable to play due to an injury, [ 12 ] Han scored his first seasonal worker goal against Ascoli in a 0–3 away succeed. [ 13 ] He ended the 2018–19 temper with four goals in 20 league games. [ 5 ]

2019–2020 : loan to Juventus [edit ]

On 2 September 2019, Han secured a deadline day move to Juventus on a biennial loanword from Cagliari, with an debt instrument to purchase at the end of the term. [ 14 ] The Serie A champions moved him to their reserve team play in Serie C : Juventus U23. [ 15 ] On 26 October 2019, Han was called-up to the first team for the Serie A plot against Lecce, [ 16 ] becoming the foremost Asian player to be called-up for Juventus. [ 17 ] Han scored one goal and made two assists in 20 appearances for Juventus U23. [ 18 ]

2020–21 : qatar Stars League champion [edit ]

On 2 January 2020, Juventus bought Han from Cagliari for €3.5 million, before selling him to Qatari side Al-Duhail six days by and by for €7 million. [ 19 ] [ 20 ] He made his introduction for Al-Duhail in the Qatar Cup semi-finals on 10 January, in a 2–0 win over Al-Sailiya, coming on as a substitute for Edmilson Junior in the 83th moment. [ 21 ] He lost the final 4–0 to Al Sadd seven days late. [ 22 ] Han made his Qatar Stars League debut on 24 January, in a 3–1 succeed over Al-Arabi. [ 23 ] Han ‘s first goals for Al-Duhail came on 6 February, scoring a brace against Muaither in the Emir of Qatar Cup quarter-finals ; his side won 4–0. [ 24 ] On 11 February, Han debuted in the asian Champions League against Persepolis, helping his side win 2–0. [ 25 ] Han ‘s first league finish came on 22 February, scoring the maid goal of the match against Al-Wakrah. [ 26 ] He scored in the follow two back-to-back games, on 27 February and 7 March, against Al-Shahania and Al-Sailiya respectively. [ 5 ] Han scored five goals in 14 domestic games, and played two asian Champions League games. [ 5 ] He helped his side win the Qatar Stars League. [ 27 ] due to the sanctions against North Korea, which prevents union Koreans from working abroad, Han was released by Al-Duhail and was due to return to his nation. [ 28 ]

International career [edit ]

Han made his senior introduction for North Korea on 6 June 2017, in a friendly against Qatar. [ 29 ] He played in the 2019 AFC asian Cup qualifiers, [ 30 ] helping North Korea qualify to the final tournament. [ 31 ] Han was called up for the final team, [ 32 ] playing against Saudi Arabia – against whom he was sent off – and Lebanon in the group phase. [ 33 ] [ 34 ] His inaugural external goal came on 14 November 2019, in a 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Turkmenistan. [ 35 ]

style of bet [edit ]

An ambidextrous player, Han ‘s independent characteristics are his dribble, eye for goal and sight of the game. [ 36 ]

personal life sentence [edit ]

Han is subject to the politics of the north korean government ; he can not give interviews, and it is alleged that most of his wage is sent to the politics. [ 37 ] due to United Nations ( UN ) sanctions, which prohibit north korean citizens from working abroad due to the country ‘s nuclear program, [ 38 ] Han can not play overseas. [ citation needed ] indeed, the UN cited his transportation from Juventus to Al-Duhail as a rape of their external sanctions. [ 38 ]

career statistics [edit ]

golf club [edit ]

As of match played 21 August 2020[5]

International [edit ]

As of match played 19 November 2019[39]
National team Year Apps Goals
North Korea 2017 2 0
2018 1 0
2019 7 1
Total 10 1
As of goal scored on 14 November 2019[39]
Scores and results list Han’s goal tally first, score column indicates score after each North Korea goal.

Honours [edit ]

Al-Duhail

North Korea U16

References [edit ]