Yang Min-hyeok

In this Korean name, the family name is Yang.

Yang Min-hyeok
Yang with Gangwon FC in 2024
Personal information
Date of birth (2006-04-16) 16 April 2006 (age 18)
Place of birth Gwangju, Gyeonggi, South Korea
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Tottenham Hotspur
Number 18
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
Representing  South Korea
Men's football
AFC U-17 Asian Cup
Runner-up 2023 Thailand
*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

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

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

As of 23 November 2024[6]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League cup Other Total
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

South Korea U17

Individual

Notes

  1. ^ Played for Gangneung Jeil High School [ko], which was an academy of Gangwon FC.[1]

References

  1. ^ [강원] ‘만17세 데뷔’ 양민혁, 구단 최연소 출전+공격포인트 기록 (in Korean). K League. 4 March 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Gangwon FC has a rising star in high schooler Yang Min-hyeok". JoongAng Ilbo. 16 May 2024.
  3. ^ a b c 토트넘 가는 18세 양민혁, K리그 최연소 ‘이달의 선수상’ (in Korean). The Dong-a Ilbo. 21 August 2024. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
  4. ^ "Yang Min-Hyeok to join Spurs from Gangwon FC". Tottenham Hotspur F.C. 28 July 2024. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
  5. ^ "Tottenham: Who is Yang Min-hyeok and is he ready for Spurs?". BBC Sport. 31 December 2024.
  6. ^ a b c Yang Min-hyeok at Soccerway. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
  7. ^ 팀 K리그 22명 선수단 확정.. 린가드, 기성용 부상으로 정호연, 오베르단 대체 선발 (in Korean). K League. 23 July 2024. Retrieved 31 July 2024.