Hyunjun Yang was born on the 25th of May 2002, making him 23 years of age as of today. A talented forward hailing from the Republic of Korea, Yang specialises as a right winger and is currently playing for Celtic Football Club, endowed with the honour of wearing the number 13 jersey. Standing at approximately 5ft 10in tall (1.79 metres), he strikes a balanced figure on the field, weighing in at roughly 10st 12lb (69kg).
At present, Yang is estimated to have a market value of close to €2.50m, which translates to around £2.2m, as ascertained by Transfermarkt.
In the January of 2021, Yang embarked upon his professional football journey with Gangwon FC in the K League 1, the top division in his native Republic of Korea. In his debut season with Gangwon, he chalked up a respectable nine appearances. This tally swelled to a noteworthy thirty-six performances, scoring eight goals in the subsequent 2022 season. Despite a downturn in form, with his goal tally dropping to just one across twenty-one games in the 2023 season, Yang managed to catch the eyes of Celtic scouts.
In the summer transfer window of 2023, Celtic secured the services of Yang, splashing out an approximate £2.2m transfer fee, a sizable investment in the ever-promising Korean talent. Since his move to Celtic in the Scottish Premiership, Yang has continued to demonstrate his worth. In the 2023-2024 season, he made twenty-four first team appearances, finding the netting once. Yang kept up the momentum heading into the 2024-2025 season, upping his on-pitch reappearance tally to twenty-three and increasing his goal count to five. As the 2025-2026 season unfolds, Yang has already made four appearances for Celtic, promising more to come.
Alongside his league contributions, Yang has also made noteworthy appearances in higher-profile competitions. In the Champions League of 2023-2024, he played twice for Celtic. He progressed further in the 2025-2026 League Cup, notching up a goal in one start and one substitute appearance, and repeated the feat in the Scottish Cup of 2024-2025. Yang has also begun to cut his teeth in the Champions League Qualifiers and Europa League in the 2025-2026 season, featuring for Celtic in a start and substitute appearance in each competition.
