Jang Song-hyok (born 18 January 1991) is a
North Korea
North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the northern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and shares borders with China and Russia to the north, at the Yalu River, Y ...
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association footballer
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who currently plays for
Visakha
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in the
Cambodian League
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and the
North Korea national team. He plays as a centre back.
Career
Song-hyok represents Rimyongsu Sports Club in the DRP Korean league. He was selected to represent DPR Korea at the
2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup
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At a FIFA ...
in
Colombia
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. His first goal came against
Tajikistan
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in the Third Round of World Cup qualifying. During the
2012 AFC Challenge Cup
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Song-hyok would score a penalty to give North Korea the win over
Turkmenistan
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in the final.
International goals
Honours
North Korea U20
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AFC U-19 Championship
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2010
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References
External links
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Goal profileJang Song-hyokat Asian Games Incheon 2014
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1991 births
Living people
Men's association football defenders
North Korea men's international footballers
North Korean men's footballers
Footballers at the 2014 Asian Games
2015 AFC Asian Cup players
Pyongyang Sports Club players
Rimyongsu Sports Club players
Asian Games medalists in football
Expatriate men's footballers in Cambodia
North Korean expatriate men's footballers
Asian Games silver medalists for North Korea
Medalists at the 2014 Asian Games
21st-century North Korean people