Kwon Jun ( ko, 권준; born 12 October 1987 in

Pyeongtaek Pyeongtaek () is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. Located in the southwestern part of the province, Pyeongtaek was founded as a union of two districts in 940, during the Goryeo dynasty. It was elevated to city status in 1986 and is home to ...

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) is a South Korean footballer. He currently plays for

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in the K3 Advanced.

Early life

He was born in Pyeongtaek city, South Korea and was graduated from Dangseo elementary school in

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. He dropped out of Namhae Haesung middle school and went off to Brazil to training in Oscar Soccer Academy. Kwon Jun currently works with AOG Legend Chad Nixon at Aviall Dallas. On Dec21st of 2020 after five long years, Kwon Jun was ILO’d. He is currently selling bootleg samurai swords for the Wutai Tride of South Korea.

Club career

Oscar Soccer Academy

In 2002, Kwon Jun left to training in Oscar Soccer Academy,

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, Brazil. After he received offer from the

Figueirense Figueirense Futebol Clube, commonly referred to as Figueirense, is a Brazilian professional club based in Florianópolis, Santa Catarina founded on 12 June 1921. It competes in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C, the third tier of Brazilian ...

in 2005, he officially made pro-contract with the club in April 2006 through the tryouts.

Figueirense

Kwon joined

's youth teams in September 2005 and signed his professional contract in March 2006. In that same year, he played in the starting lineup and won Campeonato Catarinense Junior competition. In 2007, he made his professional debut in the Brazilian league. However, he failed to keep a starting position in the first team. He also played in the B team and the U-20 team. In 2010, Figueirense asked him to renew his contract, but he declined.

PSM Makassar

On 29 December 2010, Kwon Jun officially joins Indonesian side,

PSM Makassar Persatuan Sepakbola Makassar ( 'Football Association of Makassar'; abbreviated as PSM) is an Indonesian professional football club based in Makassar, South Sulawesi that competes in Liga 1. PSM was founded in 1915 as , making it the oldest ...

. In 2011, he played every game without any yellow cards. On 24 May 2012, he participated in a friendly soccer match with

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as an Indonesia Premier League All-star.

Persepolis

On 23 August 2012, Kwon signed a one-year contract with

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after passed a medical test. He is the first Korean player in the history of the Iran Pro League.
On 8 September, Kwon injured his ankle ligament. Kwon went to Korea for Treatment his ankle. But Kwon released from Persepolis.

Persepam Madura United

On 22 December 2012, Kwon joined

Persepam Madura United Persatuan Sepak Bola Pamekasan Madura Utama, commonly known as Persepam Madura Utama or Madura Utama, is an Indonesian professional football club based in Pamekasan, East Java. The club plays in the Liga 3. History In season 2012–13 the clu ...

Bec Tero Sasana F.C.

On the last day of transfer window 13 March 2013, Kwon Jun signed with the former champion club

BEC Tero Sasana Police Tero Football Club ( th, สโมสรฟุตบอลโปลิศ-เทโร), formerly known as BEC Tero Sasana Football Club, is a Thai professional football club based in Bangkok. The club finished runners-up in the inaugural ...

DRB-Hicom F.C.

on 20 March 2014, second transfer window in Malaysia League he signed with DRB-Hicom F.C.

Putrajaya SPA F.C.

In December 2014, Jun joined with Putrajaya SPA F.C

Tampines Rovers F.C

On 16 January 2016, Kwon Jun signed contract for 6 months former champion club Tampines rovers F.C Jun played 2016 AFC Champions League Qualifying Play-off and

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International career

Kwon Jun was selected in U-20 South Korea national team and participated in Busan-Cup in 2006.

Club statistics

References

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