Han Kwang-song

Han Kwang-song (Hangul: 한광성, Hanja: 韓光成; born 11 September 1998) is a North Korean professional footballer who plays as a forward for Qatari club Al-Duhail and the North Korea national team. An ambidextrous player, Han's main characteristics are his dribbling, eye for goal and vision of the game.[1]

Not to be confused with Han Gwang-song (gymnast).
This is a Korean name; the family name is Han.

Han Kwang-song
Han with North Korea in 2019
Personal information
Full name Han Kwang-song
Date of birth (1998-09-11) 11 September 1998
Place of birth Pyongyang, North Korea
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Al-Duhail
Number 9
Youth career
0000–2013 Chobyong
2013–2014 TecnoFutbol CF
2014–2015 Chobyong
2015–2017 ISM Academy
2017 Cagliari
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2020 Cagliari 12 (1)
2017–2018 → Perugia (loan) 17 (7)
2018–2019 → Perugia (loan) 19 (4)
2019–2020 → Juventus U23 (loan) 17 (0)
2020 Juventus 0 (0)
2020– Al-Duhail 8 (3)
National team‡
2015 North Korea U17 4 (0)
2016 North Korea U19 3 (1)
2017– North Korea 10 (1)

Korean name
Chosŏn'gŭl
Hancha
Revised RomanizationHan Gwang-seong
McCune–ReischauerHan Kwang-sŏng
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 August 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19 November 2019

Club career

Cagliari

2017: Debut year

Han Kwang-song joined Cagliari at academy level in 2017, after a successful trial period.[2] 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 substitute for Marco Sau in the 86th minute.[3] He scored his first goal for the club in a 3–2 home defeat to Torino on 9 April with the final goal of the game 5 minutes into stoppage time, thereby becoming the first North Korean to score in Serie A.[3][4] On 13 April 2017, Han signed a contract extension to continue to play for Cagliari until 2022.[5] He played a total of five league games, scoring once.[6]

2017–18: First loan to Perugia

On 7 August 2017, he was loaned to Serie B team Perugia.[7] He debuted for the club in the Coppa Italia third-round game against Benevento, where he was substituted off for Simone Emmanuello in the 79th minute. Perugia won the game 4–0. On 27 August 2017, he scored a hat trick on his Serie B debut for Perugia in a 5–1 win over Virtus Entella.[8]

Han scored seven league goals for Perugia in 17 games during the 2017–18 season,[6] before returning to Cagliari on 1 February 2018.[9]

2018: Return from loan

Han's first game as a starter for Cagliari, and in Serie A, came on 27 February in a 5–0 home defeat against Napoli.[10] He played seven league games in the 2017–18 season.[6]

2018–19: Second loan to Perugia

On 15 August 2018, Han joined on loan to Perugia for a second time.[11] Initially unable to play due to an injury,[12] Han scored his first seasonal goal against Ascoli in a 0–3 away win.[13] He ended the 2018–19 season with four goals in 20 league games.[6]

2019–2020: Loan to Juventus

On 2 September 2019, Han secured a deadline day move to Juventus on a two-year loan from Cagliari with an obligation to purchase at the end of the term.[14] The Serie A champions moved him to their reserve team playing in Serie C: Juventus U23.[15] Han scored one goal and made two assists in 20 appearances for Juventus U23.[16]

Al-Duhail

2020–present: First season

On 2 January 2020, Juventus bought Han from Cagliari for €3.5 million, before selling him to Qatari side Al-Duhail six days later for €5 million.[17][18] He made his debut for Al-Duhail in the Qatar Stars League on 24 January 2020, in a 3–1 win over Al-Arabi.[19] On 11 February 2020, Han debuted in the Asian Champions League against Persepolis, helping his side win 2–0.[20] Han's first goal for Al-Duhail came on 22 February 2020, scoring the maiden goal of the match against Al-Wakrah.[21] He scored in the following two consecutive games, on 27 February and 7 March, respectively against Al-Shahania and Al-Sailiya.[6]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 7 March 2020[6]
Club Season League Cup[lower-alpha 1] Continental Other Total
Division AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Cagliari 2016–17 Serie A 5100——51
2017–18 Serie A 7000–—70
Total 12100——121
Perugia (loan) 2017–18 Serie B 17720——197
2018–19 Serie B 20400–—204
Total 371120——3911
Juventus U23 (loan) 2019–20 Serie C 17 0 3 1 — — 20 1
Juventus 2019–20 Serie A 0 0 0 0 0[lower-alpha 2] 0 — 0 0
Al-Duhail 2019–20 Qatar Stars League 5 3 0 0 2[lower-alpha 3] 0 — 7 3
Career total 7115512 0—7816

International
As of match played 19 November 2019[22]
National team Year Apps Goals
North Korea 2017 2 0
2018 1 0
2019 7 1
Total 10 1
Scores and results list North Korea's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Han goal.[22]
List of international goals scored by Han Kwang-song
GoalDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1 14 November 2019Köpetdag Stadium, Ashgabat, Turkmenistan Turkmenistan1–31–32022 FIFA World Cup qualification

Notes
  1. Includes Coppa Italia, Coppa Italia Serie C and Emir of Qatar Cup matches.
  2. Appearances in the UEFA Champions League
  3. Appearances in the AFC Champions League

References
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  2. "Cagliari confirm signing of North Korean forward Han Kwang-Song". espnfc.com. 10 March 2017.
  3. "Kwang Song Han: The First North Korean To Score In Serie A". forzaitalianfootball.com. 12 April 2017. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
  4. Campanale, Susan (10 April 2017). "Serie A Week 31: Did You Know?". Football Italia. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
  5. "Official: Cagliari sign Han to 2022". Football Italia. 13 April 2017. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
  6. "Korea DPR - Han Kwang-Song - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  7. "N.Korean Forward Han Kwang-song Loaned to Perugia FC". Choson Ilbo. 9 August 2017. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
  8. "Serie B: Han trascina il Perugia". La Repubblica. 27 August 2017. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
  9. "Han: 'Didn't expect Cagliari return' | Football Italia". www.football-italia.net. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  10. "Sprofondo rossoblù – SardegnaSport". web.archive.org. 16 August 2018. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  11. "UFFICIALE: Perugia, torna il nordcoreano Han dal Cagliari". Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  12. "Calcio, Perugia i dolori del giovane Han". umbriaON (in Italian). 19 September 2018. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  13. "Il Perugia torna alla vittoria: 3-0 all'Ascoli. Han si è sbloccato". corrieredellumbria.corr.it. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  14. "Tutti i movimenti di mercato dell'estate". Juventus.com. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  15. "UFFICIALE - Juventus U23, dal Cagliari arriva Han Kwang Song". Tutto C (in Italian). Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  16. "Calciomercato, la Juve fa un altra cessione: Kwang-Song Han raggiunge Mandzukic in Qatar". Calcio Fanpage (in Italian). Retrieved 5 January 2020.
  17. "After Mandzukic and Benatia: Han also changes from Juventus to Al Duhail". En24 News. 8 January 2020. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
  18. "Juve sell Kwang-Song Han to Al-Duhail | Football Italia". www.football-italia.net. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
  19. "Al Arabi vs. Al Duhail - 24 January 2020 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  20. "Al Duhail vs. Persepolis - 11 February 2020 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  21. "Al Duhail vs. Al Wakrah - 22 February 2020 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  22. "Han Kwang-song". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman.
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