An Byong-jun

 ( 1990 Births ) 

An Byong-jun (; born 22 May 1990) is a former footballer who played as a striker.

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Career Born in Japan, he played for the North Korea national team at the 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification, the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification, and the 2017 EAFF E-1 Football Championship. He was also a member of the North Korea under-17 team for the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup held in South Korea, but did not make an appearance at the tournament.

An played in South Korea since 2019. He became the top goalscorer at the K League 2 for two consecutive years in 2020 and 2021. He is the first player to win the K League 2 Most Valuable Player Award twice. Afterwards, he was nicknamed "Lewandongmuski", a combination of "Lewandowski" and "dongmu" (which means "friend" or "comrade" in North Korean dialect) by South Korean fans.

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Personal life An married South Korean wife, and his son and daughter have South Korean citizenship.

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Career statistics

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Club

+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Kawasaki Frontale	J1 League	0
	J1 League	1
	J1 League	0
JEF United Chiba	J2 League	2
Zweigen Kanazawa	J2 League	2
Roasso Kumamoto	J2 League	7
	J2 League	10
Suwon FC	K League 2	9
	K League 2	21
Busan IPark	K League 2	24
	K League 2	5
Suwon Samsung Bluewings	K League 1	8
	K League 1	6
Busan IPark	K League 2	0
Suwon FC	K League 1	0

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International

+ Appearances and goals by national team and year
North Korea	0
	0
	0

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Honours Individual

• K League 2 Most Valuable Player: 2020, 2021
• K League 2 top goalscorer: 2020, 2021
• K League 2 Best XI: 2020, 2021

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