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Career & Clubs
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.
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.
- Club
- Kawasaki Frontale (2013–2016)
- Club
- JEF United Chiba (2015–2015)
- Club
- Zweigen Kanazawa (2016–2016)
- Club
- North Korea men's national football team (2011–)
- Club
- Roasso Kumamoto (2017–2018)
- Club
- Suwon FC (2019–2020)
- Club
- Busan IPark FC (2021–2022)
- Club
- Suwon Samsung Bluewings FC (2022–)
Personal
An married South Korean wife, and his son and daughter have South Korean citizenship.
Clubs
- North Korea men's national football team2011current
- Suwon Samsung Bluewings FC2022current
- Kawasaki Frontale2013–2016
- JEF United Chiba2015–2015
- Zweigen Kanazawa2016–2016
- Roasso Kumamoto2017–2018
- Suwon FC2019–2020
- Busan IPark FC2021–2022
Played together with
Ado OnaiwuJEF United Chiba · 2014
Adrian LeijerSuwon FC · 2016- Adílson Ferreira de SouzaBusan IPark FC · 2005–2006
Ahmad ElrichBusan IPark FC · 2004–2004- Ahmad ElrichBusan IPark FC · 2004–2005
Ahn Jung-hwanBusan IPark FC · 1998–2002- Ahn Jung-hwanBusan IPark FC · 2008–2008
- Ahn Jung-hwanSuwon Samsung Bluewings FC · 2007–2007
- Akihiro HyodoJEF United Chiba · 2012–2014
- Akihiro TabataJEF United Chiba · 2001–2002
- Akira AndoZweigen Kanazawa · 2016–2016
- Akira ItoKawasaki Frontale · 1995–2001
Archive
Passport
Identifiers & aliases
An Byong-jun, also known as An Byonjun , is a former footballer who played as a striker. Born in Japan, he represented North Korea at international level.
Opinions of fans — not verified facts.
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