An Byong-jun

{{short description|North Korean footballer (born 1990)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}} {{Infobox football biography | name = An Byong-jun | image = 안병준.jpg | caption = An in 2023 | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1990|5|22|df=yes}} | birth_place = Kokubunji, Japan | height = 1.83 m | position = Striker | currentclub = | clubnumber = | collegeyears1 = 2009–2012 | college1 = Chuo University | years1 = 2013–2016 | clubs1 = Kawasaki Frontale | caps1 = 7 | goals1 = 1 | years2 = 2015 | clubs2 = → JEF United Chiba (loan) | caps2 = 10 | goals2 = 0 | years3 = 2016 | clubs3 = → Zweigen Kanazawa (loan) | caps3 = 15 | goals3 = 2 | years4 = 2017–2018 | clubs4 = Roasso Kumamoto | caps4 = 69 | goals4 = 17 | years5 = 2019–2020 | clubs5 = Suwon FC | caps5 = 42 | goals5 = 28 | years6 = 2021–2022 | clubs6 = Busan IPark | caps6 = 48 | goals6 = 27 | years7 = 2022–2023 | clubs7 = Suwon Samsung Bluewings | caps7 = 47 | goals7 = 12 | years8 = 2024 | clubs8 = Busan IPark | caps8 = 12 | goals8 = 0 | years9 = 2024 | clubs9 = Suwon FC | caps9 = 6 | goals9 = 0 | totalcaps = 256 | totalgoals = 87 | nationalyears1 = 2011–2017 | nationalteam1 = North Korea | nationalcaps1 = 11 | nationalgoals1 = 0 }}

'''An Byong-jun''' ({{korean|안병준}}; born 22 May 1990) is a former footballer who played as a striker.<ref name="soccerway">{{cite web |url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/byong-jun-an/185348/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240924155534/https://int.soccerway.com/players/byong-jun-an/185348/ |title=An Byong-jun |publisher=Soccerway |access-date=30 November 2024 |archive-date=2024-09-24}}</ref>

== 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.<ref name="nft">{{NFT player |42913}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://fifa.com/u17worldcup/matches/round%3D249423/match%3D58941/report.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070914075144/http://fifa.com/u17worldcup/matches/round=249423/match=58941/report.html |title=FIFA U-17 World Cup Korea 2007, Spain 3:0 (1:0) Korea DPR |publisher=FIFA |archive-date=2007-09-14 |access-date=2026-01-13}}</ref>

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.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://sports.news.nate.com/view/20211203n31663 |script-title=ko:'레반동무스키' 안병준…"내년엔 꼭 1부에서" |lang=ko |publisher=SBS |website=Nate |date=2021-12-03 |access-date=2026-01-13}}</ref>

== Personal life == An married South Korean wife, and his son and daughter have South Korean citizenship.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.munhwa.com/article/11187823 |script-title=ko:K리그2 주름잡는 '인민 호날두'…"아내·아이들은 한국 국적" |lang=ko |publisher=Munhwa Ilbo |date=2020-06-05 |access-date=2026-01-13}}</ref>

==Career statistics== ===Club=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition<ref name="soccerway"/><ref>{{soccerway|new_id=an-byong-jun/G2SqddoD|access-date=2026-01-13}}</ref><ref>{{J.League player}}</ref><ref>{{K League player}}</ref> |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National cup !colspan="2"|League cup !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="4"|Kawasaki Frontale |2013||J1 League |0||0||0||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||1||0 |- |2014||J1 League |5||1||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||5||1 |- |2015||J1 League |2||0||colspan="2"|—||0||0||colspan="2"|—||2||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !7||1||0||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||8||1 |- |JEF United Chiba |2015||J2 League |10||0||1||2||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||11||2 |- |Zweigen Kanazawa |2016||J2 League |15||2||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||16||2 |- |rowspan="3"|Roasso Kumamoto |2017||J2 League |33||7||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||33||7 |- |2018||J2 League |36||10||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||36||10 |- !colspan="2"|Total !69||17||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||69||17 |- |rowspan="3"|Suwon FC |2019||K League 2 |17||8||1||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||18||9 |- |2020||K League 2 |25||20||0||0||colspan="2"|—||1{{efn|Appearances in K League 2 promotion play-offs}}||1||26||21 |- !colspan="2"|Total !42||28||1||1||colspan="2"|—||1||1||44||30 |- |rowspan="3"|Busan IPark |2021||K League 2 |34||23||1||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||35||24 |- |2022||K League 2 |14||4||2||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||16||5 |- !colspan="2"|Total !48||27||3||2||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||51||29 |- |rowspan="3"|Suwon Samsung Bluewings |2022||K League 1 |18||7||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||2{{efn|Appearances in K League promotion-relegation play-offs}}||1||20||8 |- |2023||K League 1 |29||5||1||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||30||6 |- !colspan="2"|Total !47||12||1||1||colspan="2"|—||2||1||50||14 |- |Busan IPark |2024||K League 2 |12||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||13||0 |- |Suwon FC |2024||K League 1 |6||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||6||0 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !256!!87!!8!!6!!1!!0!!3!!2!!268!!95 |} {{notelist}}

===International===

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by national team and year<ref name="nft"/> |- !National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="3"|North Korea |2011||2||0 |- |2015||6||0 |- |2017||3||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total!!11!!0 |}

== Honours == '''Individual''' *K League 2 Most Valuable Player: 2020, 2021<ref name="mvp">{{cite news |url=https://www.yna.co.kr/view/MYH20211118019200641 |script-title=ko:K리그2 평정한 안병준…아픔 딛고 2년 연속 MVP |lang=ko |publisher=Yonhap News Agency |date=2021-11-18 |access-date=2026-01-13}}</ref> *K League 2 top goalscorer: 2020, 2021<ref name="mvp"/> *K League 2 Best XI: 2020, 2021<ref name="mvp"/>

== References == {{Reflist}}

==External links== *{{J.League player|11340}} *{{K League player|20190256}}

{{Navboxes |title=Awards |bg=gold |fg=navy |list1= {{K League 2 Most Valuable Player}} {{K League 2 Top Scorers}} {{2020 K League 2 Best XI}} {{2021 K League 2 Best XI}} }}

{{DEFAULTSORT:An, Byong-jun}} Category:1990 births Category:Living people Category:Football people from Tokyo Metropolis Category:People from Kokubunji, Tokyo Category:North Korean men's footballers Category:North Korea men's international footballers Category:Chuo University alumni Category:Men's association football forwards Category:J1 League players Category:J2 League players Category:K League 2 players Category:K League 1 players Category:Kawasaki Frontale players Category:JEF United Chiba players Category:Zweigen Kanazawa players Category:Roasso Kumamoto players Category:Suwon FC players Category:Busan IPark players Category:Suwon Samsung Bluewings players Category:North Korean expatriate men's footballers Category:Expatriate men's footballers in South Korea