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IN ASSOCIATION WITH
Kim Yong Jun
- Position: Midfielder
- Squad number: 15
- Date of birth: 19 July, 1983 (26 years old)
- Height: 6'0" (182cm)
Tournament totals
| Games played | Shots on target | off target |
|---|---|
| 1 Kim Yong Jun | 0|1 Kim Yong Jun |
| 1 As substitute | 9|20 Total North Korea |
| 20 Most shots on target Diego Forlan | |
| 3 Total North Korea | 12 Most shots off target Asamoah Gyan, Cristiano Ronaldo, Wesley Sneijder |
| Goals | Assists |
|---|---|
| 0 Kim Yong Jun | 0 Kim Yong Jun |
| 1 Total North Korea | 1 Total North Korea |
| 6 Best Diego Forlan | 4 Best Leo Messi, Bastian Schweinsteiger |
| Fouls by | on | Cards yellow | red |
|---|---|
| 0|2 Kim Yong Jun | 0|0 Kim Yong Jun |
| 18|37 Total North Korea | 2|0 Total North Korea |
| 20 Most fouls by Mark Van Bommel | 3 Most yellow Victor Caceres, Nigel De Jong, Gregory Van Der Wiel |
| 25 Most fouls on Andres Iniesta |
North Korea games played
- Brazil 2-1 North Korea
Tuesday, 15 June Match report - Portugal 7-0 North Korea
Monday, 21 June Match report - North Korea 0-3 Ivory Coast
Friday, 25 June Match report
Player Profile
Kim brings the experience of playing outside the North Korean domestic scene having spent time playing in the Chinese domestic league. He joined second division side Yanbian in 2006 and then had one season at Chinese Super League side Chengdu Blades, before he was released and returned home.
Despite only being 26 years old, he is a veteran of 22 World Cup qualifying games, having played 11 in this campaign and 11 for the 2006 tournament.
He was sent off in stoppage time against Saudi Arabia in Riyadh in the crucial match that sealed North Korea’s place in South Africa. He operates as a holding midfielder.
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