Hyun-Jun's current-season form is level with last season (Season 28→28), while his Rating held around 48. His peak season for form remains 2022/23 (Season 35).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Celtic · 1st	2	0	0	7	48	28
2025/26	Celtic · 3rd	31	8	1	6.92	48	28
2024/25	Celtic · 1st	34	5	2	7.07	48	18
2023/24	Celtic · 1st	28	1	2	6.9	46	9
2023/24	Gangwon FC · 4th	9	0	0	6.34	42	0
2022/23	Gangwon FC · 6th	36	8	3	6.9	52	35

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 1 earlier season in the full career.

Korea Republic · international

Side	Apps	G
Korea Republic U23	2	0
South Korea	23	0

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Solid contributorDefensive midfielder

Yang Hyun-Jun is a 24-year-old defensive midfielder at Celtic, rated 49 overall by Field Insider's model. An emerging talent, he has been a regular starter this season (60.8% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.77 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Hyun-Jun.

On the season, Hyun-Jun graded 39 for current form (age-blind), on 8 goals, 1 assist and 2.772 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 28 → 28). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2022/23.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 49. At 24 Hyun-Jun is in his prime years, and a market index of 14.6 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Below his 2022/23 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2022/23Trending upBreakout: 2022/23

Ratingi

a solid contributor and squad regular

39.3

Seasoni

developing / rotation level

60.8%

Minutes

a regular starter

2.77

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Celtic finished 3rd of 12 · an upper-table side

Apps

2.77

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

2.77 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 8 clean sheets across 31 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (3rd of 12) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume. Going forward he chipped in 8 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 60.8% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.39 goal involvements per 90, useful for a defensive midfielder.

Watch points

Few red flags. No obvious weaknesses in the current-season profile — consistency is the next test.

Outlook

Rated 49 overall — a solid contributor and squad regular. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.77 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead.

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %60.8%

Available fixtures38 of 38

Goals / 900.346

Assists / 900.043

Goal contribution / 900.39

Defensive actions / 902.772

Player flow

Goal involvements9

Cards / 900.043

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~15), then tapers with age. At 24, Hyun-Jun sits on 14.6, at or near its peak. The blue line is Hyun-Jun's projected Rating — 49 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among defensive midfielders in the Premiership with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals8

Passing

Assists1

Defending

Tackles42

Interceptions21

Blocks1

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards1

Red cards0

Transfer history

€2.5M total transfer fees · 1 moves

CelticJul 2023 – now€ 2.5M

Gangwon FCuntil Jul 2023

About Yang Hyun-Jun

Hyun-Jun Yang is a 24-year-old defensive midfielder who plays for Celtic, born on May 25, 2002 in Busan, standing 179 cm tall. He is from Korea Republic. Celtic currently sit 1st of 12 in the Premiership.

This season

In the current season, Yang Hyun-Jun has made 2 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 152 minutes, averaging a 6.73 match rating over his last 4 rated games. His season has spanned the Friendlies, the World Cup - Qualification Asia and the World Cup. Though primarily a defensive midfielder, he has also lined up in attack this season.

Recent matches

August 25, 2026: 1-5 loss away at Lask Linz (63 minutes, 1 assist, 6.6 rating)
August 19, 2026: 3-0 win at home vs Lask Linz (76 minutes, 6.3 rating)
August 9, 2026: 5-1 win away at Kilmarnock (74 minutes, 6.7 rating)
August 3, 2026: 1-0 win at home vs Dundee (78 minutes, 7.3 rating)

Yang Hyun-Jun's next match is on August 29, 2026, when Celtic face Falkirk at home in the Premiership.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates Yang Hyun-Jun at 49 with a Season form score of 39.3. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 7 career titles — among them the Premiership and the League Cup. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 6 recorded seasons, Yang Hyun-Jun has totalled 149 club appearances with 22 goals and 8 assists for 2 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2022/23, with 36 appearances for Gangwon FC.

Yang Hyun-Jun's career has also included time at Gangwon FC.

On the international stage, Yang Hyun-Jun has represented Korea Republic U23 and South Korea — 25 caps in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.