Jon Il-chong

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Jon Il-chong
Personal information
Date of birth (2007-03-12) 12 March 2007 (age 18)
Place of birth North Korea
Height 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position Midfielder
Youth career
2024- Amrokgang SC
International career‡
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2024– North Korea U-17
Medal record
Women's football
Representing Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea
AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup
Gold medal icon.svg Indonesia 2024
FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
Gold medal icon.svg Dominican Rep. 2024
‡ National team caps and goals as of 9 November 2025

Jon Il-chong (born 12 March 2007) [1] is a North Korean association footballer who plays as a midfielder for Amrokgang SC in the DPR Korea Women's Premier League and in the North Korea women's national under-17 football team. [1]

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International career

She gained recognition for her performances in youth competitions, particularly at the 2024 AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup held in Indonesia, where she won the Yili Top Goalscorer award by scoring six goals. Notably, she scored the only goal in the final match, leading the DPR Korea team to a 1–0 victory over Japan and securing the championship. [2]

During the 2024 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup she was a key member of the North Korean team that won the tournament in the Dominican Republic. For her performance throughout the competition she was awarded the FIFA Golden Ball as the best player. [3]

Honours

North Korea U-17

Individual

References

  1. 1 2 "Squad List FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup Dominican Republic 2024" (PDF). FIFA. 2024. Retrieved 11 November 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 "DPR Korea's Jon Il Chong wins Yili Top Goalscorer". Asian Football Confederation (AFC). 19 May 2024. Retrieved 11 November 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 "The Dominican Republic 2024 award winners". FIFA. 4 November 2024. Retrieved 11 November 2025.
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