![]() Yang with Gangwon FC in 2024 | |||||||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 16 April 2006 | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Gwangju, Gyeonggi, South Korea | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Winger | ||||||||||||||||
Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Portsmouth (on loan from Tottenham Hotspur) | ||||||||||||||||
Number | 47 | ||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
2022–2023 | Gangwon FC [note 1] | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
2024 | Gangwon FC | 38 | (12) | ||||||||||||||
2025– | Tottenham Hotspur | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2025 | → Queens Park Rangers (loan) | 14 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
2025– | → Portsmouth (loan) | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
2022–2023 | South Korea U17 | 23 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
2025– | South Korea | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10 August 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 25 March 2025 |
Yang Min-hyeok (Korean : 양민혁; born 16 April 2006) is a South Korean footballer who plays as a forward or midfielder for EFL Championship club Portsmouth on loan from Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur, and the South Korea national team.
In 2022, Yang joined Gangneung Jeil High School and started to play for the school's football club, an academy of Gangwon FC. Prior to the 2024 season, when he was just one year away from graduating, he was promoted to the senior team. [2] He won the K League Player of the Month award for July 2024, becoming the youngest player to win the award. [3] He was on the list of three nominees for the K League 1 Most Valuable Player award after leading Gangwon to second place. [4] The MVP award was given to league champion Jo Hyeon-woo, but he received the Young Player of the Year award. [5]
Yang signed a six-year contract with Tottenham Hotspur on 28 July 2024, to join the club in January 2025, allowing him to complete the 2024 K League 1 season with Gangwon. [6] He spent part of December 2024 at the club's training ground, learning English. [7]
On 29 January 2025, Yang joined EFL Championship side Queens Park Rangers on loan for the remainder of the season. [8] On 1 February, he made his Championship debut as a substitute in a 2–1 loss to Millwall. [9] On 14 February, he provided his first Championship assist in a 4–0 win over Derby County, where he made his first start. [10] On 29 March, he scored his first Championship goal in a 3–1 loss to Stoke City. [11]
On 8 August 2025, Yang joined fellow Championship club Portsmouth on a season-long loan deal. [12]
In 2023, Yang played for the South Korean national under-17 team at the AFC U-17 Asian Cup and the FIFA U-17 World Cup. [13]
On 25 March 2025, Yang made his senior international debut during the second half of a World Cup qualifier against Jordan. [14]
Club | Season | League | Cup | League cup | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Gangwon FC | 2024 | K League 1 | 38 | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | 38 | 12 | |
Queens Park Rangers (loan) | 2024–25 [15] | Championship | 14 | 2 | — | — | 14 | 2 | ||
Portsmouth (loan) | 2025–26 [16] | Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Career total | 53 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 54 | 14 |
South Korea U17
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