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Yang Hyun-jun scores in back-to-back games for Celtic before Asian Games

From Dong-A Ilbo · () Korean

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Newswire From a news agency Outcome reported
  • Yang Hyun-jun scored Celtic’s winning goal in a 2-1 victory over St Mirren in the Scottish Premiership.
  • The goal marked his second consecutive game scoring and kept Celtic perfect after five league matches, with 15 points.
  • Yang, selected as an overage wild-card player for South Korea’s Asian Games team, will join the squad after completing his club schedule.

Yang Hyun-jun continued his scoring run ahead of the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, striking for Celtic in a 2-1 away win over St Mirren.

With the match tied 1-1 in the 23rd minute of the second half, Yang finished a counterattack after receiving a pass from Camilo Durán. His right-footed shot put Celtic ahead at St Mirren Park in Paisley.

The goal came after Yang scored his first of the season against Aberdeen in the previous round. Two straight games with a goal helped Celtic extend its winning start to five league matches and retain sole possession of the Scottish Premiership lead with 15 points.

Yang has been chosen as an overage wild-card player for South Korea’s men’s football team at the Asian Games. The team, coached by Lee Min-sung, will begin its campaign against Qatar on Sept. 15 as it seeks a fourth consecutive title. Yang is expected to finish his club commitments before joining the national squad.

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Originally published by Dong-A Ilbo in Korean. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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