Hyeok-kyu Kwon, born in Busan, South Korea, on 13 March 2001 (age 25), is a towering 6ft 3in (1.90m) central defensive midfielder. His early senior football was rooted at Busan I'Park, where his 2023 league season – 20 appearances and two goals – was his most productive campaign to date.
Celtic signed him from Busan I'Park in July 2023 for around £860,000. It was a development move rather than a ready-made answer, and his time in Glasgow proved brief. He left Celtic in July 2025, joining Nantes for around £220,000.
After Celtic, Kwon’s career moved through Nantes and Karlsruher, where he operated as a defensive midfielder and wore the number 22. Those spells sat between his Celtic period and a later, more established return to Busan I'Park. His form this season has been steady rather than showy, which broadly fits the role.
Transfermarkt values him at around £850,000. Kwon’s career so far has been shaped by movement between South Korea, Scotland, France and Germany, with Celtic a notable but short chapter in that path.
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