Hyeok-kyu Kwon, a midfielder hailing from the Korea Republic, was born on 13 March 2001. The 24-year-old player is known for his central defensive role in France's Nantes football club. Standing 6ft 2in (1.9m) tall and weighing 12st 1lb (77kg), Kwon is a sturdy presence wearing the number 5 jersey. His international football career includes appearances for the Korean Republic's national team.
As records on Transfermarkt intimate, Kwon's market value hovers around the £595,000 mark - a modest sum reflective of his tenacity and technique on the field.
The budding athlete first joined Busan I'Park in Korea's K League 2 in January 2019. During the 2019 season, Kwon secured two first-team league appearances, a tally that grew to 16 appearances with a solitary goal during the 2020 season. The 2022 season saw him on the pitch five times for the same team, while the next year he played in 20 matches, scoring twice.
A significant shift occurred in March 2021: Kwon was loaned from Busan I'Park to Gimcheon Sangmu in the K League 1. He played in 14 league matches during the 2021 season and went on to make19 appearances during the 2022 season.
Kwon returned to Busan I'Park in September 2022 upon the completion of his loan period at Gimcheon Sangmu. He resumed his steady progression and appearances as a first-team player, amassing two, sixteen, five, and twenty appearances across the 2019, 2020, 2022, and 2023 seasons respectively.
July 2023 saw Kwon turning a new leaf. He transferred to Celtic in Scotland's Premiership, a move that cost around £730,000. Later, in January 2024, he moved to St Mirren, another club in Scotland's Premiership, but on a loan basis. This experience saw him making eight first-team appearances for the league matches during the 2023-2024 season.
More trips around Scotland followed. By August 2024, Kwon was on loan to Hibernian in the Premiership, making 21 appearances during the 2024-2025 season. This Scottish journey concluded in July 2025, when Kwon returned to France. He transferred from Celtic to Nantes in the Ligue 1, a move that cost around £187,000.
At present, during the 2025-2026 season trend at Nantes, Kwon has notched up 12 first-team appearances in league matches. An interesting career arc indeed, encapsulating a wealth of experience and signals of steady growth.
