Mun In-ju

Mun In-ju
文仁柱
문인주
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-08-22) 22 August 1999 (age 27)
Place of birth Saitama Prefecture, Japan
Height 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 FC Gifu
Number 22
Youth career
2005–2011 Tokyo Korean Elementary School
2012–2014 Tokyo Korean Junior High School
2015–2017 Tokyo Korean High School
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2021 Korea University
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022–2023 Gainare Tottori 49 (2)
2024– FC Gifu 83 (7)
International career‡
2020 North Korea U23
2024– North Korea 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 August 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 21 March 2024

Mun In-ju (文仁柱, Inju Mun; Korean: 문인주; born 22 August 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for J3 League club FC Gifu. Born in Japan, he plays for the North Korea national team.

Club career

Mun started his career with Japanese third-tier side Gainare Tottori. On 19 June 2022, he debuted for Gainare Tottori during a 2–0 win over Tegevajaro Miyazaki. On 23 October 2022, Mun scored his first goal for Gainare Tottori during a 3–2 win over Giravanz Kitakyushu.

On 22 December 2023, Mun officially transferred to FC Gifu for the 2024 season in an announcement made by the club.

International career

In January 2024, he was called up to the North Korea national team for the first time for a training camp. He was also selected for the squad for the two matches against Japan—an away fixture on 21 March and a home fixture on 26 March—as part of the second round of the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification. He made his debut for the North Korean national team when he came on as a substitute in the second half of the away match against Japan, held at the National Stadium on 21 March. However, the home match scheduled for 26 January at the Kim Il-sung Stadium was cancelled at the request of the North Korean side. The match was subsequently declared a forfeit, with the North Korean national team recorded as having lost 0–3.

Career statistics

Club

Updated to the end of 2023 season.

Club performance League Cup League Cup Total
Season Club League AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Japan League Emperor's Cup J. League Cup Total
2022Gainare TottoriJ3 League15110–161
202334110–351
2024FC Gifu00000000
Career total 4922000512

References

  1. ↑ "모교인 사이다마초중을 방문／축구국가대표선출의 동포 2선수". Choson Sinbo.
  2. ↑ "梁賢柱・文仁柱　オリンピック朝鮮代表選出　８　（ヒョンジュが書いたブログ「自慢の同期」梁賢柱）". ameblo.jp.
  3. ↑ "「強い気持ちで試合に臨めた」文仁柱がプロ初ゴール！ 逆転勝利への一撃と『ゆりかご』ダンス". news.yahoo.co.jp. Archived from the original on 15 November 2022. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
  4. ↑ "鳥取、プロ1年目の文仁柱が全治6週間の負傷離脱". web.ultra-soccer.jp.
  5. ↑ "Jデビューの文仁柱、チームの浮上へ「ゲームメークやアシスト、ゴールなどで勢いづけたい」". soccermagazine.jp.
  6. ↑ "Ｊリーガー文仁柱　２０　（インジュのコメントは？プロ初ゴールは決勝ゴール②）". ameblo.jp.
  7. ↑ "文仁柱選手、ガイナーレ鳥取より完全移籍加入のお知らせ" (Press release). FC岐阜. 22 December 2023. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  8. ↑ "文仁柱選手、朝鮮民主主義人民共和国代表合宿参加のお知らせ – FC岐阜オフィシャルサイト". FC Gifu. Retrieved 27 May 2026.