Yang, 18, topped the voting for the Young Player of the Year honor in the K League 1, holding off Hwang Jae-won of Daegu FC and Hong Yun-sang of Pohang Steelers. Yang collected 115 out of 116 votes from the media, 11 out of 12 votes from the league's head coaches, and 10 out of 12 votes from team captains. Those voting totals were converted to 92.16 voting points.
Players who are 23 years old or younger with less than three years of professional experience are eligible for this award, and they must also have played at least half of the season to be nominated.
Yang took the league by storm from the get-go. While still in high school, Yang signed a semi-pro contract with Gangwon and became the youngest player to score a goal in the K League 1 in March, just before his 18th birthday. He led all freshmen with 12 goals and six assists while playing in all 38 matches.
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