A footballer for the North Korean national team is heading back to Japan after two years playing for South Korea’s K League.

Chong Te Se, who was born and raised in Japan before playing for the DPRK squad – including in the 2010 World Cup – has signed with Japan’s Shimizu S-Pulse. The move ends his two and a half-year stint with the Samsung Suwon Bluewings.

Chong, 31, has had a career that has frequently crossed boundaries, and caused controversy. His father held South Korean nationality and his mother held Chosunnationality – an identification for former Koreans residing in