Jung Woo-young (Korean: 정우영; born 14 December 1989) is a South Korean professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder or a centre-back for K League 1 club Ulsan HD and the South Korea national team. He was part of the South Korean team that won bronze at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[4]
_(cropped).jpg) Jung with South Korea in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jung Woo-young[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 14 December 1989[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Ulsan, South Korea | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder, centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Ulsan HD | ||
| Number | 32 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2007 | Haksung High School | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2010 | Kyung Hee University | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2013 | Kyoto Sanga | 64 | (2) |
| 2013 | → Júbilo Iwata (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Vissel Kobe | 65 | (3) |
| 2016–2017 | Chongqing Lifan | 51 | (3) |
| 2018 | Vissel Kobe | 12 | (2) |
| 2018–2023 | Al-Sadd | 95 | (3) |
| 2023–2024 | Al-Khaleej | 31 | (1) |
| 2024– | Ulsan HD | 8 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2010–2012 | South Korea U-23 | 9 | (0) |
| 2015– | South Korea | 76 | (3) |
Medal record | |||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 October 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 September 2024 | |||
| Jung Woo-young | |
| Hangul | 정우영 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 鄭又榮 |
| Revised Romanization | Jeong U-yeong |
| McCune–Reischauer | Chŏng U-yŏng |
| IPA | [tɕʌŋ.u.jʌŋ] |
Career
editIn May 2018 he was named in South Korea's preliminary 28-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.[5]
In December 2022 he was named for South Korea’s World Cup squad, starting all 4 of their games.
On 20 July 2023, Jung Woo-young joined Saudi Professional League side Al-Khaleej on a free transfer.[6]
Career statistics
editClub
editLast update: 27 October 2024.[7][8]
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other[a] | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 2011 | Kyoto Sanga | J2 League | 31 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 36 | 1 | |||
| 2012 | 34 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 36 | 1 | ||||
| 2013 | Júbilo Iwata (loan) | J1 League | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 0 | ||
| 2014 | Vissel Kobe | 33 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | — | — | 41 | 4 | |||
| 2015 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 38 | 1 | ||||
| 2016 | Chongqing Lifan | Chinese Super League | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 30 | 1 | |||
| 2017 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 21 | 2 | |||||
| 2018 | Vissel Kobe | J1 League | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 2 | ||
| 2017–18 | Al-Sadd | Qatar Stars League | — | — | — | 4[b] | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | ||||
| 2018–19 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12[b] | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 3 | ||
| 2019–20 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 5 | 0 | 36 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4[b] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 1 | 1 | 24 | 1 | |||
| 2023–24 | Al-Khaleej | Saudi Pro League | 31 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 35 | 2 | |||
| 2024 | Ulsan HD | K League 1 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 3[b] | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 340 | 14 | 30 | 1 | 27 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 432 | 18 | ||
- ^ Includes Promotion Playoffs to J1, Qatari Super Cup, Qatar Cup and FIFA Club World Cup
- ^ a b c d e Appearances in AFC Champions League (Elite)
International goals
edit- Scores and results list South Korea's goal tally first.[9]
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 16 December 2017 | Ajinomoto Stadium, Tokyo, Japan |  Japan |
2–1 | 4–1 | 2017 EAFF E-1 Football Championship |
| 2. | 12 October 2018 | Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul, South Korea |  Uruguay |
2–1 | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 3. | 10 September 2019 | Köpetdag Stadium, Ashgabat, Turkmenistan |  Turkmenistan |
2–0 | 2–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Honours
editClub
editAl-Sadd
- Qatar Stars League: 2018–19, 2020–21, 2021–22
- Emir of Qatar Cup: 2020, 2021
- Sheikh Jassem Cup: 2019
- Qatar Cup: 2020, 2021
- Qatari Stars Cup: 2019-20
International
edit- South Korea U23
- South Korea
- EAFF East Asian Cup (2): 2015, 2017
References
edit- ^ "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Squad list: Korea Republic (KOR)" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 17. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
- ^ "FIFA Club World Cup Qatar 2019: List of Players: Al-Sadd SC" (PDF). FIFA. 5 December 2019. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 December 2019.
- ^ "Jung Woo-young". Saudi Pro League. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jeong U-Yeong". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
- ^ "Revealed: Every World Cup 2018 squad - 23-man & preliminary lists & when will they be announced?". Goal. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
- ^ "رسمياً.. الخليج يضم الكوري جونغ وويونغ".
- ^ Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "J1&J2&J3選手名鑑ハンディ版 2018 (NSK MOOK)", 7 February 2018, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411529 (p. 72 out of 289)
- ^ "Jung, Woo-young Stats". Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- ^ "Jung Woo-young's official record of the national team".
External links
edit- Jung Woo-young – National team stats at KFA (in Korean)
- Jung Woo-young at National-Football-Teams.com
- Jung Woo-young at Soccerway
- Jung Woo-young at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
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