Park Yong-woo (Korean: 박용우; born 10 September 1993) is a South Korean professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder or a centre-back for Al-Ain.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 10 September 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Goyang, South Korea | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder, centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Al-Ain | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2011 | Chuncheon Mech Tech High School | ||
| 2012–2014 | Konkuk University | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2016 | FC Seoul | 45 | (1) |
| 2017–2023 | Ulsan Hyundai | 157 | (6) |
| 2020–2021 | → Sangju / Gimcheon Sangmu (draft) | 30 | (1) |
| 2023– | Al-Ain | 21 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015–2016 | South Korea U-23 | 18 | (2) |
| 2023– | South Korea | 20 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 October 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 November 2024 | |||
Style of play
editAs a defensive midfielder, he protects the front line of the defensive line, has decent passing ability and technique, and his most outstanding advantage is blocking passes based on excellent anticipation.[2]
| Park Yong-woo | |
| Hangul | 박용우 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 朴鎔宇 |
| Revised Romanization | Bak Yongu |
| McCune–Reischauer | Pak Yongu |
International career
editHe was called up by Jürgen Klinsmann to represent South Korea in friendly matches against Peru and El Salvador in June 2023 in which Park made his debut as a substitution in the second half against Peru.
Career statistics
edit- As of match played on 5 November 2024[3]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| FC Seoul | 2015 | K League Classic | 26 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 3[a] | 0 | 34 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 6[a] | 1 | 26 | 2 | |||
| Total | 45 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 60 | 2 | ||
| Ulsan Hyundai | 2017 | K League Classic | 31 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 3[a] | 0 | 37 | 3 | |
| 2018 | K League 1 | 31 | 3 | 6 | 0 | — | 3[a] | 1 | 40 | 4 | ||
| 2019 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 9[a] | 1 | 46 | 1 | |||
| 2021 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 7[a] | 0 | 17 | 0 | |||
| 2022 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4[a] | 0 | 35 | 0 | |||
| 2023 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 157 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 2 | 195 | 9 | ||
| Sangju Sangmu Gimcheon Sangmu (draft) |
2020 | K League 1 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 1 | ||
| 2021 | K League 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| Total | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 1 | ||
| Al-Ain | 2023–24 | UPL | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 12[a] | 0 | 35 | 1 |
| 2024–25 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4[b] | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Total | 21 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 44 | 1 | ||
| Career totals | 253 | 9 | 20 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 51 | 3 | 329 | 13 | ||
Honours
editFC Seoul
Ulsan Hyundai
Gimcheon Sangmu
Al-Ain
References
edit- ^ "Park Yong-woo". UAE Pro League. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
- ^ "아시안컵 토너먼트 황인범의 짝? 선택지는 박용우뿐이다 [춘추 피플]". 스포츠춘추 (in Korean). 29 January 2024. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
- ^ Park Yong-woo at Soccerway. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
External links
edit- Park Yong-woo – K League stats at kleague.com (in Korean)
- Park Yong-woo – National Team Stats at KFA (in Korean)
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