Yoon Jong-tae (Korean윤종태, Japanese: 伊藤 鐘太, romanizedItō Shōta, born 12 February 1998) is a Zainichi Korean football midfielder of South Korean nationality, who plays for Lithuanian club Nevėžis in I Lyga.

Yoon Jong-tae
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-02-12) 12 February 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Kobe, Hyōgo, Japan
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11+12 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Nevėžis
Youth career
2013–2016 Kansai University Hokuyo High School
2016–2019 International Pacific University
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2021 Daegu FC 4 (0)
2022 Wilpas 6 (3)
2023 SalPa 6 (0)
2023 FC Jazz 13 (1)
2024– Nevėžis 10 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 December 2023
Yoon Jong-tae
Hangul
윤종태
Hanja
尹鐘太
Revised RomanizationYun Jongtae
McCune–ReischauerYun Chongt'ae
Japanese name:
Itō Shōta ()

Club career

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Born in Kobe, Japan on 12 February 1998 as a third-generation Zainichi Korean, Yoon was educated at Kansai University's attached Hokuyo High School and played his youth football for International Pacific University, where he was known as Shota Ito.[1][2] A midfielder, he joined Daegu FC in July 2019.[3][4] He made his debut for the club on 26 July 2020, coming on as a late match substitute in a K League 1 match against Busan IPark.[5]

In 2023 Yoon played in the Finnish Ykkönen, at the time the 2nd tier of the country's football league, initially for Salon Palloilijat (SalPa). Later in the year he moved to FC Jazz, which played in the Kakkonen, the 3rd tier Finnish football league.[1]

For the 2024 season, he signed with FK Nevėžis in Lithuania's second-tier I Lyga.[1]

Career statistics

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As of 17 June 2024[6][7]
Club performance League Cup[a] Continental Other Total
Club Season League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Daegu FC 2019 K League 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2020 K League 1 4 0 0 0 4 0
2021 K League 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wilpas 2022 Nelonen 6 3 6 3
Salon Palloilijat 2023 Ykkönen 6 0 2 0 3[b] 1 11 1
FC Jazz 2023 Kakkonen 13 1 0 0 13 1
Nevėžis 2024 I Lyga 10 0 2 0 12 0
Career total 39 4 4 0 0 0 3 1 46 5
  1. ^ Includes Suomen Cup and Lithuanian Cup
  2. ^ Includes Ykköscup

Notes

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  1. ^ a b c "Yoon Jong-tae". Soccerway.com. Perform Group. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  2. ^ "D【夢のプロサッカー選手へ。在日コリアンKリーガーの誕生まで】大邱FC 尹鐘太選手". IUDA. K.K. Linkplus. 10 November 2020.
  3. ^ "Yoon Jong-tae" (in Korean). Daegu FC. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  4. ^ "Club News: Daegu FC Recruits New Midfielder Yoon Jong-tae". Daegu FC. 26 July 2019. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  5. ^ "Daegu vs. Busan". Soccerway.com. Perform Group. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  6. ^ Yoon Jong-tae, stats at Finnish FA
  7. ^ Yoon Jong-tae, flashscore