Yoon Jong-tae (Korean: 윤종태, Japanese: 伊藤 鐘太, romanized: Itō Shōta, born 12 February 1998) is a Zainichi Korean football midfielder of South Korean nationality, who plays for Lithuanian club Nevėžis in I Lyga.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 12 February 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Kobe, Hyōgo, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 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 Romanization | Yun Jongtae |
| McCune–Reischauer | Yun Chongt'ae |
| Japanese name: Itō Shōta (尹鐘太) | |
Club career
editBorn 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
edit| 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 | ||
- ^ Includes Suomen Cup and Lithuanian Cup
- ^ Includes Ykköscup
Notes
edit- ^ a b c "Yoon Jong-tae". Soccerway.com. Perform Group. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Yoon Jong-tae" (in Korean). Daegu FC. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
- ^ "Club News: Daegu FC Recruits New Midfielder Yoon Jong-tae". Daegu FC. 26 July 2019. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
- ^ "Daegu vs. Busan". Soccerway.com. Perform Group. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
- ^ Yoon Jong-tae, stats at Finnish FA
- ^ Yoon Jong-tae, flashscore