Jeong Sang-bin
Jeong Sang-bin (Korean: 정상빈; born 1 April 2002) is a South Korean professional footballer who plays as a forward for Major League Soccer club Minnesota United and the South Korea national team.
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 1 April 2002 | ||
Place of birth | Cheonan, South Korea | ||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Minnesota United | ||
Number | 11 | ||
Youth career | |||
2011 | Cheonan Elementary School | ||
2012–2014 | Daejeon Jungang Elementary School | ||
2015–2017 | Maetan Middle School (Youth) | ||
2018–2020 | Maetan High School (Youth) | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2020–2021 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 28 | (6) |
2022–2023 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0 | (0) |
2022–2023 | → Grasshopper (loan) | 13 | (0) |
2022–2023 | → Grasshopper II | 4 | (2) |
2023– | Minnesota United | 17 | (1) |
International career‡ | |||
2017–2019 | South Korea U17 | 13 | (8) |
2021– | South Korea U23 | 5 | (0) |
2021– | South Korea | 1 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 August 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 September 2023 (UTC) |
Jeong Sang-bin | |
Hangul | |
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Revised Romanization | Jeong Sangbin |
McCune–Reischauer | Chŏng Sangpin |
Club career
On 28 January 2022, Jeong joined Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers and was immediately loaned to Grasshopper in Swiss Super League.[1] However, he only made 15 appearances with the Swiss club, including five starts, due to frequent injuries. On 17 March 2023, Grasshopper and Wolves mutually agreed to terminate Jeong's loan early.[2]
On 22 March 2023, Jeong officially joined Major League Soccer side Minnesota United for an undisclosed fee, signing a three-year contract, with a club option for the 2026 season.[3]
International career
Jeong made his debut for the South Korean senior national team on 9 June 2021, in a World Cup qualifier against Sri Lanka, scoring one of the goals in the 5–0 victory.[4]
Career statistics
Club
Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 2020 | K League 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
2021 | K League 1 | 28 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 6 | |||
Total | 28 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 31 | 6 | |||
Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2021–22 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
Grasshopper (loan) | 2021–22 | Swiss Super League | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |
2022–23 | Swiss Super League | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | ||
Total | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 15 | 0 | |||
Grasshopper II (loan) | 2021–22 | Swiss 1. Liga | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
2022–23 | Swiss 1. Liga | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | ||||
Total | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | |||||
Career total | 45 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 50 | 8 |
- Appearances in the AFC Champions League
International
- Scores and results list South Korea's goal tally first.[7]
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 9 June 2021 | Goyang Stadium, Goyang, South Korea | Sri Lanka | 5–0 | 5–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
References
- "New signing heads on loan to Grasshoppers" (Press release). Wolverhampton Wanderers. 28 January 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
- "SANGBIN JEONG LEAVES GRASSHOPPER CLUB ZÜRICH". gcz.ch. 17 March 2023. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
- "Minnesota United Sign South Korean Attacker Sang Bin Jeong". Minnesota United FC. 22 March 2023. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
- "Sri Lanka v South Korea game report". ESPN. 9 June 2021. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
- Jeong Sang-bin at Soccerway. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
- "Sang-bin Jeong » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
- "Jeong, Sang-bin". National Football Teams. Retrieved 9 June 2021.