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.

Jeong Sang-bin
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-04-01) 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)
2022–2023Grasshopper (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
Revised RomanizationJeong Sangbin
McCune–ReischauerChŏng 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

As of 22 May 2022[5][6]
Club Season League National cup League cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Suwon Samsung Bluewings 2020 K League 1 00002[lower-alpha 1]020
2021 K League 1 28610296
Total 2861020316
Wolverhampton Wanderers 2021–22 Premier League 00000000
Grasshopper (loan) 2021–22 Swiss Super League 60000060
2022–23 Swiss Super League 70200090
Total 1302000150
Grasshopper II (loan) 2021–22 Swiss 1. Liga 1010
2022–23 Swiss 1. Liga 3232
Total 4242
Career total 458300020508
  1. Appearances in the AFC Champions League

International

Scores and results list South Korea's goal tally first.[7]
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
19 June 2021Goyang Stadium, Goyang, South Korea Sri Lanka5–05–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification

References

  1. "New signing heads on loan to Grasshoppers" (Press release). Wolverhampton Wanderers. 28 January 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  2. "SANGBIN JEONG LEAVES GRASSHOPPER CLUB ZÜRICH". gcz.ch. 17 March 2023. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  3. "Minnesota United Sign South Korean Attacker Sang Bin Jeong". Minnesota United FC. 22 March 2023. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
  4. "Sri Lanka v South Korea game report". ESPN. 9 June 2021. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  5. Jeong Sang-bin at Soccerway. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
  6. "Sang-bin Jeong » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
  7. "Jeong, Sang-bin". National Football Teams. Retrieved 9 June 2021.


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