Jeong Woo-yeong

Jeong Woo-yeong (Korean: 정우영; born 20 September 1999) is a South Korean professional footballer who plays as a forward or attacking midfielder for Bundesliga club VfB Stuttgart and the South Korea national team.[5]

Not to be confused with Jung Woo-young.
In this Korean name, the family name is Jeong.

Jeong Woo-yeong
Jeong in 2021
Personal information
Full name Jeong Woo-yeong[1]
Date of birth (1999-09-20) 20 September 1999[2]
Place of birth Incheon, South Korea
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Position(s) Forward, attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 VfB Stuttgart
Number 10
Youth career
2010–2017 Incheon United[note 1]
2018 Bayern Munich
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2019 Bayern Munich II 29 (13)
2018–2019 Bayern Munich 1 (0)
2019–2023 SC Freiburg 84 (10)
2019 SC Freiburg II 6 (2)
2020 → Bayern Munich II (loan) 15 (1)
2023– VfB Stuttgart 3 (0)
International career‡
2013 South Korea U14 7 (4)
2014–2016 South Korea U17 11 (3)
2017–2019 South Korea U20 3 (1)
2019–2023 South Korea U23 20 (11)
2021– South Korea 13 (3)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  South Korea
Youth Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place2014 NanjingTeam[3]
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place2022 HangzhouTeam
AFC U-23 Championship
Winner2020 ThailandTeam
Asian Youth Games
Gold medal – first place2013 NanjingTeam[4]
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 September 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 October 2023
Jeong Woo-yeong
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationJeong Uyeong
McCune–ReischauerChŏng Uyŏng
IPA[tɕʌŋ.u.jʌŋ]

Club career

Bayern Munich

On 30 June 2017, Jeong signed for Bayern Munich from South Korean club Incheon United. The contract runs until 30 June 2022. Jeong officially joined Bayern on 1 January 2018.[6] Jeong made his first team debut for Bayern Munich in the UEFA Champions League on 27 November 2018, coming on as a substitute in the 81st minute for Thomas Müller against Benfica.[7] On 3 May 2019, he started as right winger and won the final of the season's Premier League International Cup for Bayern Munich's under-23 team, earning the first club international trophy of his career.[8] He was substituted by Jannik Rochelt in the 68th minute.

SC Freiburg

On 19 June 2019, SC Freiburg announced the signing of Jeong on a four-year deal with the option for Bayern Munich to buy him back.[9] On 10 August 2019, he made his Freiburg debut against Magdeburg in the 2019–20 DFB-Pokal.[8] However, he didn't appear in the field after his debut, and returned to Bayern on a loan deal. He contributed to reserve team's title by showing outstanding performances including one goal and eight assists during 15 appearances in the 2019–20 3. Liga.[10]

Jeong got opportunities as a substitute in the 2020–21 season, his second season with Freiburg. On 12 December 2020, Jeong scored his first Bundesliga goal against Arminia Bielefeld after replacing Vincenzo Grifo in the 86th minute. He became a starter in the 2021–22 season, helping Freiburg qualify for the UEFA Europa League. However, after Ritsu Dōan joined the team the next season, he was pushed to the bench again and attracted the interest of VfB Stuttgart.[11][12]

VfB Stuttgart

On 11 July 2023, Jeong signed for fellow Bundesliga club VfB Stuttgart on a three-year contract.[13]

International career

Jeong made his debut for South Korea national team on 25 March 2021 in a friendly against Japan.[14] Because he shares the same with Jung Woo-young (정우영 in Korean, but both chose a different Romanization), who is also playing for the South Korean football national team, but 10 years older, he is also called "Jageun Jung Woo-young" ("little Jung Woo-young"; 작은 정우영).

On 16 November 2021, Jeong scored his first goal for the national team in a 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification against Iraq.[15]

Jeong played for South Korean under-24 team in the 2022 Asian Games, scoring eight goals in seven matches of the tournament. He became a champion and the top goalscorer of the Asian Games after playing a vital role in the team.[16]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 2 September 2023[5][8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League DFB-Pokal Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bayern Munich II 2018–19 Regionalliga Bayern 2913——2[lower-alpha 1]03113
Bayern Munich 2018–19 Bundesliga 10001[lower-alpha 2]0—20
SC Freiburg 2019–20 Bundesliga 0010——10
2020–21 Bundesliga 26420——284
2021–22 Bundesliga 32550——375
2022–23 Bundesliga 261305[lower-alpha 3]1—342
Total 841011051—10011
SC Freiburg II 2019–20 Regionalliga Südwest 62———62
Bayern Munich II (loan) 2019–20 3. Liga 151———151
VfB Stuttgart 2023–24 Bundesliga 3010——40
Career total 13826120612015827
  1. Appearances in Regionalliga promotion play-offs
  2. Appearance in UEFA Champions League
  3. Appearances in UEFA Europa League

International
Scores and results list South Korea's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Jeong goal.[17]
List of international goals scored by Jeong Woo-yeong
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
116 November 2021Thani bin Jassim Stadium, Doha, Qatar Iraq3–03–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification
210 June 2022Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon, South Korea Paraguay2–22–2Friendly
317 October 2023Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon, South Korea Vietnam6–06–0Friendly

Honours

Bayern Munich II

Bayern Munich

SC Freiburg

South Korea U14

South Korea U17

South Korea U23

Individual

Notes
  1. Played for Incheon United U12 from 2010 to 2011, Kwangsung Middle School from 2012 to 2014, and Incheon Daegun High School from 2015 to 2017, which were academies of Incheon United.

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