Jung Woo-young

Jung Woo-young (Korean: 정우영; born 14 December 1989) is a South Korean professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder or a centre back for Saudi Professional League club Al-Khaleej and the South Korea national team. He was part of the South Korean Olympic team that won bronze at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[4]

Jung Woo-young
Jung with South Korea in 2017
Personal information
Full name Jung Woo-young[1]
Date of birth (1989-12-14) 14 December 1989[2]
Place of birth Ulsan, South Korea
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[3]
Position(s) Defensive midfielder, centre back
Team information
Current team
Al-Khaleej
Number 55
Youth career
2005–2007 Haksung High School
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2010 Kyung Hee University
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2013 Kyoto Sanga 64 (2)
2013Júbilo Iwata (loan) 13 (0)
2014–2015 Vissel Kobe 65 (3)
2016–2017 Chongqing Lifan 51 (3)
2018 Vissel Kobe 12 (2)
2018–2023 Al Sadd 95 (3)
2023– Al-Khaleej 9 (0)
International career
2010–2012 South Korea U-23 9 (0)
2015– South Korea 72 (3)
Medal record
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place2012 LondonTeam
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 August 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 March 2023
Jung Woo-young
Hangul
정우영
Hanja
鄭又榮
Revised RomanizationJeong U-yeong
McCune–ReischauerChŏng U-yŏng
IPA[tɕʌŋ.u.jʌŋ]

Career

In May 2018 he was named in South Korea's preliminary 28 man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.[5]

On 20 July 2023, Jung Woo-young joined Saudi Professional League side Al-Khaleej on a free transfer.[6]

Career statistics

Club

Last update: 29 August 2023.[7][8]

Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Other1 Total
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
2011Kyoto SangaJ2 League31150361
20123411010361
2013Júbilo Iwata (loan)J1 League1302050200
2014Vissel Kobe33381414
201532061381
2016Chongqing LifanChinese Super League301301
2017212212
2018Vissel KobeJ1 League122122
2017-18Al-SaddQatar Stars League4040
2018–19173300012010333
2019-2021040402050360
2020–2118040100020250
2021–2221020004000270
2022–2318020300011241
2023–24Al-KhaleejSaudi Pro League400000000040
Career total 3051323027222010138716

1Includes Promotion Playoffs to J1, Qatari Super Cup, Qatar Cup and FIFA Club World Cup.

International goals

Scores and results list South Korea's goal tally first.[9]
NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.16 December 2017Ajinomoto Stadium, Tokyo, Japan Japan2–14–12017 EAFF E-1 Football Championship
2.12 October 2018Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul, South Korea Uruguay2–12–1Friendly
3.10 September 2019Köpetdag Stadium, Ashgabat, Turkmenistan Turkmenistan2–02–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Club

Al-Sadd

International

South Korea U23
South Korea

References

  1. "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Squad list: Korea Republic (KOR)" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 17. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  2. "FIFA Club World Cup Qatar 2019: List of Players: Al-Sadd SC" (PDF). FIFA. 5 December 2019. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 December 2019.
  3. "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 4 June 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 June 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
  4. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jeong U-Yeong". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
  5. "Revealed: Every World Cup 2018 squad - 23-man & preliminary lists & when will they be announced?". Goal. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  6. "رسمياً.. الخليج يضم الكوري جونغ وويونغ".
  7. Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "J1&J2&J3選手名鑑ハンディ版 2018 (NSK MOOK)", 7 February 2018, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411529 (p. 72 out of 289)
  8. "Jung, Woo-young Stats". Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  9. "Jung Woo-young's official record of the national team".


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