Hong Jeong-ho (Korean: 홍정호,Korean pronunciation: [hoŋ.dʑʌŋ.ɦo] or [hoŋ] [tɕʌŋ.ɦo]; born 12 August 1989) is a South Korean footballer who plays for Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors as a centre-back. His brother Hong Jeong-nam is also a footballer.
Club career
On 1 September 2013, Hong Jeong-ho transferred to FC Augsburg from Jeju United for a fee estimated around €2 million. He signed a four-year contract which will keep him at the club until 2017.[2]
Implication in 2011 match-fixing scandal
During the 2011 K-League season, Hong was accused of being involved in the 2011 South Korean football betting scandal and was held out of a league match during the investigation.[3] Although the investigation discovered that gangs had deposited 4 million won unsolicited into Hong's bank account, he had later returned the funds and was cleared of wrongdoing.[4] Subsequently, Hong was declared eligible for league and national team matches.
Career statistics
- As of 3 December 2023
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| South Korea | League | KFA Cup | League Cup | Asia | Total | |||||||
| 2010 | Jeju United | K League 1 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 24 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | 24 | 0 | |||
| 2012 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||||
| 2013 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 1 | ||||
| Germany | League | DFB-Pokal | DFB Ligapokal | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 2013–14 | FC Augsburg | Bundesliga | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 0 | ||||
| 2015–16 | 23 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | 2 | 1 | 28 | 3 | |||
| China PR | League | FA Cup | CSL Cup | Asia | Total | |||||||
| 2016 | Jiangsu Suning | Chinese Super League | 12 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 | |
| 2017 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 6 | 2 | 19 | 3 | |||
| South Korea | League | KFA Cup | League Cup | Asia | Total | |||||||
| 2018 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (loan) | K League 1 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | 30 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | 37 | 2 | |||
| 2020 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | K League 1 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | 30 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 36 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 1 | 42 | 3 | |||
| 2022 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | 26 | 1 | |||
| 2023 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 286 | 14 | 22 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 42 | 4 | 355 | 18 | ||
International goals
- Scores and results list South Korea's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Hong goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 November 2013 | Seoul, South Korea |  Switzerland |
1–1 | 2–1 | Friendly match |
| 2 | 28 March 2017 | Seoul, South Korea |  Syria |
1–0 | 1–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Honors
Club
Jeju United
- K League 1 Runners up: 2010
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Individual
References
- ^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Egypt 2009™: List of Players: Korea Republic" (PDF). FIFA. 6 October 2009. p. 13. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 October 2009.
- ^ "Hong Jeong-ho Signs 4-Year Deal with Augsburg". 2 September 2013. Retrieved 1 October 2013.
- ^ "Korean Olympic team captain Hong Jeong-Ho implicated in K-League match-fixing scandal | Goal.com".
- ^ "Two players embroiled in K-League match-fixing scandal are cleared by prosecutors - JEJU WEEKLY".
External links
- Hong Jeong-ho at Soccerway
- Hong Jeong-ho at National-Football-Teams.com
- Hong Jeong-ho – K League stats at kleague.com (in Korean)
- Hong Jeong-ho – KFA Cup Stats at KFA (in Korean)
- Hong Jeong-ho – National team stats at KFA (in Korean)
- Hong Jeong-ho at fcaugsburg.de
- Hong Jeong-ho – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Hong Jeong-ho on Cyworld (in Korean)
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