Jeong Sang-bin (Korean정상빈; 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.

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 0 0 0 0 2[a] 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
  1. ^ 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
1 9 June 2021 Goyang Stadium, Goyang, South Korea  Sri Lanka 5–0 5–0 2022 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.