Not to be confused with Jeong Woo-yeong.

In this Korean name, the family name is Jung.

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 team that won bronze at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[4]

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: 11 December 2023.[7][8]

Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Other1 Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
2011 Kyoto Sanga J2 League 31 1 5 0 — — — 36 1
2012 34 1 1 0 — — 1 0 36 1
2013 Júbilo Iwata (loan) J1 League 13 0 2 0 5 0 — — 20 0
2014 Vissel Kobe 33 3 0 0 8 1 — — 41 4
2015 32 0 0 0 6 1 — — 38 1
2016 Chongqing Lifan Chinese Super League 30 1 0 0 — — — 30 1
2017 21 2 0 0 — — — 21 2
2018 Vissel Kobe J1 League 12 2 0 0 0 0 — — 12 2
2017–18 Al-Sadd Qatar Stars League — — — 4 0 — 4 0
2018–19 17 3 3 0 0 0 12 0 1 0 33 3
2019–20 21 0 4 0 4 0 2 0 5 0 36 0
2020–21 18 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 25 0
2021–22 21 0 2 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 27 0
2022–23 18 0 2 0 3 0 — 1 1 24 1
2023–24 Al-Khaleej Saudi Pro League 17 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 2
Career total 318 14 26 1 27 2 22 0 10 1 403 18

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]
No Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 16 December 2017 Ajinomoto Stadium, Tokyo, Japan  Japan 2–1 4–1 2017 EAFF E-1 Football Championship
2. 12 October 2018 Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul, South Korea  Uruguay 2–1 2–1 Friendly
3. 10 September 2019 Köpetdag Stadium, Ashgabat, Turkmenistan  Turkmenistan 2–0 2–0 2022 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. ^ "Jung Woo-young". Saudi Pro League. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
  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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