Jang Min-gyu
South Korean footballer (born 1999)
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Jang Min-gyu (Korean: 장민규; born 6 March 1999) is a South Korean footballer who plays as a defender and currently plays for K League 1 club, Jeju SK.
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Jang in 2026 | ||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 6 March 1999 | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Gangseo District, Seoul, South Korea | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||
| Position | Defender | |||||||||||||
| Team information | ||||||||||||||
Current team | Jeju SK | |||||||||||||
| Number | 20 | |||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||
| 2015–2017 | Bupyeong High School | |||||||||||||
| College career | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Hanyang University | |||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 2020–2022 | JEF United Chiba | 101 | (3) | |||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | Machida Zelvia | 53 | (4) | |||||||||||
| 2025– | Jeju SK | 53 | (1) | |||||||||||
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 3 August 2026 | ||||||||||||||
Career
Jang Min-gyu was born in Gangseo District, Seoul.[citation needed] Jang Min-gyu begin first youth career with Bupyeong High School, when entered to Hanyang University. In 2019, he was selected for the first time to the South Korea national under-23 football team, which is aiming to qualify for the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo.
On 18 December 2019, Jang Min-gyu was abroad to Japan for the first time and begin first professional career with JEF United Chiba from the 2020 season.[1] He leave from the club in 2022 after three years at Chiba. On 7 December 2022, Jang Min-gyu officially transfer to J2 club, Machida Zelvia for upcoming 2023 season.[2] On 8 January 2025, Machida announce that would be leaving the team to complete procedures and preparations for transferring to an overseas club.[3] Eight days later in same year, Jang Min-gyu announcement officially return to South Korea and transfer to K League 1 club, Jeju SK for the 2025 season.[4]
Career statistics
Club
- As of the end 2025 season.[5]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Hanyang University | 2018 | – | 1 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Total | – | 1 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| JEF United Chiba | 2020 | J2 League | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
| 2021 | 36 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 2 | ||
| 2022 | 34 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 2 | ||
| Total | 101 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 104 | 4 | ||
| Machida Zelvia | 2023 | J2 League | 37 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 4 |
| 2024 | J1 League | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | |
| Total | 53 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 4 | ||
| Jeju SK | 2025 | K League 1 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 6[a] | 0 | 38 | 0 | |
| Total | 31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 6 | 0 | 38 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 185 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 198 | 8 | ||
- Notes
- Includes K League 1 Final Round B and Relegation Play-off.
