Jeong Tae-wook
South Korean footballer (born 1997)
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Jeong Tae-wook (Korean: 정태욱; born 16 May 1997) is a South Korean footballer who plays as a centre-back for Korean K League 1 club FC Seoul on loan from K League 1 club Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors.
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| Full name | Jeong Tae-wook | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 16 May 1997 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Seongnam, South Korea | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Centre-back | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Incheon United | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2016 | Jeju Jeil High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2018 | Ajou University | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Jeju United | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2022 | Daegu FC | 123 | (4) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023–2025 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 45 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024–2025 | → Western Sydney Wanderers (loan) | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | → FC Seoul (loan) | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2026- | Incheon United | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2017 | South Korea U20 | 22 | (5) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2021 | South Korea U23 | 23[α] | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017[2] | South Korea Universiade | 4 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 25 December 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 31 July 2021 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Career
Jeong started his career with Jeju United.[3] Jeong Taewook then transferred to Daegu FC after spending a year with Jeju United. After a successful run at Daegu FC for 4 years, Jeong was sold to Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors in January 2023. Jeong has since had 39 appearances and 1 goal for the club
Club career statistics
- As of 23 November 2024
| Club performance | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
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| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| South Korea | League | KFA Cup | Asia | Total | ||||||
| 2018 | Jeju United | K League 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 2019 | Daegu FC | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 30 | 2 | |
| 2020 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 28 | 1 | |||
| 2021 | 33 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 1 | ||
| 2022 | 36 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 44 | 2 | ||
| 2023 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 31 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 38 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 1 | ||
| 2024–25 | Western Sydney Wanderers (loan) | A-League | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 2025 | FC Seoul (loan) | K League 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career total | 178 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 18 | 2 | 209 | 8 | ||
Honours
International
Jeong made his international debut during the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup in South Korea.
Jeong was then selected to represent South Korea at the 2018 Asian Games. South Korea emerged as champions in the 2018 Asian Games after beating arch-rivals Japan 2-1 in extra time during the finals, winning them the gold medal.
Jeong was also named in the AFC U-23 Championship Thailand 2020 squad. South Korea won the championship after beating Saudi Arabia in the finals. Jeong was named Man of the Match after scoring the winning goal during the finals. He was selected as one of the Best 11 for the tournament.
In 2021, Jeong Taewook was named in the 22-man squad for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Jeong Taewook was selected as captain for the tournament and helped lead the team to the competition's quarter-finals. However, South Korea's journey ended there as they lost 6-3 to Mexico.
Notes
- Includes two appearances against another KFA team.
