Jung Ji-yeon
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1 September 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Incheon, South Korea | ||
| Height | 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) | ||
| Positions | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Hwacheon KSPO | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008-2009 | Gajeong Girls' Middle School | ||
| 2010 | Hyundai Chungeun Middle School | ||
| 2011-2013 | Hyundai High School | ||
| 2014-2015 | Yeoju University | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016 | Sejong City Sports Council | 0 | (0) |
| 2017 | Suwon FMC | 4 | (0) |
| 2018-2021 | Gyeongju KHNP | 33 | (0) |
| 2022- | Hwacheon KSPO | 88 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2011 | South Korea U-17 | 0 | (0) |
| 2014-2015 | South Korea U-20 | 1 | (0) |
| 2024- | South Korea | 1 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 2 October 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 3 December 2024 | |||
Jung Ji-yeon (Korean: 정지연; born 1 September 1996) is a South Korean professional footballer who plays as a defender for WK League club Hwacheon KSPO and the South Korea national team.
Jung joined Hwacheon KSPO ahead of the 2022 WK League season.[1] She scored her league debut goal in a match against her former team, Gyeongju KHNP.[2] In 2025, Jung was named as club captain and earned the season MVP award from the Korea Women's Football Federation for her role in achieving Hwacheon's first ever WK League championship title.[3] The club also won at the National Women's Football Championship and the National Sports Festival, completing the first ever domestic treble in South Korean women's football.[4] Jung also received the MVP award at the 2025 National Women's Football Championship.[5]
International career
Having previously represented South Korea at the 2015 AFC U-19 Women's Championship, Jung received her first senior international call-up in 2024 under recently appointed manager Shin Sang-woo.[6][7] She has one international cap at senior level, having played in a friendly match against Canada.[8]
Style of play
Jung is known as a versatile player thanks to her two-footedness. She mostly plays as a wing back but occasionally plays as a winger.[2]