Jung Seung-hyun
South Korean footballer (born 1994)
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Jung Seung-hyun (also spelled Jeong Seung-hyeon, Korean: 정승현; Hanja: 鄭昇炫, born 3 April 1994) is a South Korean footballer who plays as defender for K League 1 club Ulsan HD and the South Korea national team. He won two AFC Champions Leagues with Kashima Antlers and Ulsan Hyundai.
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Jung with Gimcheon Sangmu in 2022 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Jung Seung-hyun | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 3 April 1994 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Icheon, Gyeonggi, South Korea | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Centre-back | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Ulsan HD | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 15 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2012 | Ulsan Hyundai | ||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2014 | Yonsei University | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2015–2017 | Ulsan Hyundai | 49 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | Sagan Tosu | 27 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Kashima Antlers | 24 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020–2023 | Ulsan Hyundai | 51 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | → Gimcheon Sangmu (draft) | 45 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024–2025 | Al-Wasl | 38 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Ulsan HD | 17 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | South Korea U23 | 21 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017– | South Korea | 26 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 March 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 10 September 2024 | |||||||||||||||||
Club career
Jung joined Ulsan Hyundai before 2015 K League 1 starts. He made his debut in the league match against Incheon United on 19 April.[2] In mid-2017, he left Ulsan to join Sagan Tosu.[3] After just one season, Sagan swapped him for Mu Kanazaki to Kashima Antlers.[4]
International career
In May 2018 he was named in South Korea's preliminary 28 man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.[5]
Club statistics
Updated to 22 March 2026.[6]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup [a] | League Cup [b] | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Ulsan Hyundai | 2015 | K League 1 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 20 | 0 | |||
| 2016 | K League 1 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 22 | 1 | ||||
| 2017 | K League 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5[c] | 0 | — | 17 | 0 | |||
| Total | 49 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | — | 59 | 1 | ||||
| Sagan Tosu | 2017 | J1 League | 16 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 16 | 1 | ||||
| 2018 | J1 League | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 1 | |||
| Total | 27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 2 | ||||
| Kashima Antlers | 2018 | J1 League | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6[c] | 0 | 3[d] | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| 2019 | J1 League | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7[c] | 0 | — | 26 | 0 | ||
| Total | 24 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 48 | 0 | ||
| Ulsan Hyundai | 2020 | K League 1 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 1[c] | 0 | — | 26 | 2 | ||
| 2022 | K League 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||||
| 2023 | K League 1 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 4[c] | 1 | — | 29 | 2 | |||
| Total | 51 | 3 | 5 | 0 | — | 5 | 1 | — | 61 | 4 | ||||
| Gimcheon Sangmu (draft) | 2021 | K League 2 | 29 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 30 | 5 | |||
| 2022 | K League 1 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 16 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 45 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 46 | 6 | |||||
| Al-Wasl | 2023–24 | UAE Pro League | 13 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 4 | ||
| 2024–25 | UAE Pro League | 25 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10[e] | 0 | 1[f] | 0 | 41 | 2 | |
| Total | 38 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 59 | 6 | ||
| Ulsan HD | 2025 | K League 1 | 13 | 0 | — | — | 4[e] | 0 | — | 17 | 0 | |||
| 2026 | K League 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 | ||
| Total | 251 | 17 | 21 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 37 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 324 | 20 | ||
- Includes Korean FA Cup, Emperor's Cup, UAE President's Cup
- Includes J.League Cup, UAE League Cup
- Appearances in AFC Champions League
- Appearances in FIFA Club World Cup
- Appearances in AFC Champions League Elite
- Appearance in UAE Super Cup
International
- Scores and results list South Korea's goal tally first.[7]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 21 November 2023 | Shenzhen Universiade Sports Centre, Shenzhen, China |  China | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Honours
- Kashima Antlers
- Ulsan HD
- Gimcheon Sangmu
- Al-Wasl
- South Korea
