Jung Woo-young
South Korean footballer (born 1989)
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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 Kataller Toyama and the South Korea national team. He was part of the South Korean team that won bronze at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[4]
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Full name
Jung Woo-young[1]
Date of birth
14 December 1989[2]
Place of birth
Ulsan, South Korea
Height
1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[3]
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Jung with South Korea in 2017 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Jung Woo-young[1] | |||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 14 December 1989[2] | |||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Ulsan, South Korea | |||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[3] | |||||||||||||||
| Positions | ||||||||||||||||
| Team information | ||||||||||||||||
Current team | Kataller Toyama | |||||||||||||||
| Number | 20 | |||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||
| 2005–2007 | Haksung High School | |||||||||||||||
| College career | ||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||
| 2008–2010 | Kyung Hee University | |||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||
| 2011–2013 | Kyoto Sanga | 64 | (2) | |||||||||||||
| 2013 | → Júbilo Iwata (loan) | 13 | (0) | |||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | Vissel Kobe | 65 | (3) | |||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | Chongqing Lifan | 51 | (3) | |||||||||||||
| 2018 | Vissel Kobe | 12 | (2) | |||||||||||||
| 2018–2023 | Al-Sadd | 95 | (3) | |||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | Al-Khaleej | 31 | (1) | |||||||||||||
| 2024–2025 | Ulsan HD | 25 | (0) | |||||||||||||
| 2026– | Kataller Toyama | 17 | (2) | |||||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2012 | South Korea U23 | 9 | (0) | |||||||||||||
| 2015–2024 | South Korea | 76 | (3) | |||||||||||||
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16 August 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 10 September 2024 | ||||||||||||||||
Career
In May 2018 he was named in South Korea's preliminary 28-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.[5]
In December 2022 he was named for South Korea's World Cup squad, starting all 4 of their games.
On 20 July 2023, Jung Woo-young joined Saudi Professional League side Al-Khaleej on a free transfer.[6]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 30 August 2025[7][citation needed]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Other[a] | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Kyoto Sanga | 2011 | J2 League | 31 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 36 | 1 | |||
| 2012 | 34 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 36 | 1 | ||||
| Júbilo Iwata (loan) | 2013 | J1 League | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 0 | ||
| Vissel Kobe | 2014 | J1 League | 33 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | — | — | 41 | 4 | ||
| 2015 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 38 | 1 | ||||
| Chongqing Lifan | 2016 | Chinese Super League | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 30 | 1 | |||
| 2017 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 21 | 2 | |||||
| Vissel Kobe | 2018 | J1 League | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 2 | ||
| Al-Sadd | 2017–18 | Qatar Stars League | — | — | — | 4[b] | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | ||||
| 2018–19 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12[b] | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 3 | ||
| 2019–20 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2[b] | 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[b] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 1 | 1 | 24 | 1 | |||
| Al-Khaleej | 2023–24 | Saudi Pro League | 31 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 35 | 2 | |||
| Ulsan HD | 2024 | K League 1 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 3[b] | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | ||
| 2025 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[b] | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 352 | 14 | 31 | 1 | 27 | 2 | 26 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 448 | 18 | ||
- Includes Promotion Playoffs to J1, Qatari Super Cup, Qatar Cup and FIFA Club World Cup
- Appearances in AFC Champions League (Elite)
International
- Scores and results list South Korea's goal tally first.[8]
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 16 December 2017 | Ajinomoto Stadium, Tokyo, Japan |  Japan | 2–1 | 4–1 | 2017 EAFF 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
Al-Sadd
- Qatar Stars League: 2018–19, 2020–21, 2021–22
- Emir of Qatar Cup: 2020, 2021
- Sheikh Jassem Cup: 2019
- Qatar Cup: 2020, 2021
- Qatari Stars Cup: 2019-20
Ulsan HD
- South Korea U23
- South Korea
Individual
- J2/J3 100 Year Vision League (West-A) Best XI: 2026[9]
