| Jeong Chung-geun 정충근 | |
| Fullname: | Jeong Chung-geun |
| Birth Date: | 1995 3, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Pohang, South Korea |
| Height: | 1.82 m |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Gyeongnam |
| Clubnumber: | 7 |
| Youthyears1: | 2005 |
| Youthclubs1: | Cheongrim Elementary School |
| Youthyears2: | 2006–2008 |
| Youthclubs2: | Pohang Steelers |
| Youthyears3: | 2009–2010 |
| Youthclubs3: | Ganggu Middle School |
| Youthyears4: | 2010–2013 |
| Youthclubs4: | Nantes |
| Years1: | 2013–2016 |
| Caps1: | 36 |
| Goals1: | 2 |
| Years2: | 2016–2018 |
| Caps2: | 51 |
| Goals2: | 7 |
| Years3: | 2018 |
| Clubs3: | → Fagiano Okayama (loan) |
| Caps3: | 16 |
| Goals3: | 2 |
| Years4: | 2019–2020 |
| Caps4: | 52 |
| Goals4: | 3 |
| Years5: | 2021 |
| Caps5: | 14 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2022– |
| Caps6: | 4 |
| Goals6: | 1 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2017 |
| Nationalteam1: | South Korea U-23 |
| Club-Update: | 29 March 2022 |
Jeong Chung-geun (born 1 March 1995) is a South Korean professional footballer who plays for K League 1 club Gyeongnam.
After playing for various youth teams in his native South Korea, Jeong moved to the Nantes academy in France in 2010. Between 2013 and 2016, he would compete for the reserve team in the fourth-tier Championnat National 2.[1]
Jeong Chung-geun joined J2 League club Yokohama FC on 20 December 2016.[2] He made 52 appearances for the club, scoring three goals.[3] From July 2018 to December 2018, he was loaned to league rivals Fagiano Okayama. In 2019, he signed with Machida Zelvia, who also competed in the second division.[4] After 52 second division games, he returned to South Korea in early 2021. There, he signed a contract with Suwon in the K League 1.[5]
Ahead of the 2022 season, Jeong joined Gyeongnam after being part of a swap deal involving Chang Hyuk-jin.[6]
Updated as of 2022 season.[7]
| Club performance | League | Cup | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |
| France | League | Cup | Total | ||||||
| 2013–14 | FC Nantes II | CFA2 | 7 | 0 | – | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | 18 | 1 | – | 18 | 1 | ||||
| 2015–16 | 11 | 1 | – | 11 | 1 | ||||
| Japan | League | Cup | Total | ||||||
| 2017 | Yokohama FC | J2 League | 37 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 7 | |
| 2018 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0 | |||
| Fagiano Okayama | 16 | 2 | – | 16 | 2 | ||||
| 2019 | FC Machida Zelvia | 27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 1 | ||
| 2020 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 2 | |||
| South Korea | League | Cup | Total | ||||||
| 2021 | Suwon FC | K League 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | |
| 2022 | Gyeongnam FC | K League 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| Total | 171 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 174 | 15 | |||