| Jeong Tae-wook | |
| Fullname: | Jeong Tae-wook |
| Birth Date: | 16 May 1997 |
| Birth Place: | Seongnam, South Korea |
| Height: | 1.95 m[1] |
| Currentclub: | Western Sydney Wanderers |
| Position: | Defender |
| Youthyears1: | 2013–2016 |
| Youthclubs1: | Jeju Jeil High School |
| Youthyears2: | 2016–2018 |
| Youthclubs2: | Ajou University |
| Years1: | 2018 |
| Clubs1: | Jeju United |
| Caps1: | 5 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2019–2023 |
| Clubs2: | Daegu FC |
| Caps2: | 140 |
| Goals2: | 6 |
| Clubs3: | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors |
| Years3: | 2023– |
| Caps3: | 45 |
| Goals3: | 1 |
| Clubs4: | → Western Sydney Wanderers (loan) |
| Years4: | 2024– |
| Caps4: | 0 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2015–2017 |
| Nationalteam1: | South Korea U-20 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 22 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 5 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2017–2021 |
| Nationalteam2: | South Korea U-23 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 23 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 2 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2017[2] |
| Nationalteam3: | South Korea Universiade |
| Nationalcaps3: | 4 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 1 |
| Nationalyears4: | 2020– |
| Nationalteam4: | South Korea |
| Nationalcaps4: | 0 |
| Nationalgoals4: | 0 |
| Pcupdate: | August 3, 2024 |
| Ntupdate: | July 31, 2021 |
| Hangul: | 정태욱 |
| Hanja: | 鄭泰旭 |
| Rr: | Jeong Taeuk |
| Mr: | Chŏng T'aeuk |
Jeong Tae-wook (; born 16 May 1997) is a South Korean footballer who plays as a defender for Australian A-league club Western Sydney Wanderers on loan from Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors.
Jeong started his career with Jeju United.[3] Jeong Taewook then transferred into 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 performance | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 HyundaiMotors FC | 31 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 39 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 144 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 186 | 7 | |||
Jeong made his international debut during the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup held in South Korea.
Jeong was then selected to represent South Korea for the 2018 Asian Games. South Korea had 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 had 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 the Best 11 for the tournament.