Jung Woo-young should not be confused with Jeong Woo-yeong.
| Jung Woo-young | |
| Full Name: | Jung Woo-young[1] |
| Birth Date: | 14 December 1989[2] |
| Birth Place: | Ulsan, South Korea |
| Height: | 1.86 m[3] |
| Position: | Defensive midfielder, centre-back |
| Currentclub: | Ulsan HD |
| Clubnumber: | 32 |
| Youthyears1: | 2005–2007 |
| Collegeyears1: | 2008–2010 |
| Years1: | 2011–2013 |
| Clubs1: | Kyoto Sanga |
| Caps1: | 64 |
| Goals1: | 2 |
| Years2: | 2013 |
| Clubs2: | → Júbilo Iwata (loan) |
| Caps2: | 13 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2014–2015 |
| Clubs3: | Vissel Kobe |
| Caps3: | 65 |
| Goals3: | 3 |
| Years4: | 2016–2017 |
| Clubs4: | Chongqing Lifan |
| Caps4: | 51 |
| Goals4: | 3 |
| Years5: | 2018 |
| Clubs5: | Vissel Kobe |
| Caps5: | 12 |
| Goals5: | 2 |
| Years6: | 2018–2023 |
| Clubs6: | Al-Sadd |
| Caps6: | 95 |
| Goals6: | 3 |
| Years7: | 2023–2024 |
| Clubs7: | Al-Khaleej |
| Caps7: | 31 |
| Goals7: | 1 |
| Years8: | 2024– |
| Clubs8: | Ulsan HD |
| Caps8: | 2 |
| Goals8: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2010–2012 |
| Nationalteam1: | South Korea U-23 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 9 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2015– |
| Nationalteam2: | South Korea |
| Nationalcaps2: | 74 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 3 |
| Club-Update: | 23 May 2024 |
| Ntupdate: | 11 June 2024 |
| Medaltemplates-Expand: | yes |
| Hangul: | 정우영 |
| Hanja: | 鄭又榮 |
| Rr: | Jeong U-yeong |
| Mr: | Chŏng U-yŏng |
| Koreanipa: | pronounced as /ko/ |
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 K League 1 club Ulsan HD and the South Korea national team. He was part of the South Korean team that won bronze at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[4]
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]
Last update: 27 May 2024.[7] [8]
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other1 | Total | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |
| 2011 | Kyoto Sanga | J2 League | 31 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 36 | 1 | ||||
| 2012 | 34 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 36 | 1 | |||||
| 2013 | Júbilo Iwata (loan) | J1 League | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 0 | |||
| 2014 | Vissel Kobe | 33 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | — | — | 41 | 4 | ||||
| 2015 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 38 | 1 | |||||
| 2016 | Chongqing Lifan | Chinese Super League | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 30 | 1 | ||||
| 2017 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 21 | 2 | ||||||
| 2018 | Vissel Kobe | J1 League | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 2 | |||
| 2017–18 | Al-Sadd | Qatar Stars League | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |||||
| 2018–19 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 3 | |||
| 2019–20 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 1 | 1 | 24 | 1 | ||||
| 2023–24 | Al-Khaleej | Saudi Pro League | 31 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 2 | |
| Career total | 332 | 14 | 27 | 1 | 27 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 418 | 18 | |||
1Includes Promotion Playoffs to J1, Qatari Super Cup, Qatar Cup and FIFA Club World Cup.
Scores and results list South Korea's goal tally first.[9]
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 16 December 2017 | Ajinomoto Stadium, Tokyo, Japan | align=center | 2–1 | align=center | 4–1 | 2017 EAFF E-1 Football Championship | ||
| 2. | 12 October 2018 | Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul, South Korea | align=center | 2–1 | align=center | 2–1 | Friendly | ||
| 3. | 10 September 2019 | Köpetdag Stadium, Ashgabat, Turkmenistan | align=center | 2–0 | align=center | 2–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
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