Park Yong-woo (; born 10 September 1993) is a South Korean professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder or a centre-back for Al-Ain.
| Park Yong-woo | |
| Birth Date: | 10 September 1993 |
| Birth Place: | Goyang, South Korea |
| Height: | 1.87 m[1] |
| Currentclub: | Al-Ain |
| Clubnumber: | 5 |
| Position: | Defensive midfielder, centre-back |
| Youthyears1: | 2009–2011 |
| Youthclubs1: | Chuncheon Mech Tech High School |
| Youthyears2: | 2012–2014 |
| Youthclubs2: | Konkuk University |
| Years1: | 2015–2016 |
| Caps1: | 45 |
| Goals1: | 1 |
| Years2: | 2017–2023 |
| Caps2: | 157 |
| Goals2: | 6 |
| Years3: | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs3: | → Sangju / Gimcheon Sangmu (draft) |
| Caps3: | 30 |
| Goals3: | 1 |
| Years4: | 2023– |
| Caps4: | 21 |
| Goals4: | 1 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2015–2016 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 18 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 2 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2023– |
| Nationalcaps2: | 20 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 6 October 2024 |
| Ntupdate: | 19 November 2024 |
As a defensive midfielder, he protects the front line of the defensive line, has decent passing ability and technique, and his most outstanding advantage is blocking passes based on excellent anticipation.[2]
| Hangul: | 박용우 |
| Hanja: | 朴鎔宇 |
| Rr: | Bak Yongu |
| Mr: | Pak Yongu |
He was called up by Jürgen Klinsmann to represent South Korea in friendly matches against Peru and El Salvador in June 2023 in which Park made his debut as a substitution in the second half against Peru.
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| FC Seoul | 2015 | K League Classic | 26 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | 34 | 0 | ||
| 2016 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 6 | 1 | 26 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 45 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 60 | 2 | |||
| Ulsan Hyundai | 2017 | K League Classic | 31 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 3 | 0 | 37 | 3 | ||
| 2018 | K League 1 | 31 | 3 | 6 | 0 | — | 3 | 1 | 40 | 4 | |||
| 2019 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 9 | 1 | 46 | 1 | ||||
| 2021 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | 17 | 0 | ||||
| 2022 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | 35 | 0 | ||||
| 2023 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 157 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 2 | 195 | 9 | |||
| Sangju Sangmu Gimcheon Sangmu (draft) | 2020 | K League 1 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 1 | |||
| 2021 | K League 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 1 | |||
| Al-Ain | 2023–24 | UPL | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 35 | 1 | |
| 2024–25 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |||
| Total | 21 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 44 | 1 | |||
| Career totals | 253 | 9 | 20 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 51 | 3 | 329 | 13 | |||
FC Seoul
Ulsan Hyundai
Gimcheon Sangmu
Al-Ain