Jeong Woo-yeong

Jeong Woo-yeong (Korean: 정우영; Hanja: 鄭優營; born 20 September 1999) is a South Korean professional footballer who plays as a forward or an attacking midfielder for Bundesliga club SC Freiburg and the South Korea national team.[2]

Jeong Woo-yeong
Personal information
Full name Jeong Woo-yeong
Date of birth (1999-09-20) 20 September 1999[1]
Place of birth Incheon, South Korea
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
 SC Freiburg
Number 29
Youth career
2015–2017 Incheon United
2018 Bayern Munich
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2019 Bayern Munich II 29 (13)
2018–2019 Bayern Munich 1 (0)
2019– SC Freiburg 56 (9)
2019– SC Freiburg II 6 (2)
2020 → Bayern Munich II (loan) 15 (1)
National team‡
2013 South Korea U14 7 (4)
2014–2016 South Korea U17 11 (3)
2017–2019 South Korea U20 3 (1)
2019–2021 South Korea U23 11 (2)
2021– South Korea 3 (1)
Honours
Men's football
Representing  South Korea
AFC U-23 Championship
Winner2020 Thailand
Youth Olympic Games
2014 Nanjing
Asian Youth Games
2013 Nanjing
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 April 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 1 February 2022 (UTC)
Not to be confused with Jung Woo-young.
In this Korean name, the family name is Jeong.

Club career

On 30 June 2017, Jeong signed for Bayern Munich from South Korean club Incheon United. The contract runs until 30 June 2022. Jeong officially joined Bayern on 1 January 2018.[3] Jeong made his first team debut for Bayern Munich in the UEFA Champions League on 27 November 2018, coming on as a substitute in the 81st minute for Thomas Müller against Benfica.[4] On 3 May 2019, he started as right winger and won the final of the season's Premier League International Cup for Bayern Munich's under-23 team, earning the first club international trophy of his career.[5] He was substituted by Jannik Rochelt in the 68th minute.

On 19 June 2019, SC Freiburg announced the signing of Jeong on a four-year deal with the option for Bayern Munich to buy him back.[6] On 10 August 2019, he made his Freiburg debut against Magdeburg in the 2019–20 DFB-Pokal.[5] However, he didn't appear in the field after his debut, and returned to Bayern on a loan deal. He contributed to a 3. Liga title of reserve team by showing outstanding performances with one goal and eight assists in 15 games.[7]

On 12 December 2020 Jeong scored his first Bundesliga goal against Arminia Bielefeld after replacing Vincenzo Grifo in the 86th minute.

International career

He made his debut for South Korea national team on 25 March 2021 in a friendly against Japan.[8]

On 16 November 2021, Woo-yeong scored his first goal for the national team in a 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification against Iraq.[9]

Career statistics

Club
As of 30 April 2022[2]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bayern Munich II 2018–19Regionalliga Bayern 2913——2[lower-alpha 1]03113
Bayern Munich 2018–19Bundesliga 10001[lower-alpha 2]0—20
SC Freiburg 2019–20Bundesliga 0010——10
2020–21Bundesliga 26420——284
2021–22Bundesliga 30550——355
Total 56980——649
SC Freiburg II2019–20 Regionalliga Südwest 62———62
Bayern Munich II (loan)2019–20 3. Liga 151———151
Career total1072580102011825
  1. Appearances in Regionalliga promotion play-offs
  2. Appearance in UEFA Champions League

International
Scores and results list South Korea's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Jeong goal.[10]
List of international goals scored by Jeong Woo-yeong
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
116 November 2021Thani bin Jassim Stadium, Doha, Qatar Iraq3–03–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Bayern Munich II

Bayern Munich[13]

South Korea U14[14]

South Korea U17

South Korea U23

References
  1. "Wooyeong Jeong | Playerprofile | Bundesliga". bundesliga.com. DFL. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
  2. "Jeong Woo-yeong". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
  3. "FC Bayern sign Wooyeong Jeong". Bayern Munich. 30 June 2017. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  4. "Historischer Gänsehautmoment für Jeong" (in German). kicker. 28 November 2018. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  5. "Jeong Woo-Yeong". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
  6. "Official: Korea Republic youngster Jeong Woo-yeong joins Freiburg from Bayern Munich". Fox Sports Asia. 19 June 2019.
  7. "Steckbrief 2019/20 - Jeong Woo-Yeong" (in German). kicker. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  8. "Japan v South Korea game report". ESPN. 25 March 2021.
  9. "(LEAD) S. Korea blank Iraq to extend undefeated run in World Cup qualifying campaign". Yonhap News Agency. 17 November 2021.
  10. "Jeong, Woo-yeong" (in Korean). Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  11. "3. Liga - Spieltag/Tabelle" (in German). DFB. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  12. "Regionalliga Bayern - Spieltag 2018/19" (in German). kicker. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  13. Stokkermans, Karel (2 July 2020). "Germany 2018/19". RSSSF. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  14. 선수 명단 - 2013년 08월 05일 U-14 (2013 난징 아시안 유스 게임) (in Korean). KFA. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  15. "Football: South Korean upends Iran for football gold". 2nd Asian Youth Games, Nanjing 2013. Archived from the original on 29 August 2013. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
  16. "Football - Men - Gold Medal Match" (PDF). Nanjing 2014 Youth Olympic Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  17. "AFC U-23 CHAMPIONSHIP THAILAND 2020 - Finals". AFC. Retrieved 4 July 2020.


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