Jeong Woo-yeong
Jeong Woo-yeong (Korean: 정우영; Hanja:鄭優營; born 20 September 1999) is a South Korean professional footballer who plays for Bundesliga side SC Freiburg as a forward or an attacking midfielder.[1]
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| Full name | Jeong Woo-yeong | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 20 September 1999 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Incheon, South Korea | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) |
Forward Attacking midfielder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 9 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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– | South Korea U23 | 9 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16 December 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12 December 2020 (UTC) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.[2] 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.[3] 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.[4] 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.[5] On 10 August 2019, he made his Freiburg debut against Magdeburg in the 2019–20 DFB-Pokal.[4] 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.[6]
On 12 December 2020 Jeong scored his first Bundesliga goal against Arminia Bielefeld after replacing Vincenzo Grifo in the 86th minute.
Career statistics
Club
- As of 20 January 2021[1]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Bayern Munich | 2018–19 | Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| SC Freiburg | 2019–20 | Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | Bundesliga | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 2 | |||
| Total | 13 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 2 | ||||
| Bayern Munich II | 2018–19 | Regionalliga Bayern | 31 | 13 | — | — | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 33 | 13 | ||
| SC Freiburg II | 2019–20 | Regionalliga Südwest | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | |||
| Bayern Munich II (loan) | 2019–20 | 3. Liga | 15 | 1 | — | — | — | 15 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 66 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 72 | 18 | ||
- Appearance in UEFA Champions League
- Appearances in Regionalliga promotion play-offs
Honours
Bayern Munich II
Bayern Munich[9]
South Korea U14[10]
South Korea U17
- Summer Youth Olympics silver medal: 2014[12]
South Korea U23
References
- "Jeong Woo-yeong". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
- "FC Bayern sign Wooyeong Jeong". Bayern Munich. 30 June 2017. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
- "Historischer Gänsehautmoment für Jeong" (in German). kicker. 28 November 2018. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
- "Jeong Woo-Yeong". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
- "Official: Korea Republic youngster Jeong Woo-yeong joins Freiburg from Bayern Munich". Fox Sports Asia. 19 June 2019.
- "Steckbrief 2019/20 - Jeong Woo-Yeong" (in German). kicker. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
- "3. Liga - Spieltag/Tabelle" (in German). DFB. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
- "Regionalliga Bayern - Spieltag 2018/19" (in German). kicker. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
- Stokkermans, Karel (2 July 2020). "Germany 2018/19". RSSSF. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
- 선수 명단 - 2013년 08월 05일 U-14 (2013 난징 아시안 유스 게임) (in Korean). KFA. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
- "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.
- "Football - Men - Gold Medal Match" (PDF). Nanjing 2014 Youth Olympic Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
- "AFC U-23 CHAMPIONSHIP THAILAND 2020 - Finals". AFC. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
External links
- Woo-Yeong Jeong at DFB (also available in German)
- Woo-Yeong Jeong at kicker (in German)
- Jeong Woo-yeong at KFA