# Jung Woo-young

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.

## Career

In May 2018 he was named in South Korea's preliminary 28-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.
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.

## Career statistics
### Club

Last update: 12 February 2025.
| Club performance | Club performance | Club performance | League | League | Cup | Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | 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 | Kyoto Sanga | J2 League | 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 | J1 League | 33 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 41 | 4 |
| 2015 | Vissel Kobe | J1 League | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 38 | 1 |
| 2016 | Chongqing Lifan | Chinese Super League | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | 1 |
| 2017 | Chongqing Lifan | Chinese Super League | 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 | Al-Sadd | Qatar Stars League | 17 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 3 |
| 2019–20 | Al-Sadd | Qatar Stars League | 21 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 36 | 0 |
| 2020–21 | Al-Sadd | Qatar Stars League | 18 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| 2021–22 | Al-Sadd | Qatar Stars League | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| 2022–23 | Al-Sadd | Qatar Stars League | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 24 | 1 |
| 2023–24 | Al-Khaleej | Saudi Pro League | 31 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 35 | 2 |
| 2024 | Ulsan HD | K League 1 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 |
| 2025 | Ulsan HD | K League 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 340 | 14 | 30 | 1 | 27 | 2 | 26 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 433 | 18 |
* ↑ Includes Promotion Playoffs to J1, Qatari Super Cup, Qatar Cup and FIFA Club World Cup
* 1 2 3 4 5 6 Appearances in AFC Champions League (Elite)

### International goals

    Scores and results list South Korea's goal tally first.
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1. | 16 December 2017 | Ajinomoto Stadium, Tokyo, Japan | Japan | 2–1 | 4–1 | 2017 EAFF E-1 Football Championship |
| 2. | 12 October 2018 | Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul, South Korea | Uruguay | 2–1 | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 3. | 10 September 2019 | Köpetdag Stadium, Ashgabat, Turkmenistan | Turkmenistan | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |

## Honours
### Club

Al-Sadd
* Qatar Stars League: 2018–19, 2020–21, 2021–22
* Emir of Qatar Cup: 2020, 2021
* Sheikh Jassem Cup: 2019
* Qatar Cup: 2020, 2021
* Qatari Stars Cup: 2019-20

### International
#### South Korea U23

* Olympic Bronze Medal: 2012

#### South Korea

* EAFF East Asian Cup (2): 2015, 2017