Jeon Jin-woo

In this Korean name, the family name is Jeon.

Jeon Jin-woo (Korean: 전진우; Hanja: 全晉旴; born 9 September 1999), formerly known as Jeon Se-jin (Korean: 전세진; Hanja: 全世珍),^[1] is a South Korean football forward who plays for Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors.^[3]

Jeon Jin-woo

Personal information
Birth name	Jeon Se-jin[1]
Date of birth	(1999-09-09) 9 September 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth	Guri, South Korea
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Winger
Team information
Current team	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Number	14
Youth career
	Buyang Elementary School
2012–2017	Suwon Samsung Bluewings[note 1]
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018–2024	Suwon Samsung Bluewings	102	(10)
2020–2021	→ Gimcheon Sangmu (draft)	2	(0)
2024–	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	29	(13)
International career‡
2016	South Korea U17	5[α]	(0)
2017–2019	South Korea U20	20	(7)
2019	South Korea U23	5	(0)
2025–	South Korea	2	(1)
Medal record Men's football Representing  South Korea FIFA U-20 World Cup Runner-up 2019 Poland AFC U-19 Championship Runner-up 2018 Indonesia
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 June 2025

Club career

Jeon won all three divisions of the Korean National School League, namely elementary,^[4] middle and high school divisions. He was also named the top goalscorer at the middle school division,^[5] and the Most Valuable Player at the high school division.^[6] He tried to participate in a tryout for Eredivisie club PSV Eindhoven prior to his graduation from Maetan High School, which had a youth football club of Suwon Samsung Bluewings, but withdrew his plan after being criticised by Suwon fans.^[7][8]

Jeon made his professional debut in an AFC Champions League qualifier against Thanh Hóa on 30 January 2018,^[9] and scored his first professional goal in a K League 1 match against Incheon United on 22 April.^[10] He helped Suwon win the 2019 Korean FA Cup before enlisting in military football club Sangju Sangmu (renamed Gimcheon Sangmu in 2021) to fulfill his military duty for one and a half years.^[11] He played in only two league matches for Sangmu due to a car accident.^[12] His long-term injury was followed by the stagnation of his development,^[13] and Suwon was relegated to the K League 2 after the 2023 season.^[14] On 9 July 2024, he transferred to Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors to mark a turning point in his career.^[15]

International career

Jeon led South Korea to a second-place finish by scoring five goals in six matches at the 2018 AFC U-19 Championship. He also participated in the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup, where South Korea finished second. He performed a key role at the AFC U-19 Championship, whereas he usually played as a substitute at the U-20 World Cup.^[16]

Career statistics

As of 31 May 2025^[3]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Suwon Samsung Bluewings	2018	K League 1	12	2	1	1	3[a]	0	—		16	3
	2019	K League 1	20	0	4	0	—		—		24	0
	2021	K League 1	8	0	1	0	—		—		9	0
	2022	K League 1	25	6	3	0	—		2[b]	0	30	6
	2023	K League 1	21	1	2	1	—		—		23	2
	2024	K League 2	16	1	2	1	—		—		18	2
	Total		102	10	13	3	3	0	2	0	120	13
Gimcheon Sangmu (draft)	2020	K League 1	1	0	0	0	—		—		1	0
	2021	K League 2	1	0	1	0	—		—		2	0
	Total		2	0	1	0	—		—		3	0
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	2024	K League 1	12	2	—		1[c]	1	2[b]	1	15	4
	2025	K League 1	17	11	1	1	3[c]	2	—		21	14
	Total		29	13	1	1	4	3	2	1	36	18
Career total			133	23	15	4	7	3	4	1	159	31

1. Appearances in AFC Champions League
2. Appearances in K League promotion-relegation play-offs
3. Appearances in AFC Champions League Two

International

As of match played 10 June 2025

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
South Korea	2025	2	1
Total		2	1

Scores and results list South Korea's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Jeon goal.

List of international goals scored by Jeon Jin-woo

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	10 June 2025	Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul, South Korea	Kuwait	1–0	4–0	2026 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Suwon Samsung Bluewings

• Korean FA Cup: 2019^[3]

South Korea U20

• FIFA U-20 World Cup runner-up: 2019^[17]
• AFC U-19 Championship runner-up: 2018^[18]

Individual

• Korean FA Young Player of the Year: 2018^[19]
• K League Player of the Month: April 2025^[20]

Notes

1. Played for Maetan Middle School [ko] from 2012 to 2014, and Maetan High School [ko] from 2015 to 2017, which were academies of Suwon Samsung Bluewings.

1. Includes two appearances against non-national teams.^[2]