Jeong Woo-yeong

In this Korean name, the family name is Jeong.

Not to be confused with Jung Woo-young.

Jeong Woo-yeong (Korean: 정우영; born 20 September 1999) is a South Korean professional footballer who plays as a forward or attacking midfielder for German Bundesliga club Union Berlin and the South Korea national team.^[5]

Jeong Woo-yeong

Jeong in 2021
Personal information
Full name	Jeong Woo-yeong[1]
Date of birth	(1999-09-20) 20 September 1999 (age 25)[2]
Place of birth	Incheon, South Korea
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Position(s)	Forward, attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team	Union Berlin
Number	11
Youth career
2010–2017	Incheon United[note 1]
2018	Bayern Munich
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018–2019	Bayern Munich II	29	(13)
2018–2019	Bayern Munich	1	(0)
2019–2023	SC Freiburg	84	(10)
2019	SC Freiburg II	6	(2)
2020	→ Bayern Munich II (loan)	15	(1)
2023–2025	VfB Stuttgart	26	(2)
2024–2025	→ Union Berlin (loan)	23	(3)
2025–	Union Berlin	0	(0)
International career‡
2013	South Korea U14	7	(4)
2014–2016	South Korea U17	11	(3)
2017–2019	South Korea U20	3	(1)
2019–2023	South Korea U23	20	(11)
2021–	South Korea	22	(4)
Medal record Men's football Representing  South Korea Youth Olympic Games 2014 Nanjing[3] Asian Games 2022 Hangzhou AFC U-23 Championship Winner 2020 Thailand Asian Youth Games 2013 Nanjing[4]
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 30 March 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 21 March 2024

Jeong Woo-yeong
Hangul	정우영
Hanja	鄭優營
Revised Romanization	Jeong Uyeong
McCune–Reischauer	Chŏng Uyŏng
IPA	[tɕʌŋ.u.jʌŋ]

Club career

Bayern Munich

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.^[6] 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.^[7] 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.^[8] He was substituted by Jannik Rochelt in the 68th minute.

SC Freiburg

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.^[9] On 10 August 2019, he made his Freiburg debut against Magdeburg in the 2019–20 DFB-Pokal.^[8] However, he didn't appear in the field after his debut, and returned to Bayern on a loan deal. He contributed to reserve team's title by showing outstanding performances including one goal and eight assists during 15 appearances in the 2019–20 3. Liga.^[10]

Jeong got opportunities as a substitute in the 2020–21 season, his second season with Freiburg. On 12 December 2020, Jeong scored his first Bundesliga goal against Arminia Bielefeld after replacing Vincenzo Grifo in the 86th minute. He became a starter in the 2021–22 season, helping Freiburg qualify for the UEFA Europa League. However, after Ritsu Dōan joined the team the next season, he was pushed to the bench again and attracted the interest of VfB Stuttgart.^[11][12]

VfB Stuttgart

On 11 July 2023, Jeong signed for fellow Bundesliga club VfB Stuttgart on a three-year contract.^[13] He played as a starter for Stuttgart in the first three matches, but usually played as a substitute after absenting for a month to participate in the 2022 Asian Games.^[8] On 4 May 2024, he scored his first goal in a 3–1 win over his former club Bayern Munich, which marked his club's first win against the latter since 2007.^[14]

Union Berlin

On 27 August 2024, Jeong moved on loan to Union Berlin.^[15] On 28 May 2025, Union made the transfer permanent.^[16]

International career

On 25 March 2021, Jeong debuted for South Korea national team in a friendly match against Japan.^[17]

On 16 November 2021, Jeong scored his first goal for the national team in a 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification against Iraq.^[18]

Jeong played for South Korean under-24 team in the 2022 Asian Games, scoring eight goals in seven matches of the tournament. He became a champion and the top goalscorer of the Asian Games after playing a vital role in the team.^[19]

Personal life

On 20 May 2025, Jeong announced his engagement to art director Lee Yeon-ji, the daughter of actor Lee Gwan-gi.^[20] The couple married on 15 June 2025, in Seoul.^[21]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 30 March 2025^[5][8]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			DFB-Pokal		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Bayern Munich II	2018–19	Regionalliga Bayern	29	13	—	—	2[a]	0	31	13
Bayern Munich	2018–19	Bundesliga	1	0	0	0	1[b]	0	—	2	0
SC Freiburg	2019–20	Bundesliga	0	0	1	0	—		—		1	0
	2020–21	Bundesliga	26	4	2	0	—		—		28	4
	2021–22	Bundesliga	32	5	5	0	—		—		37	5
	2022–23	Bundesliga	26	1	3	0	5[c]	1	—		34	2
	Total		84	10	11	0	5	1	—		100	11
SC Freiburg II	2019–20	Regionalliga Südwest	6	2	—		—		—		6	2
Bayern Munich II (loan)	2019–20	3. Liga	15	1	—	—	—	15	1
VfB Stuttgart	2023–24	Bundesliga	26	2	3	0	—	—	29	2
Union Berlin (loan)	2024–25	Bundesliga	23	3	0	0	—	—	23	3
Career total			184	31	14	0	6	1	2	0	206	32

1. Appearances in Regionalliga promotion play-offs
2. Appearance in UEFA Champions League
3. Appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

As of match played 21 March 2024

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
South Korea	2021	2	1
	2022	8	1
	2023	5	1
	2024	7	1
Total		22	4

Scores and results list South Korea's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Jeong goal.^[22]

List of international goals scored by Jeong Woo-yeong

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	16 November 2021	Thani bin Jassim Stadium, Doha, Qatar	Iraq	3–0	3–0	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
2	10 June 2022	Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon, South Korea	Paraguay	2–2	2–2	Friendly
3	17 October 2023	Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon, South Korea	Vietnam	6–0	6–0	Friendly
4	25 January 2024	Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah, Qatar	Malaysia	1–0	3–3	2023 AFC Asian Cup

Honours

Bayern Munich II

• 3. Liga: 2019–20^[23]
• Regionalliga Bayern: 2018–19^[24]

Bayern Munich

• Bundesliga: 2018–19^[25]

SC Freiburg

• DFB-Pokal runner-up: 2021–22^[26]

South Korea U14

• Asian Youth Games: 2013^[27]

South Korea U17

• Summer Youth Olympics silver medal: 2014^[3]

South Korea U23

• Asian Games: 2022^[19]
• AFC U-23 Championship: 2020^[28]

Individual

• Asian Games top goalscorer: 2022^[19]

Notes

1. Played for Incheon United U12 from 2010 to 2011, Kwangsung Middle School [ko] from 2012 to 2014, and Incheon Daegun High School [ko] from 2015 to 2017, which were academies of Incheon United.