Jung Woo-young

In this Korean name, the family name is Jung.

Not to be confused with Jeong Woo-yeong.

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.^[4]

Jung Woo-young

Jung with South Korea in 2017
Personal information
Full name	Jung Woo-young[1]
Date of birth	(1989-12-14) 14 December 1989 (age 35)[2]
Place of birth	Ulsan, South Korea
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[3]
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder, centre-back
Team information
Current team	Ulsan HD
Number	5
Youth career
2005–2007	Haksung High School [ko]
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2008–2010	Kyung Hee University
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–2013	Kyoto Sanga	64	(2)
2013	→ Júbilo Iwata (loan)	13	(0)
2014–2015	Vissel Kobe	65	(3)
2016–2017	Chongqing Lifan	51	(3)
2018	Vissel Kobe	12	(2)
2018–2023	Al-Sadd	95	(3)
2023–2024	Al-Khaleej	31	(1)
2024–	Ulsan HD	19	(0)
International career‡
2010–2012	South Korea U23	9	(0)
2015–	South Korea	76	(3)
Medal record Olympic Games 2012 London Team
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23 July 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 10 September 2024

Jung Woo-young
Hangul	정우영
Hanja	鄭又榮
Revised Romanization	Jeong U-yeong
McCune–Reischauer	Chŏng U-yŏng
IPA	[tɕʌŋ.u.jʌŋ]

Career

In May 2018 he was named in South Korea's preliminary 28-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.^[5]

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.^[6]

Career statistics

Club

As of 23 July 2025^{[7][citation needed]}

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup		League cup		Continental		Other[a]		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Kyoto Sanga	2011	J2 League	31	1	5	0	—		—		—		36	1
	2012		34	1	1	0	—		—		1	0	36	1
Júbilo Iwata (loan)	2013	J1 League	13	0	2	0	5	0	—		—		20	0
Vissel Kobe	2014	J1 League	33	3	0	0	8	1	—		—		41	4
	2015		32	0	0	0	6	1	—		—		38	1
Chongqing Lifan	2016	Chinese Super League	30	1	0	0	—		—		—		30	1
	2017		21	2	0	0	—		—		—		21	2
Vissel Kobe	2018	J1 League	12	2	0	0	0	0	—		—		12	2
Al-Sadd	2017–18	Qatar Stars League	—		—		—		4[b]	0	—		4	0
	2018–19		17	3	3	0	0	0	12[b]	0	1	0	33	3
	2019–20		21	0	4	0	4	0	2[b]	0	5	0	36	0
	2020–21		18	0	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	25	0
	2021–22		21	0	2	0	0	0	4[b]	0	0	0	27	0
	2022–23		18	0	2	0	3	0	—		1	1	24	1
Al-Khaleej	2023–24	Saudi Pro League	31	1	4	1	—		—		—		35	2
Ulsan HD	2024	K League 1	8	0	3	0	—		3[b]	0	—		14	0
	2025		11	0	1	0	—		1[b]	0	2	0	15	0
Career total			351	14	31	1	27	2	26	0	12	1	447	18

1. Includes Promotion Playoffs to J1, Qatari Super Cup, Qatar Cup and FIFA Club World Cup
2. Appearances in AFC Champions League (Elite)

International

Scores and results list South Korea's goal tally first.^[8]

No	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	16 December 2017	Ajinomoto Stadium, Tokyo, Japan	Japan	2–1	4–1	2017 EAFF 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

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

Ulsan HD

• K League 1: 2024

South Korea U23

• Olympic Bronze Medal: 2012

South Korea

• EAFF East Asian Cup: 2015, 2017