Park Yong-woo (footballer)

In this Korean name, the family name is Park.

For the actor, see Park Yong-woo.

Park Yong-woo (Korean: 박용우; born 10 September 1993) is a South Korean professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder or a centre-back for Al-Ain and the South Korea national team.

Park Yong-woo

Personal information
Full name	Park Yong-woo[1]
Date of birth	(1993-09-10) 10 September 1993 (age 31)[1]
Place of birth	Goyang, South Korea
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder, centre-back
Team information
Current team	Al-Ain
Number	5
Youth career
2009–2011	Chuncheon Mech Tech High School
2012–2014	Konkuk University
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–2016	FC Seoul	45	(1)
2017–2023	Ulsan Hyundai	157	(6)
2020–2021	→ Gimcheon Sangmu (draft)	30	(1)
2023–	Al-Ain	42	(1)
International career‡
2015–2016	South Korea U23	18	(2)
2023–	South Korea	23	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 August 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 5 June 2025

Style of play

As a defensive midfielder, he protects the front line of the defensive line, has decent passing ability and technique, and his most outstanding advantage is blocking passes based on excellent anticipation.^[2]

Park Yong-woo
Hangul	박용우
Hanja	朴鎔宇
Revised Romanization	Bak Yongu
McCune–Reischauer	Pak Yongu

International career

He was called up by Jürgen Klinsmann to represent South Korea in friendly matches against Peru and El Salvador in June 2023 in which Park made his debut as a substitution in the second half against Peru.

Career statistics

As of match played on 17 August 2025^[3]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup [a]		League Cup [b]		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
FC Seoul	2015	K League 1	26	0	5	0	—		3[c]	0	—		34	0
	2016		19	1	1	0	—		6[c]	1	—		26	2
	Total		45	1	6	0	0	0	9	1	—		60	2
Ulsan Hyundai	2017	K League 1	31	2	3	1	—		3[c]	0	—		37	3
	2018		31	3	6	0	—		3[c]	1	—		40	4
	2019		36	0	1	0	—		9[c]	1	—		46	1
	2021		9	0	1	0	—		7[c]	0	—		17	0
	2022		31	0	0	0	—		4[c]	0	—		35	0
	2023		19	1	1	0	—		—		—		20	1
	Total		157	6	12	1	0	0	26	2	—		195	9
Gimcheon Sangmu (draft)	2020	K League 1	25	1	0	0	—		—		—		25	1
	2021	K League 2	5	0	0	0	—		—		—		5	0
	Total		30	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		30	1
Al-Ain	2023–24	UAE Pro League	17	1	2	0	4	0	12[c]	0	—		35	1
	2024–25		24	0	0	0	3	0	8[d]	0	5[e]	0	40	0
	2025–26		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	Total		42	1	2	0	7	0	20	0	5	0	76	1
Career totals			274	9	20	1	7	0	55	3	5	0	361	13

1. Includes Korean FA Cup, UAE President's Cup
2. Includes UAE League Cup
3. Appearances in AFC Champions League
4. Appearances in AFC Champions League Elite
5. Three appearances in FIFA Club World Cup, two appearances in FIFA Intercontinental Cup

Honours

FC Seoul

• K League 1: 2016
• Korean FA Cup: 2015

Ulsan Hyundai

• K League 1: 2022, 2023
• Korean FA Cup: 2017

Gimcheon Sangmu

• K League 2: 2021

Al-Ain

• AFC Champions League: 2023–24