Jeong Tae-wook (Korean: 정태욱; born 16 May 1997) is a South Korean footballer who plays as a defender for Australian A-league club Western Sydney Wanderers on loan from Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors.
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| Full name | Jeong Tae-wook | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 16 May 1997 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Seongnam, South Korea | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Western Sydney Wanderers | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2016 | Jeju Jeil High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2018 | Ajou University | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Jeju United | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2023 | Daegu FC | 140 | (6) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 45 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024– | → Western Sydney Wanderers (loan) | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2017 | South Korea U-20 | 22 | (5) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2021 | South Korea U-23 | 23[α] | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017[2] | South Korea Universiade | 4 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of August 3, 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of July 31, 2021 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jeong Tae-wook | |
| Hangul | 정태욱 |
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| Hanja | 鄭泰旭 |
| Revised Romanization | Jeong Taeuk |
| McCune–Reischauer | Chŏng T'aeuk |
Career
editJeong started his career with Jeju United.[3] Jeong Taewook then transferred into Daegu FC after spending a year with Jeju United After a successful run at Daegu FC for 4 years, Jeong was sold to Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors in January 2023. Jeong has since had 39 appearances and 1 goal for the club
Club career statistics
edit- As of 7 December 2023
| Club performance | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
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| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| South Korea | League | KFA Cup | Asia | Total | ||||||
| 2018 | Jeju United | K League 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 2019 | Daegu FC | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 30 | 2 | |
| 2020 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 28 | 1 | |||
| 2021 | 33 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 1 | ||
| 2022 | 36 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 44 | 2 | ||
| 2023 | Jeonbuk Hyundai | 31 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 39 | 1 | |
| Career total | 144 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 186 | 7 | ||
Honours
editInternational
editJeong made his international debut during the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup held in South Korea.
Jeong was then selected to represent South Korea for the 2018 Asian Games. South Korea had emerged as champions in the 2018 Asian Games after beating arch-rivals Japan 2-1 in extra time during the finals winning them the gold medal.
Jeong was also named in the AFC U-23 Championship Thailand 2020 squad. South Korea had won the championship after beating Saudi Arabia in the finals. Jeong was named Man Of the Match after scoring the winning goal during the finals. He was selected as the Best 11 for the tournament.
In 2021, Jeong Taewook was named in the 22-man squad for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Jeong Taewook was selected as captain for the tournament and help led the team to the quarter finals of the competition. However South Korea's journey ended there as they had lost 6-3 to Mexico.
Notes
edit- ^ Includes two appearances against another KFA team.
References
edit- ^ Daegu FC Profile Archived 2020-10-22 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ 2017년 8월 1일 2017 하계유니버시아드 남자 (in Korean). KFA. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
- ^ “아 진짜라니까요, 상민이랑 입 맞춘 거 아니에요” m.post.naver.com
External links
edit- Jeong Tae-wook – K League stats at kleague.com (in Korean)
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