Jung Woo-young (; born 14 December 1989) is a South Korean professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder or a centre-back for Kataller Toyama and the South Korea national team. He was part of the South Korean team that won bronze at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
Career In May 2018 he was named in South Korea's preliminary 28-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.
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.
Career statistics Club Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "J1&J2&J3選手名鑑ハンディ版 2018 (NSK MOOK)", 7 February 2018, Japan, (p. 72 out of 289)
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsKyoto Sanga2011J2 League31150———361201234110——10361Júbilo Iwata (loan)2013J1 League1302050——200Vissel Kobe2014J1 League3330081——41420153200061——381Chongqing Lifan2016Chinese Super League30100———301201721200———212Vissel Kobe2018J1 League1220000 — —122Al-Sadd2017–18Qatar Stars League———40—402018–191733000120103332019–20210404020503602020–21180401000202502021–22210200040002702022–231802030—11241Al-Khaleej2023–24Saudi Pro League31141———352Ulsan HD2024K League 18030—30—140202512010—1020160Career total3521431127226012144818
International Scores and results list South Korea's goal tally first.
No Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1. 16 December 2017 Ajinomoto Stadium, Tokyo, Japan 2–1 4–1 2017 EAFF Championship 2. 12 October 2018 Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul, South Korea 2–1 2–1 Friendly 3. 10 September 2019 Köpetdag Stadium, Ashgabat, 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
Individual J2/J3 100 Year Vision League (West-A) Best XI: 2026
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