Won Du-jae (; born 18 November 1997) is a South Korean professional footballer. He plays as a defensive midfielder or a sweeper for Shimizu S-Pulse and the South Korea national team.
Club career In the summer of 2017, Won dropped out of Hanyang University and moved to Japan to join J2 League club Avispa Fukuoka. After playing as a defensive midfielder and a centre-back for Fukuoka for two and a half years, he came back to his country and joined K League 1 side Ulsan Hyundai. Ulsan usually used him as a defensive midfielder, and he played as a centre-back when his rear teammates were injured. Ulsan fans felt he looked better when he played as a midfielder. He helped the club win the 2020 AFC Champions League and the 2022 K League 1. He enlisted in Gimcheon Sangmu, a military football club and a K League 2 club, to serve his mandatory military service in 2023. He was nominated for the K League 2 Most Valuable Player award by leading Sangmu to the league title as a captain, but lost to Valdívia. After being discharged from Sangmu in July 2024, he transferred to UAE Pro League club Khor Fakkan.
International career Won played for South Korea under-23s at the 2020 AFC U-23 Championship and the 2020 Summer Olympics. At the AFC U-23 Championship, he won the title and was named the Most Valuable Player.
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. 167 out of 289)
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAvispa Fukuoka2017J2 League18200——202022018J2 League17010———1802019J2 League33020———350Total68230——20732Ulsan HD2020K League 123050—71—3512021K League 130110—30203612022K League 121031—40—2812024K League 15020———70Total791111—141201063Gimcheon Sangmu (draft)2023K League 234110———3512024K League 112110———131Total46220———482Khor Fakkan2024–25UAE Pro League23010———2402025–26UAE Pro League1202010——150Total3503010——390Shimizu S-Pulse2026–27J1 League2000———20Career total230519110141402687
Honours Ulsan HD AFC Champions League: 2020 K League 1: 2022
Gimcheon Sangmu K League 2: 2023
South Korea U23 AFC U-23 Championship: 2020
Individual AFC U-23 Championship Most Valuable Player: 2020 Korean FA Young Player of the Year: 2020 K League 2 Best XI: 2023
References
External links Won Du-jae at Avispa Fukuoka
Won Du-jae at KFA