Jung Sung-ryong

Jung Sung-ryong
정성룡
Jung Sung-ryong with Suwon Bluewings in 2011
Personal information
Date of birth (1985-01-04) 4 January 1985
Place of birth Gwangju, Gyeonggi,
South Korea
Height 186 cm (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Kawasaki Frontale
Number 1
Youth career
Tamna University
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2007 Pohang Steelers 29 (0)
2008–2011 Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 86 (0)
2011–2015 Suwon Samsung Bluewings 150 (0)
2016– Kawasaki Frontale 81 (0)
National team
2005 South Korea U-20 5 (0)
2007–2008 South Korea U-23 18 (1)
2012 South Korea U-23 (WC) 7 (0)
2007–2016 South Korea 67 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 October 2018
Jung Sung-ryong
Hangul 정성룡
Hanja 鄭成龍
Revised Romanization Jeong Seongnyong
McCune–Reischauer Chŏng Sŏngnyong

Jung Sung-ryong (Hangul: 정성룡; Korean pronunciation: [tɕʌŋ.sʌŋ.njoŋ]; born 4 January 1985) is a South Korean football goalkeeper, who currently plays for Kawasaki Frontale.

Club career

Jung Sung-ryong, who was born in Gwangju, Gyeonggi Province, started playing football in Gwangju Elementary School and graduated Seogwipo Middle School and Seogwipo High School.[2]

In 2003, he signed his first professional contract with Pohang Steelers. Having failed to make any appearances for the club in the first three years, he finally started to become the first choice goalkeeper, playing 15 games in 2006 and helping the club to win 2007 K League championship and be Korean FA Cup Runners up.

In February 2008, with Kim Yong-dae joining the Korean military team Jung was transferred to Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma as a replacement.[3] and contributed to the team's 2009 K League runners-up campaign.[4] Ahead of the 2010 season Kim Yong-dae moved to FC Seoul and so Jung was able to keep his starting role.

On 28 January 2011, it was announced that Jung had joined Suwon Samsung Bluewings on a five-year deal for undisclosed fee.[5] His first game was on 2 March 2011 when Jung played against Australian side Sydney FC in the AFC Champions League.[6]

International career

Jung made his national team debut on 30 January 2008 in a friendly match against Chile, conceding one goal in a 0–1 defeat. On 27 July 2008, he scored a goal from 85 m (93 yd) in the U-23 friendly match against Ivory Coast,[7] setting a Guinness record, which was not broken until Everton keeper Tim Howard scored from 93 m (102 yd) in 2012. In the national team, Jung used to be the understudy to South Korean Lee Woon-jae, but Lee's retirement made Jung South Korea's first-choice goalkeeper.

In the 2010 FIFA World Cup, he played in all four of South Korea's games. After keeping a clean sheet against Greece in the opening game he conceded eight goals in the following matches, half of them in a 4–1 defeat against Argentina. After the tournament he was criticized for not communicating with his defenders well and for his inability to save a penalty against Nigeria. However Jung was able to improve his goalkeeping skills and remained the top choice goalkeeper for the national team.

In the 2011 AFC Asian Cup, Jung played in all six of South Korea's games. In the semi-final against Japan he saved a penalty against Keisuke Honda but lost in the penalty shootout after the game ended in a 2-2 draw. South Korea earned third place after defeating Uzbekistan. Jung conceded five goals in open play as well as two penalties in six matches and was named to the team of the tournament.

In the 2012 Summer Olympics Jung played a vital role in South Korea's historic third-place finish. He conceded just one goal in three matches in the group stage and saved a penalty kick in the quarterfinal against Great Britain. He became injured during the second half and had to come off the pitch. Jung did not play in South Korea's semifinal match against Brazil due to his injury and South Korea lost 3–0. He returned for the third-place match against Japan and kept a clean sheet as South Korea won 2–0. Jung conceded 2 goals in five matches in total.

Jung Sung-Ryong played all the matches for the qualification matches and helped them qualify to the final round.

Despite poor performance in K League Jung Sung-Ryong was selected as the first-choice goalkeeper for South Korea in the 2014 World Cup. However following a performance against Algeria where he conceded four goals, he was replaced by Kim Seung-gyu for the final game against Belgium.[8]

After the World Cup, Jung Sung Ryong wasn't selected for any international friendly games until 14 November, when he was selected to play against Jordan, and kept a clean sheet.

Club career statistics

Updated to 23 February 2018.[9][10]

Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
South Korea League KFA Cup League Cup AFC Total
2004Pohang SteelersK League 10000--00
2005000000-00
200615010110-270
20071403020-190
2008Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma2702070-360
20092901070-370
2010300300014[11]0470
2011Suwon Bluewings3005010100460
201233020--350
201334020-50410
201434010--350
201519010-30230
Japan League Cup League Cup AFC Total
2016Kawasaki FrontaleJ1 League2904020–00
2017330004090460
Career total 32702503404104270

International clean sheets

Results list South Korea's goal tally first.
#DateVenueOpponentResultCompetition
16 February 2008Seoul, South Korea Turkmenistan4–02010 FIFA World Cup qualification
226 March 2008Shanghai, China North Korea0–02010 FIFA World Cup qualification
37 June 2008Amman, Jordan Jordan1–02010 FIFA World Cup qualification
422 June 2008Seoul, South Korea North Korea0–02010 FIFA World Cup qualification
55 September 2008Seoul, South Korea Jordan1–0Friendly match
611 October 2008Suwon, South Korea Uzbekistan3–0Friendly match
722 January 2010Málaga, Spain Latvia1–0Friendly match
816 May 2010Seoul, South Korea Ecuador2–0Friendly match
924 May 2010Saitama, Japan Japan2–0Friendly match
1012 June 2010Port Elizabeth, South Africa Greece2–02010 FIFA World Cup Group B
1112 October 2010Seoul, South Korea Japan0–0Friendly match
1230 December 2010Abu Dhabi, UAE Syria1–0Friendly match
1322 January 2011Doha, Qatar Iran1–02011 AFC Asian Cup
149 February 2011Trabzon, Turkey Turkey0–0Friendly match
1525 March 2011Seoul, South Korea Honduras4–0Friendly match
162 September 2011Goyang, South Korea Lebanon6–02014 FIFA World Cup qualification
1711 November 2011Dubai, UAE United Arab Emirates2–02014 FIFA World Cup qualification
1812 February 2012Seoul, South Korea Kuwait2–02014 FIFA World Cup qualification
1912 June 2012Goyang, South Korea Lebanon3–02014 FIFA World Cup qualification
2011 June 2013Seoul, South Korea Uzbekistan1–02014 FIFA World Cup qualification
2120 July 2013Seoul, South Korea Australia0–02013 EAFF East Asian Cup
2224 July 2013Hwaseong, South Korea China PR0–02013 EAFF East Asian Cup
236 March 2014Athens, Greece Greece2–0Friendly match
2414 November 2014Amman, Jordan Jordan1–0Friendly match
2513 October 2015Seoul, South Korea Jamaica3–0Friendly match

Honors

Club

Pohang Steelers
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
Kawasaki Frontale

References

  1. ↑ "Sung-Ryong Jung". South Korea. Goal.com. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
  2. ↑ "[2010WC][프로필](13)정성룡" (in Korean). newsis. 17 May 2010. Retrieved 21 May 2012.
  3. ↑ "FA GK 정성룡, 성남으로 이적" (in Korean). sportalkorea. 29 February 2008. Retrieved 21 May 2012.
  4. ↑ "성남 GK 김용대-정성룡 동반 출전 진풍경, 승부차기 승리 합작" (in Korean). mydaily. 22 November 2009. Retrieved 21 May 2012.
  5. ↑ 수원 스트라이커 베르손, 골키퍼 정성룡 영입. bluewings.kr (in Korean). 28 January 2011. Archived from the original on 23 July 2011.
  6. ↑ "[ACL] 수적 우세 못 살린 수원, 시드니와 득점 없이 무승부" (in Korean). sportalkorea. 2 March 2011. Retrieved 21 May 2012.
  7. ↑ "Korea Olympic Football Team Beat Cote d'Ivoire 2-1". Korea Football Association. 29 July 2008. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
  8. ↑ "한국, 알제리전 2-4 완패…"정성룡, 재앙 같은 경기력"". News1 Korea. 2014-06-22. Retrieved 2018-06-01.
  9. ↑ 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, ISBN 978-4905411529 (p. 8 out of 289)
  10. ↑ Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "2017 J1&J2&J3選手名鑑 (NSK MOOK)", 8 February 2017, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411420 (p. 24 out of 289)
  11. ↑ including 3 games in FIFA Club World Cup.
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