Jeong Woo-yeong
Jeong Woo-yeong (Korean: 정우영; born 20 September 1999) is a South Korean professional footballer who plays as a forward for 3. Liga side Bayern Munich II.[1]
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| Full name | Jeong Woo-yeong | |||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 20 September 1999 | |||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Incheon, South Korea | |||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||
| Playing position(s) | Forward | |||||||||||||||
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Current team |
Bayern Munich II (on loan from SC Freiburg) | |||||||||||||||
| Number | 29 | |||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2017 | Incheon United | |||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Bayern Munich | |||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Bayern Munich II | 29 | (13) | |||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Bayern Munich | 1 | (0) | |||||||||||||
| 2019– | SC Freiburg | 0 | (0) | |||||||||||||
| 2019– | SC Freiburg II | 6 | (2) | |||||||||||||
| 2020– | → Bayern Munich II (loan) | 10 | (1) | |||||||||||||
| National team‡ | ||||||||||||||||
| 2013 | South Korea U14 | 7 | (4) | |||||||||||||
| 2014–2016 | South Korea U17 | 11 | (3) | |||||||||||||
| 2017–2019 | South Korea U20 | 3 | (1) | |||||||||||||
| 2019– | South Korea U23 | 7 | (1) | |||||||||||||
Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 9 June 2020 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 January 2020 (UTC) | ||||||||||||||||
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Club career
On 30 June 2017, Jeong signed for Bayern Munich from South Korean club Incheon United. The contract runs until 30 June 2022. Jeong officially joined Bayern on 1 January 2018.[2]
Jeong made his first team debut for Bayern Munich in the UEFA Champions League on 27 November 2018, coming on as a substitute in the 81st minute for Thomas Müller against Benfica.[3]
On 3 May 2019, he started as right winger and won the final of the season's Premier League International Cup for Bayern Munich's Under-23 team, earning the first club international trophy of his career.[4] He was substituted by Jannik Rochelt in the 68th minute.
On 19 June 2019, SC Freiburg announced the signing of Jeong on a four-year deal with the option for Bayern Munich to buy him back.[5]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 9 June 2020[1]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Bayern Munich II | 2018–19 | Regionalliga Bayern | 29 | 13 | — | — | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 31 | 13 | ||
| Bayern Munich | 2018–19 | Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| SC Freiburg II | 2019–20 | Regionalliga Südwest | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | |||
| SC Freiburg | 2019–20 | Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Bayern Munich II (loan) | 2019–20 | 3. Liga | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | 10 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 46 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 50 | 16 | ||
- Appearances in Regionalliga promotion play-offs
- Appearance in UEFA Champions League
Honours
Bayern Munich II
Bayern Munich
South Korea U23
References
- "Jeong Woo-yeong". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
- "FC Bayern sign Wooyeong Jeong". fcbayern.com. 30 June 2017. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
- "Historischer Gänsehautmoment für Jeong". kicker.de (in German). 28 November 2018. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
- "Jeong Woo-Yeong". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
- "Official: Korea Republic youngster Jeong Woo-yeong joins Freiburg from Bayern Munich". Fox Sports Asia. 19 June 2019.
External links
- Woo-Yeong Jeong at DFB (also available in German)
- Woo-Yeong Jeong at kicker (in German)
- Jeong Woo-yeong at KFA