Jeong Tae-wook

Jeong Tae-wook

Personal information
Full name	Jeong Tae-wook
Date of birth	(1997-05-16) 16 May 1997 (age 26)
Place of birth	Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province,South Korea
Height	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)[1]
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Number	3
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	39	(1)
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)
2020–	South Korea	0	(0)
Medal record Representing  South Korea Men's football Asian Games 2018 Jakarta-Palembang Team AFC U-23 Championship 2020 Thailand
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of December 7, 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of July 31, 2021

Jeong Tae-wook (Korean: 정태욱; born 16 May 1997) is a South Korean footballer who plays as a defender for South Korea K-League 1 club Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors.

Career

Jeong 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

As of 7 December 2023

Honours

International

Jeong 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 3-6 to Mexico.

• FIFA U-20 World Cup : 2017
• Asian Games: 2018
• AFC U-23 Championship: 2020
• Tokyo Olympics: 2020

Notes

References

External links

• Jeong Tae-wook – K League stats at kleague.com (in Korean)

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