Jeong Seung-won (; born 27 February 1997) is a South Korean

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. He currently plays for the

Suwon FC Suwon FC ( ko, 수원 FC; Hanja: 水原 FC) is a South Korean professional football club based Suwon that competes in the K League 1, the top division of South Korea. They play their home games at Suwon Stadium. History Early years: semi-profe ...

Club career

Born on 27 February 1997, Jeong made his debut as a substitute for

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on 6 May 2017, playing against Jeonbuk FC in the K League 1. He was a nominee for youth player of the year in the 2018 K League Awards.

Club career statistics

International career

In December 2019, Jeong was selected to be part of the South Korean squad for the

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, to be held in Thailand. South Korea won the championship, with Jeong playing in four matches.

Honors and awards

Player

Daegu FC *

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Winners (1) :

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International

South Korea U23 *

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* 1997 births Living people Sportspeople from Jeonju Men's association football forwards South Korean men's footballers Daegu FC players K League 1 players Footballers at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers for South Korea {{SouthKorea-footy-defender-stub