Jo Woo-Jin (; born 7 July 1987) is a South Korean

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

who has played as a

midfielder A midfielder is an outfield position in association football. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ...

for several South Korean football clubs, including

Gwangju FC Gwangju FC (Korean: 광주 FC) is a South Korean professional football club based in Gwangju that competes in the K League 1, the top tier of South Korean football. They joined the K League in the 2011 season. History Gwangju FC was founded ...

and

Daegu FC Daegu FC (Korean: 대구 FC) is a South Korean professional football club based in Daegu. The club was founded as a community club at the end of 2002, and made their K League 1 debut in 2003. Daegu has played mostly in the K League 1 but was re ...

Club career

Jo began his professional career in 2006 with Japanese club

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Sanfrecce Hiroshima ( ja, サンフレッチェ広島, translit=''Sanfuretche Hiroshima'') is a Japanese professional football club based in Asaminami-ku, Hiroshima. The club plays in the J1 League, which is the top tier of football in the coun ...

, returning to Korea in 2008 after being released by his club following their relegation to the second tier of the

J. League The , officially is Japan's professional football league including the first division J1 League, second division J2 League and third division J3 League of the Japanese association football league system. J1 League is one of the most succe ...

. Jo then plied his trade in the

Korea National League The Korea National League was a South Korean semi-professional football league held annually from 2003 to 2019. It was considered the second-highest division of the South Korean football league system before the K League 2 was launched in 2013, ...

, initially with

Ulsan Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Ulsan Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Dolphin was a South Korean football club based in the city of Ulsan. They competed in the National League between 2003 and 2016. They were owned and operated by Hyundai Mipo Dockyard and played their home games at Ulsan ...

and then

Mokpo City FC FC Mokpo ( ko, FC 목포) is a South Korean association football club based in Mokpo, South Jeolla. Since the 2010 season, Mokpo have played in the K3 League The K3 League is the third tier of South Korean football league system, which was c ...

. Jo was a priority pick from the 2011 K-League draft for

's roster in their foundation season in the

K-League K League (Hangul: K리그) is South Korea's professional football league. It includes first division K League 1 and second division K League 2. History Until the 1970s, South Korean football operated two major football leagues, the National S ...

and made his return to senior level professional football as a substitute in Gwangju's 0 – 1

League Cup In several sports, most prominently association football, a league cup or secondary cup generally signifies a cup competition for which entry is restricted only to teams in a particular league. The first national association football tournament t ...

loss to

Busan I'Park Busan IPark ( ko, 부산 아이파크) is a South Korean professional football club based in Busan that competes in K League 2, the second tier of the South Korean football pyramid. Its current home ground is Busan Gudeok Stadium. The club was o ...

on 6 April 2011.

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* * 1987 births Living people Men's association football midfielders South Korean men's footballers J1 League players K League 1 players K League 2 players Korea National League players K3 League players Sanfrecce Hiroshima players Gwangju FC players Daegu FC players Cheonan City FC players Hwaseong FC players Ansan Greeners FC players People from Andong {{SouthKorea-footy-midfielder-stub