Jeong Jae-yong (;
Hanja
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(, ) refers to Sino-Korean vocabulary, wh ...
:鄭宰溶; born 14 September 1990) is a South Korean
footballer
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who plays as
defensive 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
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 ...
.
Career
He was selected by
FC Anyang
FC Anyang (Hangul: FC 안양) is a South Korean professional football club based in Anyang that competes in the K League 2, the second tier of South Korean football. Founded in 2013, they play their home games at Anyang Stadium
Anyang Sports ...
in the
2013 K League draft.
Jeong scored the best Korean goal of the season in
FC Anyang
FC Anyang (Hangul: FC 안양) is a South Korean professional football club based in Anyang that competes in the K League 2, the second tier of South Korean football. Founded in 2013, they play their home games at Anyang Stadium
Anyang Sports ...
.
Jae-yong joined
Ulsan Hyundai
Ulsan Hyundai FC ( ko, 울산 현대 축구단) is a South Korean professional football club based in Ulsan that competes in the K League 1, the top tier of South Korean football. Founded in 1983 as Hyundai Horang-i, they joined the K League ...
in summer 2016, and scored two goals in first match of 2017
K League Classic
The K League 1 (Hangul: K리그1) is the men's top professional football division of the South Korean football league system. The league is contested by twelve clubs.
History
The South Korean professional football league was founded in 1 ...
.
On 25 December 2019, it was confirmed that Jae-yong would join the Thai league club
Buriram United
Buriram United Football Club ( th, สโมสรฟุตบอลบุรีรัมย์ ยูไนเต็ด) is a professional football club based in Buriram, Thailand. The club has played at the top level of Thai football for the ...
for the 2020 season.
References
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1990 births
Living people
Men's association football midfielders
South Korean men's footballers
FC Anyang players
Ulsan Hyundai FC players
Pohang Steelers players
K League 2 players
K League 1 players
Korea University alumni
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