Jeong Chung-geun

Jeong Chung-geun
정충근
Personal information
Full name	Jeong Chung-geun
Date of birth	1 March 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth	Pohang, South Korea
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Gyeongnam
Number	7
Youth career
2005	Cheongrim Elementary School
2006–2008	Pohang Steelers
2009–2010	Ganggu Middle School
2010–2013	Nantes
Senior career*
Years	Team
2013–2016	Nantes II
2016–2018	Yokohama
2018	→ Fagiano Okayama (loan)
2019–2020	Machida Zelvia
2021	Suwon
2022–	Gyeongnam
International career
2017	South Korea U-23
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 March 2022

Jeong Chung-geun (born 1 March 1995) is a South Korean professional footballer who plays for K League 1 club Gyeongnam.^[2]

Career

After playing for various youth teams in his native South Korea, Jeong moved to the Nantes academy in France in 2010. Between 2013 and 2016, he would compete for the reserve team in the fourth-tier Championnat National 2.^[1]

Jeong Chung-geun joined J2 League club Yokohama FC on 20 December 2016.^[3] He made 52 appearances for the club, scoring three goals.^[4] From July 2018 to December 2018, he was loaned to league rivals Fagiano Okayama. In 2019, he signed with Machida Zelvia, who also competed in the second division.^[5] After 52 second division games, he returned to South Korea in early 2021. There, he signed a contract with Suwon in the K League 1.^[6]

Ahead of the 2022 season, Jeong joined Gyeongnam after being part of a swap deal involving Chang Hyuk-jin.^[7]

Club statistics

Updated as of 2022 season.^[8]

Club performance			League		Cup		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
France			League		Cup		Total
2013–14	FC Nantes II	CFA2	7	0	–		7	0
2014–15			18	1	–		18	1
2015–16			11	1	–		11	1
Japan			League		Cup		Total
2017	Yokohama FC	J2 League	37	7	0	0	37	7
2018	Yokohama FC		14	0	2	0	16	0
2018	Fagiano Okayama		16	2	–		16	2
2019	FC Machida Zelvia		27	1	1	0	28	1
2020	FC Machida Zelvia		25	2	0	0	25	2
South Korea			League		Cup		Total
2021	Suwon FC	K League 1	14	0	0	0	14	0
2022	Gyeongnam FC	K League 2	2	1	0	0	2	1
Total			171	15	3	0	174	15

References

^ ^a ^b "Footballer Jeong Chung-geun signs with Nantes FC in France". Yonhap News Agency. 13 June 2013.
^ Jeong Chung-geun at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
^ "L'ancien Nantais Chung-geun Jeong au Japon". Ouest-France (in French). 20 December 2016.
^ "Jeong Chung-geun: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Archived from the original on 18 August 2020. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
^ "ジョンチュングン選手加入のお知らせ". FC町田ゼルビアオフィシャルサイト (in Japanese). 31 December 2018.
^ "수원FC,해외파 공격형 미드필더 정충근 영입[공식발표]". The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). 15 January 2021.
^ "[오피셜] 경남, '프랑스·일본 리그 출신 MF' 정충근 영입...No.7". Naver Sports (in Korean). 25 February 2022.
^ Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "J1&J2&J3選手名鑑ハンディ版 2018 (NSK MOOK)", 7 February 2018, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411529 (p. 192 out of 289)

External links

Jeong Chung-geun at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)

[yonhap-1] "Footballer Jeong Chung-geun signs with Nantes FC in France". Yonhap News Agency. 13 June 2013.

[2] Jeong Chung-geun at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)

[3] "L'ancien Nantais Chung-geun Jeong au Japon". Ouest-France (in French). 20 December 2016.

[SW-4] "Jeong Chung-geun: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Archived from the original on 18 August 2020. Retrieved 29 March 2022.

[5] "ジョンチュングン選手加入のお知らせ". FC町田ゼルビアオフィシャルサイト (in Japanese). 31 December 2018.

[6] "수원FC,해외파 공격형 미드필더 정충근 영입[공식발표]". The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). 15 January 2021.

[7] "[오피셜] 경남, '프랑스·일본 리그 출신 MF' 정충근 영입...No.7". Naver Sports (in Korean). 25 February 2022.

[8] Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "J1&J2&J3選手名鑑ハンディ版 2018 (NSK MOOK)", 7 February 2018, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411529 (p. 192 out of 289)

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