Hong Jeong-ho
Hong with South Korea in 2013
Personal information
Full name Hong Jeong-Ho[1]
Date of birth (1989-08-12) 12 August 1989 (age 34)
Place of birth Jeju, Jeju, South Korea
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Number 26
Youth career
2008–2009 Chosun University
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2013 Jeju United 57 (2)
2013–2016 FC Augsburg 56 (2)
2016–2019 Jiangsu Suning 24 (3)
2018–2019 → Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (loan) 55 (3)
2020– Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 95 (4)
International career‡
2007–2009 South Korea U20 24 (2)
2010–2012 South Korea U23 16 (1)
2010–2018 South Korea 42 (2)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing South Korea South Korea
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Guangzhou Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:33, 18 October 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 March 2018
Hong Jeong-ho
Hangul
홍정호
Hanja
洪正好
Revised RomanizationHong Jeongho
McCune–ReischauerHong Chŏngho

Hong Jeong-ho (Korean: 홍정호,Korean pronunciation: [hoŋ.dʑʌŋ.ɦo] or [hoŋ] [tɕʌŋ.ɦo]; born 12 August 1989) is a South Korean footballer who plays for Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors as a centre-back. His brother Hong Jeong-nam is also a footballer.

Club career

On 1 September 2013, Hong Jeong-ho transferred to FC Augsburg from Jeju United for a fee estimated around €2 million. He signed a four-year contract which will keep him at the club until 2017.[2]

Implication in 2011 match-fixing scandal

During the 2011 K-League season, Hong was accused of being involved in the 2011 South Korean football betting scandal and was held out of a league match during the investigation.[3] Although the investigation discovered that gangs had deposited 4 million won unsolicited into Hong's bank account, he had later returned the funds and was cleared of wrongdoing.[4] Subsequently, Hong was declared eligible for league and national team matches.

Career statistics

As of 17 October 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
South Korea League KFA Cup League Cup Asia Total
2010 Jeju United K League 1 16 1 3 0 5 0 — 24 1
2011 16 0 2 0 — 6 0 24 0
2012 9 0 0 0 — — 9 0
2013 11 1 3 0 — — 14 1
Germany League DFB-Pokal DFB Ligapokal Europe Total
2013–14 FC Augsburg Bundesliga 16 0 0 0 — — 16 0
2014–15 17 0 0 0 — — 17 0
2015–16 23 2 3 0 — 2 1 28 3
China PR League FA Cup CSL Cup Asia Total
2016 Jiangsu Suning Chinese Super League 12 2 3 0 — 0 0 15 2
2017 12 1 1 0 — 6 2 19 3
South Korea League KFA Cup League Cup Asia Total
2018 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (loan) K League 1 25 1 0 0 — 5 0 30 1
2019 30 2 0 0 — 7 0 37 2
2020 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors K League 1 22 1 3 0 — 5 0 30 1
2021 36 2 0 0 — 6 1 42 3
Career total 245 12 18 0 5 0 37 4 305 17

International goals

Scores and results list South Korea's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Hong goal.
List of international goals scored by Hong Jeong-ho
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 15 November 2013 Seoul, South Korea   Switzerland 1–1 2–1 Friendly match
2 28 March 2017 Seoul, South Korea  Syria 1–0 1–0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honors

Club

Jeju United

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors

Individual

References

  1. ^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Egypt 2009™: List of Players: Korea Republic" (PDF). FIFA. 6 October 2009. p. 13. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 October 2009.
  2. ^ "Hong Jeong-ho Signs 4-Year Deal with Augsburg". 2 September 2013. Retrieved 1 October 2013.
  3. ^ "Korean Olympic team captain Hong Jeong-Ho implicated in K-League match-fixing scandal | Goal.com".
  4. ^ "Two players embroiled in K-League match-fixing scandal are cleared by prosecutors - JEJU WEEKLY".

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