Hong Jeong-ho

For the handballer, see Hong Jeong-ho (handballer).

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 35)
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	100	(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 Asian Games 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 Romanization	Hong Jeongho
McCune–Reischauer	Hong Chŏngho

In this Korean name, the family name is Hong.

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 3 December 2023

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
2022			19	1	2	0	—		5	0	26	1
2023			22	0	2	0	—		—		24	0
Career total			286	14	22	0	5	0	42	4	355	18

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

• K League 1 Runners up: 2010

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors

• K League 1 Winners (4): 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
• KFA Cup Winner: 2020

Individual

• K League 1 Best XI (4): 2010, 2019, 2020, 2021
• K League 1 Most Valuable Player: 2021

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".

External links

• Hong Jeong-ho at Soccerway
• Hong Jeong-ho at National-Football-Teams.com
• Hong Jeong-ho – K League stats at kleague.com (in Korean)
• Hong Jeong-ho Archived 2018-11-27 at the Wayback Machine – KFA Cup Stats at KFA (in Korean)
• Hong Jeong-ho – National team stats at KFA (in Korean)
• Hong Jeong-ho at fcaugsburg.de
• Hong Jeong-ho – FIFA competition record (archived)
• Hong Jeong-ho on Cyworld (in Korean)