Park Jae-yong (footballer, born 2000)

Park Jae-yong
Hangul	박재용
Revised Romanization	Bak Jaeyong
McCune–Reischauer	Pak Chaeyong

Park Jae-yong
Personal information
Full name	Park Jae-yong
Date of birth	13 March 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth	Gwangmyeong, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
Height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Team information
Current team	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Number	10
Youth career
2016–2018	Anyang
2017–2019	Incheon University
Senior career*
Years	Team
2022–2023	Anyang
2023–	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
International career‡
2023	South Korea U23
Medal record
Men's football
Representing South Korea
Asian Games
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 November 2024; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 October 2023

Park Jae-yong (Korean: 박재용; born 13 March 2000) is a South Korean professional footballer who plays as a striker for Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors in the K League 1.

Early life

Park was born in South Korea. He played for Anyang for a bit before studying at Incheon University.

Club career

Anyang

In 2022, Park signed for K League 2 side FC Anyang after finishing his third year in the Incheon University. He scored two goals in his first season in the professional level, with most of his appearances were as a substitute. In his second season, Park became a regular starter for his team and scored 6 goals in 18 league appearances.^[1]

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors

On 20 July 2023, Park joined Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors and was given the number 10 shirt.^[2] He scored his first goal in his K League 1 debut against Incheon United in a 2–0 win.^[3]

International career

In 2023, Park was selected to play for the South Korea national Olympic team in the 2022 Asian Games.^[4] He scored a goal in South Korea's 9–0 victory against Kuwait Olympic.^[5]

Honours

South Korea U23

Asian Games: 2022

References

^ 안양 최다득점자 된 박재용, 묵묵히 다가서는 아시안게임[스한 이슈人] [Jaeyong Park, Anyang's top scorer, silently approaches the Asian Games [Suhan Issue Person]] (in Korean). Hanbooki. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
^ 전북, AG 대표 공격수 박재용 영입…장신 수비수 윤도원도 합류 [오피셜] [Jeonbuk recruits AG representative striker Park Jae-yong… Tall defender Yoon Do-won also joins [Official]] (in Korean). Goal. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
^ 전북의 선택이 옳았다!' 박재용 데뷔전→데뷔골 폭발 "(조)규성 형처럼 되고 싶은 마음" [Jeonbuk's choice was right!' Park Jae-yong's debut → debut goal explosion "I want to be like (Cho) Gyu-sung"] (in Korean). Chosun. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
^ 선수 명단 [Squad List] (in Korean). Korea Football Association. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
^ ‘약점은 공격수?’ 황선홍호, 조영욱·박재용·안재준 전원 골 맛 ['Is your weakness the attacker?' Seon-Hong Hwang, Young-Wook Cho, Jae-Yong Park, and Jae-Jun Ahn all scored goals.] (in Korean). Isplus. Retrieved 24 September 2023.

External links

Park Jae-yong – K League stats at kleague.com (in Korean)
Park Jae-yong at Soccerway

[1] 안양 최다득점자 된 박재용, 묵묵히 다가서는 아시안게임[스한 이슈人] [Jaeyong Park, Anyang's top scorer, silently approaches the Asian Games [Suhan Issue Person]] (in Korean). Hanbooki. Retrieved 24 September 2023.

[2] 전북, AG 대표 공격수 박재용 영입…장신 수비수 윤도원도 합류 [오피셜] [Jeonbuk recruits AG representative striker Park Jae-yong… Tall defender Yoon Do-won also joins [Official]] (in Korean). Goal. Retrieved 24 September 2023.

[3] 전북의 선택이 옳았다!' 박재용 데뷔전→데뷔골 폭발 "(조)규성 형처럼 되고 싶은 마음" [Jeonbuk's choice was right!' Park Jae-yong's debut → debut goal explosion "I want to be like (Cho) Gyu-sung"] (in Korean). Chosun. Retrieved 24 September 2023.

[4] 선수 명단 [Squad List] (in Korean). Korea Football Association. Retrieved 24 September 2023.

[5] ‘약점은 공격수?’ 황선홍호, 조영욱·박재용·안재준 전원 골 맛 ['Is your weakness the attacker?' Seon-Hong Hwang, Young-Wook Cho, Jae-Yong Park, and Jae-Jun Ahn all scored goals.] (in Korean). Isplus. Retrieved 24 September 2023.

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