Jung Ji-yeon
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1 September 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Incheon, South Korea | ||
| Height | 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position(s) | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Hwacheon KSPO | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008-2009 | Gajeong Girls' Middle School | ||
| 2010 | Hyundai Chungeun Middle School | ||
| 2011-2013 | Hyundai High School | ||
| 2014-2015 | Yeoju University | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016 | Sejong City Sports Council | 0 | (0) |
| 2017 | Suwon FMC | 4 | (0) |
| 2018-2021 | Gyeongju KHNP | 33 | (0) |
| 2022- | Hwacheon KSPO | 88 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2011 | South Korea U-17 | 0 | (0) |
| 2014-2015 | South Korea U-20 | 1 | (0) |
| 2024- | South Korea | 1 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 2 October 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 3 December 2024 | |||
Jung Ji-yeon (Korean: 정지연; born 1 September 1996) is a South Korean professional footballer who plays as a defender for WK League club Hwacheon KSPO and the South Korea national team.
Club career
Jung joined Hwacheon KSPO ahead of the 2022 WK League season.[1] She scored her league debut goal in a match against her former team, Gyeongju KHNP.[2] In 2025, Jung was named as club captain and earned the season MVP award from the Korea Women's Football Federation for her role in achieving Hwacheon's first ever WK League championship title.[3] The club also won at the National Women's Football Championship and the National Sports Festival, completing the first ever domestic treble in South Korean women's football.[4] Jung also received the MVP award at the 2025 National Women's Football Championship.[5]
International career
Having previously represented South Korea at the 2015 AFC U-19 Women's Championship, Jung received her first senior international call-up in 2024 under recently appointed manager Shin Sang-woo.[6][7] She has one international cap at senior level, having played in a friendly match against Canada.[8]
Style of play
Jung is known as a versatile player thanks to her two-footedness. She mostly plays as a wing back but occasionally plays as a winger.[2]
Honours
Hwacheon KSPO
- WK League
- Winners: 2025
- Runners-up: 2024
- National Women's Football Championship
- Winners: 2025
- National Sports Festival
- Winners: 2025
Individual
- KWFF WK League Best 11: 2024, 2025[9]
- KWFF WK League MVP: 2025[10]
- National Women's Football Championship MVP: 2025[5]
References
- ^ Kim, Jae-beom (4 April 2022). "국민체육진흥공단 여자축구단, 2일 2022 WK리그 홈 개막전" [KSPO WFC held opening match of 2022 WK League on 2nd]. Sports Dong-a (in Korean). Retrieved 8 January 2026.
- ^ a b Cho, Su-bin (11 September 2024). "축구는 나의 꿈, KSPO 여자축구선수 정지연" [Football is my dream: KSPO WFC's Jung Ji-yeon]. Korea Sports Promotion Organisation (in Korean). Retrieved 8 January 2025.
- ^ Seo, Dae-won (10 December 2025). "'여자축구 시즌 3관왕' 화천KSPO 주장 정지연, WK리그 MVP" ['Women's football treble' Hwacheon KSPO captain Jung Ji-yeon is WK League MVP]. SBS News (in Korean). Retrieved 7 January 2026.
- ^ Bae, Jin-nam (10 December 2025). "'여자축구 시즌 3관왕' 화천KSPO 주장 정지연, WK리그 초대 MVP" ['Women's football domestic treble' Hwacheon KSPO captain Jung Ji-yeon is first WK League MVP]. Yonhap News Agency (in Korean). Retrieved 7 January 2026.
- ^ a b Jeon, Young-ji (10 August 2025). "'WK리그 1위'화천KSPO,경주한수원 1대0꺾고 여자축구선수권 창단 첫우승 감격! '캡틴'정지연 MVP-최유정 득점왕-강선미 감독 '최우수감독상'" [WK League leaders Hwacheon KSPO beat Gyeongju KHNP 1-0 to win first National Women's Football Championship. Captain Jung Ji-yeon MVP, Choi Yoo-jung top goalscorer, Kang Sun-mi best manager]. Sports Chosun (in Korean). Retrieved 8 January 2025.
- ^ Woo, Chung-won (31 July 2015). "KFA, AFC U-19 여자 챔피언십 출전 23명 확정" [KFA confirms 23-strong squad for AFC U-19 Women's Championship]. Osen (in Korean). Retrieved 8 January 2025.
- ^ Jung, Da-wo (15 November 2024). "여자대표팀, 스페인 이어 캐나다와도 친선경기…김신지-정지연 최초 발탁" [Women's national team follow up Spain match with friendly against Canada, Kim Shin-ji and Jung Ji-yeon receive first call-ups]. Sports Seoul (in Korean). Retrieved 7 January 2026 – via Nate Sports.
- ^ Geum, Yun-ho (4 December 2024). "'이효경 만회골' 여자축구대표팀, 캐나다 원정서 1-5 대패...신상우 감독 첫 승은 '또 다음 기회에'" ['Lee Hyo-kyung comeback goal' women's national team lose 1-5 away to Canada... Shin Sang-woo's first win 'next time']. mhnse.com (in Korean). Retrieved 8 January 2026.
- ^ Kim, Keum-bo (14 November 2024). "베스트일레븐 수상 소감 말하는 정지연" [Jung Ji-yeon accepts Best Eleven award]. Newsis (in Korean). Retrieved 7 January 2026.
- ^ Han, Yu-jin (10 December 2025). ""트레블 주역 수비 리더"…정지연, WK리그 초대 시즌 MVP 등극" ["Driving defensive force behind treble success" Jung Ji-yeon crowned WK League's first MVP]. Top Star News (in Korean). Retrieved 7 January 2026.