Jeong Yeong-a

For the para table tennis player, see Jung Young-a.

Jeong Yeong-a
정영아
Personal information
Date of birth (1990-12-09) 9 December 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth Ulsan, South Korea
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[1]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Gyeongju KHNP
Number 22
Youth career
Hyundai Cheongun Middle School
Ulsan Technical High School
Ulsan College
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2013 Seoul WFC
2014–2015 Daejeon Sportstoto
2016–2017 Icheon Daekyo
2018– Gyeongju KHNP
International career‡
2008–2010 South Korea U20 10 (0)
2013– South Korea 12 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16:16, 7 June 2019 (UTC)
In this Korean name, the family name is Jeong.

Jeong Yeong-a (born 9 December 1990)[1] is a South Korean footballer who plays as a defender for Gyeongju Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power and the South Korea national team.

Early life

Jeong was born in Ulsan and began playing football while in the fifth grade at Seobu Elementary School.[2] She was scouted while participating in a 7-a-side football tournament hosted by Ulsan College, and went on to play for Hyundai Cheongun Middle School, Ulsan Technical High School, and Ulsan College.[3]

Club career

Jeong was selected by Seoul WFC in the second round of the 2011 WK League rookie draft, signing a three-year contract with the team.[4] From 2014-15 Jeong played for Daejeon Sportstoto.[5][6]

Ahead of the 2016 season, she transferred to Icheon Daekyo, where she played as a central defender alongside Park Eun-seon.[7] Following the dissolution of Icheon Daekyo, Jeong was signed by Gyeongju KHNP.[8] Before the start of the 2020 season, she suffered a torn ligament in her left knee, requiring three surgeries and leaving her unable to play football for a year.[9]

International career

Jeong played ten matches for the South Korea U20 team between 2008 and 2010 and was a member of the squad that finished third in the 2010 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.[10] She made her full international debut on 12 January 2013 in a friendly against Norway.[10]

References

  1. ^ a b Jeong Yeong-a FIFA
  2. ^ Park, Seok-cheol (28 July 2010). "여자 월드컵 4강 신화에 울산과학대학 선수들 있었네" [Ulsan College athletes featured in legendary Women's World Cup semi-final]. The Sisa Ulsan (in Korean). Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  3. ^ Kim, Kyu-shin (9 August 2010). "문소리·정영아·권은솜 장학금 수여" [Moon So-ri, Jeong Yeong-a, Kwon Eun-som awarded scholarships]. Ulsan Jeil (in Korean). Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  4. ^ Kim, Jeong-yong (16 November 2010). "'최인철의 아이들' WK리그 드래프트에서도 두각" ['Choi In-cheol's lineage' prominent in WK League draft]. Best Eleven (in Korean). Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  5. ^ Han, Jae-hyun (27 March 2014). "전북 KSPO, 대전 스포츠토토에 1-0 승... 2연패 뒤 첫 승" [Jeonbuk KSPO beat Daejeon Sportstoto 1-0 in first win following two defeats in a row]. Inter Football (in Korean). Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  6. ^ Kim, Sung-jin (10 July 2015). "윤덕여호, '지소연-박은선 포함' 동아시안컵 예비명단 확정" [Yoon Deok-yeo confirms squad for East Asian Cup qualifiers, includes Ji So-yeon and Park Eun-sun]. Sportal Korea. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  7. ^ Lee, Won-hee (29 June 2016). "이천대교 정영아, "올해 꼭 우승하고 싶어요"" [Icheon Daekyo's Jeong Yeong-a: "This year I definitely want us to win"]. STN Sports (in Korean). Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  8. ^ Yoon, Ji-young (16 May 2018). "흩어진 대교의 심장, WK리그의 보석이 되다" [The scattered heart of Daekyo becomes the treasure of the WK League]. Oh My News (in Korean). Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  9. ^ Lee, Yoon-sung (30 April 2021). "부상으로 보낸 1년... 정영아의 수비는 더욱더 단단해졌다" [Out injured for a year... Jeong Yeong-a's defence is as solid as ever]. Sportal Korea (in Korean). Retrieved 27 August 2024 – via Nate News.
  10. ^ a b Jeong Yeong-a Korea FA


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