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)
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) 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. 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.

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. From 2014-15 Jeong played for Daejeon Sportstoto.

Ahead of the 2016 season, she transferred to Icheon Daekyo, where she played as a central defender alongside Park Eun-seon. Following the dissolution of Icheon Daekyo, Jeong was signed by Gyeongju KHNP. 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.

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. She made her full international debut on 12 January 2013 in a friendly against Norway.

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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