Chung Woon (; born 30 June 1989) is a South Korean footballer who plays as a

left-back In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield position whose primary role is to stop attacks during the game and prevent the opposition from scoring. Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either s ...

for

Jeju United Jeju United Football Club (Hangul: 제주 유나이티드) is a South Korean professional football club based in Jeju Province that competes in the K League 1, the top division in South Korea. In the past, the club has been known as the ''Yuko ...

Club career

Chung Woon started playing football at Hakseong Elementary School, close to the

Ulsan Hyundai Ulsan Hyundai FC ( ko, 울산 현대 축구단) is a South Korean professional football club based in Ulsan that competes in the K League 1, the top tier of South Korean football. Founded in 1983 as Hyundai Horang-i, they joined the K League i ...

, going on to the Hyundai Middle and High schools, before going to

Myongji University Myongji University () is a Private university, private, Christianity in Korea, Christian university founded in 1948 in South Korea. It provides higher education in the fields of engineering, sciences and humanities. It has two campuses: the Socia ...

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. He was drafted in the 2012 K League draft by Ulsan Hyundai as a 2008 secured player, officially having replaced at some point another player. His career at his hometown club only lasted during the 2012 season, being unable to secure a single first team cap. He went to Croatia in early 2013 and passed a trial with the

Prva HNL The Hrvatska nogometna liga () ( en, Croatian football league), also known as HNL or for sponsorship reasons the SuperSport HNL, is the top Croatian professional football league competition, established in 1992. Previously, it was called Prva H ...

team Istra 1961 from

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, signing a two-and-a-half-year contract. He quickly established himself as the first choice on the left-back, but also made rare appearances on both wings and on centre-back positions, and kept his position at the beginning of the 2013–14 season. He made what was both his first-team and professional debut on 23 February 2013 in a goalless away draw with

Osijek Osijek () is the fourth-largest city in Croatia, with a population of 96,848 in 2021. It is the largest city and the economic and cultural centre of the eastern Croatian region of Slavonia, as well as the administrative centre of Osijek-Baranja ...

, coming for

Adnan Aganović Adnan Aganović (born 3 October 1987) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga I side Sepsi OSK. Club career Born in Dubrovnik, Aganović started his professional career with Croatian teams Dubrovnik 1919, GO� ...

in the 67th minute, and scored his first goal in another away match against the same team, on 18 August 2013, scoring his team's third goal in a 3–1 win. After two years with Istra 1961, Woon moved to

RNK Split Radnički nogometni klub Split, commonly known as RNK Split, is a Croatian football club based in the city of Split. History The club had a strong fanbase in the Split's shipyard. The club was founded on 16 April 1912 as Anarch, but has had s ...

, along with his teammate

Slavko Blagojević Slavko Blagojević (born 21 March 1987) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Croatian Football League club Istra. He is a set-piece specialist. Club career NK Istra 1961 In 2012, Blagojević joined NK Istra 1961 ...

, signing a three-and-a-half-year contract.Blagojević i Woon potpisali za RNK Split
at Dalmacijanews

References

External links

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sportnet.hr profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Chung, Woon 1989 births Living people Sportspeople from Ulsan South Korean footballers South Korean expatriate footballers Association football fullbacks K League 1 players Croatian Football League players K3 League players K League 2 players Ulsan Hyundai FC players NK Istra 1961 players RNK Split players Jeju United FC players Gimpo FC players Expatriate footballers in Croatia South Korean expatriate sportspeople in Croatia