Hong Jeong-ho (Korean: 홍정호,Korean pronunciation: [hoŋ.dʑʌŋ.ɦo] or [hoŋ] [tɕʌŋ.ɦo]; born 12 August 1989) is a South Korean footballer who plays for Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors as a centre-back. His brother Hong Jeong-nam is also a footballer.
Club career
On 1 September 2013, Hong Jeong-ho transferred to FC Augsburg from Jeju United for a fee estimated around €2 million. He signed a four-year contract which will keep him at the club until 2017.
Implication in 2011 match-fixing scandal
During the 2011 K-League season, Hong was accused of being involved in the 2011 South Korean football betting scandal and was held out of a league match during the investigation. Although the investigation discovered that gangs had deposited 4 million won unsolicited into Hong's bank account, he had later returned the funds and was cleared of wrongdoing. Subsequently, Hong was declared eligible for league and national team matches.
Career statistics
- As of 3 December 2023
International goals
- Scores and results list South Korea's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Hong goal.
Honors
Club
Jeju United
- K League 1 Runners up: 2010
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
- K League 1 Winners (4): 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
- KFA Cup Winner: 2020
Individual
- K League 1 Best XI (4): 2010, 2019, 2020, 2021
- K League 1 Most Valuable Player: 2021
References
External links
- Hong Jeong-ho at Soccerway
- Hong Jeong-ho at National-Football-Teams.com
- Hong Jeong-ho – K League stats at kleague.com (in Korean)
- Hong Jeong-ho Archived 2018-11-27 at the Wayback Machine – KFA Cup Stats at KFA (in Korean)
- Hong Jeong-ho – National team stats at KFA (in Korean)
- Hong Jeong-ho at fcaugsburg.de
- Hong Jeong-ho – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Hong Jeong-ho on Cyworld (in Korean)
