Jeong Sang-bin

South Korean footballer (born 2002)

Jeong Sang-bin
Personal information
Date of birth	(2002-04-01) 1 April 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth	Cheonan, South Korea
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Minnesota United
Number	11
Youth career
2011	Cheonan Elementary School
2012–2014	Daejeon Jungang Elementary School
2015–2020	Suwon Samsung Bluewings^{[note 1]}
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2020–2021	Suwon Samsung Bluewings	28	(6)
2022–2023	Wolverhampton Wanderers	0	(0)
2022–2023	→ Grasshopper (loan)	13	(0)
2022–2023	→ Grasshopper II (loan)	4	(2)
2023–	Minnesota United	46	(5)
International career^‡
2017–2019	South Korea U17	13	(8)
2021–	South Korea U23	9	(3)
2021–	South Korea	1	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 July 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 April 2024 (UTC)

Jeong Sang-bin
Hangul	정상빈
Revised Romanization	Jeong Sangbin
McCune–Reischauer	Chŏng Sangpin

Jeong Sang-bin (Korean: 정상빈; born 1 April 2002) is a South Korean professional footballer who plays as a forward for Major League Soccer club Minnesota United and the South Korea national team.

Club career

On 28 January 2022, Jeong joined Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers and was immediately loaned to Grasshopper in Swiss Super League.^[1] However, he only made 15 appearances with the Swiss club, including five starts, due to frequent injuries. On 17 March 2023, Grasshopper and Wolves mutually agreed to terminate Jeong's loan early.^[2]

On 22 March 2023, Jeong officially joined Major League Soccer side Minnesota United for an undisclosed fee, signing a three-year contract, with a club option for the 2026 season.^[3]

International career

Jeong made his debut for the South Korean senior national team on 9 June 2021, in a World Cup qualifier against Sri Lanka, scoring one of the goals in the 5–0 victory.^[4]

Career statistics

Club

As of 21 July 2024^[5]^[6]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National cup		Continental		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Suwon Samsung Bluewings	2020	K League 1	0	0	0	0	2^[a]	0	—		2	0
	2021	K League 1	28	6	1	0	—		—		29	6
	Total		28	6	1	0	2	0	—		31	6
Wolverhampton Wanderers	2021–22	Premier League	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
Grasshopper (loan)	2021–22	Swiss Super League	6	0	0	0	—		—		6	0
	2022–23	Swiss Super League	7	0	2	0	—		—		9	0
	Total		13	0	2	0	—		—		15	0
Grasshopper II (loan)	2021–22	Swiss 1. Liga	1	0	—		—		—		1	0
	2022–23	Swiss 1. Liga	3	2	—		—		—		3	2
	Total		4	2	—		—		—		4	2
Minnesota United	2023	Major League Soccer	23	1	3	0	—		3^[b]	0	29	1
	2024	Major League Soccer	23	4	0	0	—		0	0	23	4
	Total		46	5	3	0	—		3	0	52	5
Career total			91	13	6	0	2	0	3	0	102	13

^ Appearances in AFC Champions League
^ Appearances in Leagues Cup

International

Scores and results list South Korea's goal tally first.^[7]

List of international goals scored by Jeong Sang-bin
No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	9 June 2021	Goyang Stadium, Goyang, South Korea	Sri Lanka	5–0	5–0	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification

Notes

^ Played for Maetan Middle School [ko] from 2015 to 2017, and Maetan High School [ko] from 2018 to 2020, which were academies of Suwon Samsung Bluewings.

References

^ "New signing heads on loan to Grasshoppers" (Press release). Wolverhampton Wanderers. 28 January 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
^ "SANGBIN JEONG LEAVES GRASSHOPPER CLUB ZÜRICH". gcz.ch. 17 March 2023. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
^ "Minnesota United Sign South Korean Attacker Sang Bin Jeong". Minnesota United FC. 22 March 2023. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
^ "Sri Lanka v South Korea game report". ESPN. 9 June 2021. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
^ Jeong Sang-bin at Soccerway. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
^ "Sang-bin Jeong » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
^ "Jeong, Sang-bin". National Football Teams. Retrieved 9 June 2021.