Park Jin-seob (footballer, born 1995)
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Park in 2021 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 23 October 1995 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Jeonju, South Korea | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder, centre-back | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2013 | Jeonju Technical High School | ||||||||||||||||
| College career | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2014–2016 |
Digital Seoul Culture Arts University | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Daejeon Korail | 25 | (11) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Ansan Greeners | 62 | (7) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020–2021 | Daejeon Hana Citizen | 54 | (7) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022– | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 112 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | South Korea U23 | 6[α] | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023– | South Korea | 7 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 June 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 July 2025 | |||||||||||||||||
| Park Jin-seob | |
| Hangul | 박진섭 |
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| Hanja | 朴鎭燮 |
| Revised Romanization | Bak Jin-seop |
| McCune–Reischauer | Pak Chin-sŏp |
Park Jin-seob (Korean: 박진섭; born 23 October 1995) is a South Korean professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder or a centre-back for K League 1 club Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors and the South Korea national team.[1]
Club career
Park played as a footballer at all of his elementary, middle and high schools in Jeonju, but had difficulty in entering university.[2] After enrolling at the football club of Digital Seoul Culture Arts University narrowly, he became known as one of regional top goalscorers at the U-League in 2014 and 2016.[3] He prepared to join K League 2 club Daejeon Citizen by attracting club's manager Choi Moon-sik before the 2017 season, but the plan was cancelled due to Choi's dismissal.[4] Instead, he moved to semi-professional club Daejeon Korail, playing at the Korea National League for a year.[4]
Park joined another K League 2 club Ansan Greeners in 2018, becoming a professional player. He was the second top goalscorer at the 2017 Korea National League, but changed his role to a defensive midfielder at Ansan.[4] His performance at midfield for two years received attention from Daejeon Citizen (reorganised as Daejeon Hana Citizen in 2020), and it gave him an offer.[4] He had had an ill feeling toward Daejeon due to the cancellation of his former agreement with it, but decided to trust it.[4] He captained the club in his first season, and was named in the K League 2 Best XI the next year.[4] Afterwards, he could go to Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors, his dream club located in his hometown Jeonju.[4]
Park joined Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors before the start of the 2022 season, challenging himself at the K League 1. When playing for Jeonbuk, he once again changed his role to a centre-back. His versatile talents led him to adapt quickly in the rearmost position.[2] In his first season at Jeonbuk, he was selected for the K League 1 Best XI, and won the Korean FA Cup.[2]
International career
Park played as an overage player for the South Korea under-23 team at the 2022 Asian Games, winning a gold medal.
Park played as a substitute for the national team in four matches of the 2023 AFC Asian Cup.[5]
On 26 March 2024, Park scored his first international goal in a World Cup qualifier against Thailand.
Career statistics
Club
- As of 2 July 2025[1]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Others | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Daejeon Korail | 2017 | Korea National League | 25 | 11 | 2 | 1 | — | 3[a] | 2 | 30 | 14 | |
| Ansan Greeners | 2018 | K League 2 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 2 | ||
| 2019 | K League 2 | 36 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 37 | 5 | |||
| Total | 62 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 7 | ||
| Daejeon Hana Citizen | 2020 | K League 2 | 23 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 1[b] | 0 | 27 | 4 | |
| 2021 | K League 2 | 31 | 4 | 1 | 2 | — | 4[b] | 1 | 36 | 7 | ||
| Total | 54 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 63 | 11 | ||
| Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 2022 | K League 1 | 33 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7[c] | 0 | — | 43 | 2 | |
| 2023 | K League 1 | 32 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4[c] | 0 | — | 40 | 2 | ||
| 2024 | K League 1 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4[c] | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 33 | 0 | |
| 2025 | K League 1 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4[d] | 1 | — | 27 | 4 | ||
| Total | 112 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 143 | 8 | ||
| Career total | 253 | 30 | 18 | 6 | 19 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 300 | 40 | ||
- ^ Appearances in Korea National League Championship
- ^ a b c Appearances in K League promotion-relegation play-offs
- ^ a b c Appearances in AFC Champions League
- ^ Appearances in AFC Champions League Two
International
- Scores and results list South Korea's goal tally first.[6]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1 | 26 March 2024 | Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand | Thailand | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Honours
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
South Korea U23
Individual
Notes
- ^ Appearances as an overage player in Asian Games
References
- ^ a b Park Jin-seob at Soccerway
- ^ a b c 생애 첫 국가대표를 AG 와일드카드로, 박진섭 그는 누구인가? (in Korean). OhmyNews. 15 July 2023. Retrieved 16 February 2025.
- ^ 안 풀리면 올라간다, 대전코레일 박진섭. Naver (in Korean). S&B Company. 27 April 2017. Retrieved 16 February 2025.
- ^ a b c d e f g 6년 만에 ‘실업선수’에서 ‘국가대표’까지…박진섭의 인생역전 (in Korean). KBS. 16 November 2023. Retrieved 16 February 2025.
- ^ "Park Jin-seob at Korea Football Association" (in Korean). KFA. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
- ^ "Park, Jin-seob". National Football Teams. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
- ^ 팀 K리그 22명 선수단 확정.. 린가드, 기성용 부상으로 정호연, 오베르단 대체 선발 (in Korean). K League. 23 July 2024. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
External links
- Park Jin-seob – K League stats at kleague.com (in Korean)