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Jo Hyeon-woo

Not to be confused withJo Hyun-woo (baseball).

In thisKorean name,the family name isJo.

Jo Hyeon-woo(Korean:조현우;born 25 September 1991) is a South Koreanfootballerwho plays asgoalkeeperforK League 1clubUlsan HDand theSouth Korea national team.[3][4]

Jo Hyeon-woo
Jo withSouth Koreaat the2018 FIFA World Cup
Personal information
Full name Jo Hyeon-woo[1]
Date of birth (1991-09-25)25 September 1991(age 33)
Place of birth Seoul,South Korea
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[2]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Ulsan HD
Number 21
Youth career
2007–2009 Chung-Ang University High School[ko]
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2012 Sun Moon University[ko]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2019 Daegu FC 210 (0)
2020– Ulsan HD 174 (0)
International career‡
2010 South Korea U20 2 (0)
2013–2018 South Korea U23 7[α] (0)
2015– South Korea 39 (0)
Medal record
Men'sfootball
RepresentingSouth Korea
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Jakarta-Palembang Team
EAFF Championship
Winner 2017 Japan Team
Winner 2019 South Korea Team
Runner-up 2022 Japan Team
AFF U-19 Youth Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Vietnam Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 November 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 November 2024
Jo Hyeon-woo
Hangul
조현우
Hanja
Revised RomanizationJo Hyeon-u
McCune–ReischauerCho Hyŏnu

Early life

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Jo was raised by his mother and father who was agymnastinSeoul.Jo decided to become a goalkeeper when he sawKim Byung-ji's lead while watching1998 Francein elementary.[5]He later said, "I was excited about playing football after watching the World Cup as I could be someone else's dream."[6]In his fifth grade, the football coach of Shinjeong Elementary School Ham Sang-heon asked for the best goalkeeper in the schoolyard as he was worried he would not have a goalkeeper. The children pointed to Jo. The coach tested Jo by making him save several shots. This would be the beginning of his career. He has been the main goalkeeper and has played in national tournaments ever since. In response, his old coach said "It was not once or twice that teams won because of Jo's success in thepenalty shoot-out".[7]

Club career

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After graduating fromSun Moon University,Jo entered the2013 K League 1draft and was selected byDaegu FC.[8]He failed to prevent the relegation of his team in his first professional season, and had to compete in theK League 2.Since the 2015 season, Jo evolved into Daegu's first-choice goalkeeper and became the best goalkeeper in the K League 2. He finally helped Daegu promote to the K League 1 in 2016. He also contributed to Daegu's firstKorean FA Cuptitle in 2018.

After a successful career in Daegu, Jo joined Ulsan Hyundai on 20 January 2020.[9]He contributed to Ulsan's K League 1 titles in2022and2023 seasons.

International career

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Early career

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In November 2015, Jo was called up for South Korea's national team by managerUli Stieliketo play in the2018 FIFA World Cupqualifiers againstLaosandMyanmar.[10]He was selected as the national representative for theEAFF E-1 Football Championshipin 2017 winning the competition's best goalkeeper award.[11]

2018 FIFA World Cup

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In May 2018, Jo was named in South Korea's preliminary 28-man squad for the2018 FIFA World Cupin Russia.[12]Originally expected to be the third-choice keeper, Jo made his international debut in a major competition.[13][14]His performances in the first two matches againstSwedenandMexicowere impressive, despite both ending in defeats for South Korea. He was lauded particularly for his point-blank save against Swedish striker Marcus Berg which put him in the spotlight. Jo then played a prominent role inGermany's historic elimination from the first round of a World Cup for the first time since 1938 with a stellar performance, earning him theMan of the Matchaward.[15]Jo made seven saveswithout conceding any goals.[4]Despite this performance, South Korea learned after the match that they had been eliminated from the tournament due toSwedenbeatingMexico(South Korea needed Mexico to beat Sweden to advance).[16]South Korea finished ahead of Germany in Group F, placing third.

2018 Asian Games

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Jo was named in theSouth Korean under-23 teamfor the2018 Asian Gamesas an over-aged player. He appeared in two matches againstBahrainandKyrgyzstanin the group stage and finalized them with clean sheets. He also played in the round of 16 againstIran,but he was injured in this match. He was replaced bySong Bum-keunin the quarter-finals againstUzbekistan,but Song conceded three goals. Song received criticisms for his poor performance, and so Jo appeared again in semi-finals and final. He contributed to South Korea's gold medal by conceding only two goals in the tournament and was subsequently exempt from mandatory military service.

Career statistics

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Club

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As of 10 November 2024[3][17]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Daegu FC 2013 K League 1 14 0 0 0 — — 14 0
2014 K League 2 15 0 0 0 — — 15 0
2015 K League 2 41 0 2 0 — — 43 0
2016 K League 2 39 0 2 0 — — 41 0
2017 K League 1 35 0 1 0 — — 36 0
2018 K League 1 28 0 4 0 — — 32 0
2019 K League 1 38 0 0 0 6[a] 0 — 44 0
Total 210 0 9 0 6 0 — 225 0
Ulsan HD 2020 K League 1 27 0 5 0 — — 32 0
2021 K League 1 38 0 1 0 8[a] 0 2[b] 0 49 0
2022 K League 1 36 0 1 0 6[a] 0 — 43 0
2023 K League 1 36 0 2 0 6[a] 0 — 44 0
2024 K League 1 37 0 3 0 10[a] 0 — 50 0
Total 174 0 12 0 30 0 2 0 218 0
Career total 384 0 21 0 36 0 2 0 443 0
  1. ^abcdeAppearances inAFC Champions League (Elite)
  2. ^Appearances inFIFA Club World Cup

International

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As of match played 19 November 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year[18]
National team Year Apps Goals
South Korea 2017 3 0
2018 8 0
2019 5 0
2021 2 0
2022 4 0
2023 2 0
2024 15 0
Career total 39 0

Filmography

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Television

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Year Title Role Note(s) Ref.
2022 Daughter Thieves Himself [19]

Honours

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Daegu FC

Ulsan Hyundai

South Korea U23

South Korea

Individual

Notes

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  1. ^Includes five appearances as an overage player inAsian Games.

References

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