JEONG Taewook

Asian Games

Rank	Event	Year	Location
1	Olympic	2018	Indonesia

FIFA U-20 World Cup

Rank	Event	Year	Location
10	U20	2017	Republic of Korea

Jeong Dijk [because his height and position are similar to Dutch footballer Virgil van Dijk]. (mbcsportsplus.com, 03 Aug 2019)

Athlete

Sports and Recreation - Ajou University, Suwon, KOR

Korean

Daegu FC [Daegu, KOR] since 2018/19

Lee Byung-Keun [club], KOR; Kim Hak-Bum [national], KOR

Defender (kleague.com, 01 Jan 2018)

Right-footed (talentshunter.eu, 19 Mar 2018)

In May 2019 he suffered a broken nose in a match against FC Seoul. He delayed surgery in order to keep playing, so played with a protective face mask. (kleagueunited.com, 17 Oct 2019; mbcsportsplus.com, 03 Aug 2019; sportsseoul.com, 23 May 2019)

In 2017 he lost consciousness after colliding with an opponent during a match against Zambia in the Republic of Korea. His teammate Lee Sang-Min administered cardiopulmonary resuscitation [CPR] on the pitch before he regained consciousness in hospital. He also suffered a small fracture to his neck during the incident and was sidelined for six weeks. (chosun.com, 05 Apr 2017; en.yna.co.kr, 11 Apr 2017)

K League 1 [KOR] (kleagueunited.com, 24 Jan 2020)

He began playing football in grade five of primary school in 2009 in Seongnam, Republic of Korea. (news.jtbc.joins.com, 26 May 2017)

His mother initially did not want him to pursue football and to concentrate on his studies instead. His parents later relented and his father took him to a youth football school. (news.jtbc.joins.com, 26 May 2017)

Scoring the winning goal in extra-time of the final of the 2020 AFC U23 Championship in Thailand. (The AFC Hub YouTube channel, 27 Jan 2020)

Dutch footballer Virgil van Dijk. (mbcsportsplus.com, 03 Aug 2019)