Hong Jeong-ho


Hong Jeong-ho 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

International goals

#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.15 November 2013Seoul, South Korea1–12–1Friendly match
2.28 March 2017Seoul, South Korea1–01–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honors

Club

Jeju United
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors