Jo Hyeon-woo
Ulsan HD · GKGK #21 · South Korea · Group A 70Rating48Caps0Goals34Age189Height
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Club season 2025/26 K League 1 (2025 season league figures)
19
Apps
19
Starts
0
Goals
0
Assists
5
Clean sheets
22
Conceded
International
48
Caps
0
Goals
Club career totals
0
Career goals
Form
2025 K League 1 MVP (first GK since 2009); likely first-choice goalkeeper
Date of birth1991-09-25 (age 34) NationalitySouth Korea ClubUlsan HD · South Korea LeagueK League 1 PositionGK · Goalkeeper · #21 Height189 cm Preferred footRight Market value—
Jo Hyeon-woo decided to become a goalkeeper as a child after watching the 1998 World Cup, and rose with Daegu FC, helping them win the 2018 Korean FA Cup. His career-defining display came at the 2018 World Cup, where his seven saves helped beat Germany. Now at Ulsan HD, where he won three straight K League titles, he became the 2025 K League 1 MVP and is Korea's likely first-choice goalkeeper for 2026.
- Man of the Match against Germany at the 2018 World Cup with seven saves
- Won the K League 1 MVP, a rare honour for a goalkeeper
- Saved 10 of 11 shots against Borussia Dortmund at the 2025 Club World Cup
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