Park Jin-seop

Park Jin-seob (; born 23 October 1995) is a South Korean professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder or a centre-back for Chinese Super League club Zhejiang FC and the South Korea national team.

Club career Park played as a footballer at all of his elementary, middle and high schools in Jeonju, but had difficulty in entering university. 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. 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. Instead, he moved to semi-professional club Daejeon Korail, playing at the Korea National League for a year. but reproached himself for the decrease of his capability and poor results of the club at the end of the season. His team had finished 10th among 12 clubs at the league and avoided relegation after winning relegation play-offs.

International career Park played as an overage player for the South Korea under-23 team at the 2022 Asian Games, winning a gold medal.

On 21 November 2023, Park made his senior international debut in a FIFA World Cup qualifier against China, which ended in a 3–0 win. Two months later, he played as a substitute for South Korea in four matches of the 2023 AFC Asian Cup. On 26 March 2024, he scored his first international goal in a 3–0 World Cup qualifier win over Thailand.

Park was selected for the national team for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, becoming the only Chinese Super League player to enter the tournament. He played two group stage matches as a substitute.

Career statistics Club

+List of international goals scored by Park Jin-seob No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition1 26 March 2024 Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand 3–0 3–0 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors K League 1: 2025 Korea Cup: 2022, 2025

South Korea U23 Asian Games: 2022

South Korea EAFF Championship runner-up: 2025

Individual K League 2 Best XI: 2021 K League 1 Best XI: 2022, 2025 K League All-Star: 2024, 2025 Korea Cup Most Valuable Player: 2025