Won Du-jae

Won Du-jae (; born 18 November 1997) is a South Korean professional footballer. He plays as a defensive midfielder or a sweeper for Shimizu S-Pulse and the South Korea national team.

Club career In the summer of 2017, Won dropped out of Hanyang University and moved to Japan to join J2 League club Avispa Fukuoka. After playing as a defensive midfielder and a centre-back for Fukuoka for two and a half years, he came back to his country and joined K League 1 side Ulsan Hyundai. Ulsan usually used him as a defensive midfielder, and he played as a centre-back when his rear teammates were injured. Ulsan fans felt he looked better when he played as a midfielder. He helped the club win the 2020 AFC Champions League and the 2022 K League 1. He enlisted in Gimcheon Sangmu, a military football club and a K League 2 club, to serve his mandatory military service in 2023. He was nominated for the K League 2 Most Valuable Player award by leading Sangmu to the league title as a captain, but lost to Valdívia. After being discharged from Sangmu in July 2024, he transferred to UAE Pro League club Khor Fakkan.

International career Won played for South Korea under-23s at the 2020 AFC U-23 Championship and the 2020 Summer Olympics. At the AFC U-23 Championship, he won the title and was named the Most Valuable Player.

Career statistics

Honours Ulsan HD AFC Champions League: 2020 K League 1: 2022

Gimcheon Sangmu K League 2: 2023

South Korea U23 AFC U-23 Championship: 2020 K League 2 Best XI: 2023