Park Jin-seop

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. Park joined another K League 2 club Ansan Greeners in 2018, becoming a professional player. He was the second top goalscorer at the 2017 Korea National League, but changed his role to a defensive midfielder at Ansan. His performance at midfield for two years received attention from Daejeon Citizen (reorganised as Daejeon Hana Citizen in 2020), and it gave him an offer. He had had an ill feeling toward Daejeon due to the cancellation of his former agreement with it, but decided to trust it. He captained the club in his first season, and was named in the K League 2 Best XI the next year. Afterwards, he could go to Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors, his dream club located in his hometown Jeonju. Park joined Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors before the start of the 2022 season, challenging himself at the K League 1. When playing for Jeonbuk, he once again changed his role to a centre-back. His versatile talents led him to…

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.

Club

As of match played 18 September 2026

International

Scores and results list South Korea's goal tally first.

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