Park Soo-jeong (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 3 November 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | South Korea | ||
| Height | 1.61 m (5 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | AC Milan | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2015–2016 | Sangdae E.S. | ||
| 2017–2019 | Pohang Hangdo M.S. | ||
| 2020–2022 | Pohang Electronic Girls' H.S. | ||
| 2023–2025 | Ulsan College | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2025– | AC Milan | 5 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017–2018 | South Korea U14 | 3 | (1) |
| 2019 | South Korea U17 | 6 | (9) |
| 2023–2024 | South Korea U20 | 13 | (4) |
| 2025 | South Korea | 2 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 06:32, 21 December 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 13:30, 27 August 2025 (UTC) | |||
Park Soo-jeong (Korean: 박수정; born 3 November 2004) is a South Korean professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie A club AC Milan and the South Korea national team.
Youth career
Park's football career began in the girls' football academy of Sangdae Elementary School in Pohang. As an elementary schooler, she gained attention for her speed, technical ability and judgment, earning the Cha Bum-kun national award for 'best female player' in 2017.[1] She continued playing at Pohang Hangdo Middle School and Pohang Electronic Girls' High School, receiving various team and individual honours.[2]
After graduating from high school Park went on to play for Ulsan College, where she continued to demonstrate her talent and goalscoring ability in domestic tournaments, while also making appearances for South Korea's youth teams.[3]
Club career
In July 2025, Park signed her first professional contract with AC Milan, becoming the club's first ever South Korean player and the second South Korean woman to join an Italian club, after Kim Shin-ji.[4][5]
International career
Park played for the South Korea U-20 team at the 2024 U-20 Women's Asian Cup, reaching the semi-finals and earning qualification for the U-20 Women's World Cup, where she scored a goal against Germany to take Korea into the knockout stage of the tournament.[6] She received her first senior call-up in 2025 under manager Shin Sang-woo for a pair of friendly matches against Colombia.[7]
References
- ^ Lee, Jong-wook (18 January 2017). "상대초 박수정, 포철동초 송한록 차범금축구상 선정" [Sangdae E.S. Park Soo-jeong, Pohang Steel E.S. Song Han-rok receive Cha Bum-kun football awards]. Kyongbuk Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved 27 August 2025.
- ^ "Park Soojeong signs contract with AC Milan". WK League News. 2025-07-24. Retrieved 2025-08-27.
- ^ Kim, Byung-yong (30 June 2023). "울산과학대 박수정과 이진주가 사이좋게 공동 득점왕 '등극'" [Ulsan College's Park Soo-jeong and Lee Jin-ju in high spirits as they are 'crowned' joint top goalscorers]. Gukje News (in Korean). Retrieved 27 August 2025.
- ^ Buongiorno, Fulvio (2025-07-23). "Il Milan acquisisce Soo-Jeong Park". Calcio Femminile Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 2025-08-27.
- ^ "Soo-Jeong Park joins AC Milan Women: the official statement". AC Milan. Retrieved 2025-08-27.
- ^ "Park Soo-jeong propels Korea to World Cup's knockout stage in 1-0 win over Germany". koreajoongangdaily.joins.com. 2024-09-08. Retrieved 2025-08-27.
- ^ "Woo Seo-bin, Park Soo-jeong get 1st call-ups to Korean women's national football team". koreajoongangdaily.joins.com. 2025-05-20. Retrieved 2025-08-27.