{{short description|South Korean footballer (born 1990)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2019}} {{family name hatnote|Ju||lang=Korean}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Ju Se-jong | fullname = Ju Se-jong | image = 240710 FC 서울 vs 대전 (주세종).jpg | caption = Ju in 2024 | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1990|10|30}} | birth_place = Anyang, Gyeonggi, South Korea | height = 1.76 m<ref>{{cite web |url=https://tournament.fifadata.com/documents/FWC/2018/pdf/FWC_2018_SQUADLISTS.PDF |title=2018 FIFA World Cup Russia – List of Players |website=FIFA.com |publisher=Fédération Internationale de Football Association |date=4 June 2018 |access-date=19 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180619164139/https://tournament.fifadata.com/documents/FWC/2018/pdf/FWC_2018_SQUADLISTS.PDF |archive-date=19 June 2018 |url-status=dead}}</ref> | currentclub = Gwangju FC | clubnumber = 8 | position = Midfielder | youthyears1 = 2006–2008 | youthclubs1 = {{ill|Nunggok High School|ko|능곡고등학교 축구부}} | youthyears2 = 2009–2011 | youthclubs2 = {{ill|Konkuk University football team|ko|건국대학교 축구부|lt=Konkuk University}} | years1 = 2012–2015 | clubs1 = Busan IPark | caps1 = 58 | goals1 = 5 | years2 = 2016–2020 | clubs2 = FC Seoul | caps2 = 90 | goals2 = 5 | years3 = 2018–2019 | clubs3 = → Asan Mugunghwa (draft) | caps3 = 40 | goals3 = 3 | years4 = 2021–2022 | clubs4 = Gamba Osaka | caps4 = 27 | goals4 = 0 | years5 = 2022 | clubs5 = → Daejeon Hana Citizen (loan) | caps5 = 17 | goals5 = 0 | years6 = 2023–2024 | clubs6 = Daejeon Hana Citizen | caps6 = 68 | goals6 = 2 | years7 = 2025- | clubs7 = Gwangju FC | caps7 = 21 | goals7 = 0 | nationalyears1 = 2011 | nationalteam1 = South Korea U23 | nationalcaps1 = 0 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | nationalyears2 = 2015– | nationalteam2 = South Korea | nationalcaps2 = 29 | nationalgoals2 = 1 | pcupdate = 5 January 2026 | ntupdate = 8 January 2023 }} {{Infobox Korean name/auto|hangul=%주세종|hanja=朱世鐘}} '''Ju Se-jong''' ({{Korean|주세종}}; {{IPA|ko|tɕu.se̞.dʑoŋ}}; born 30 October 1990) is a South Korean football player who plays as a midfielder for K League 1 club Gwangju FC.
==Club career== ===Busan IPark=== Ju made his league debut for Busan IPark as a substitute in 6–0 defeat away to FC Seoul on 21 July 2012. His first full start came almost two years later in a league match against Gyeongnam on 4 May 2014. Ju scored his first goal for the club in an FA Cup game against Suwon City on 16 July 2014, which IPark went on to win 3–2 after extra time. His first league goal came a month later in a 4–2 victory over Seongnam FC. Ju became a regular starter and key player for IPark in the second half of the 2014 K League 1 season. He finished the season with five assists, the most at the club, and was named in the weekly K League 1 'Best Eleven' on three occasions.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.busanipark.com/|title=BUSAN IPARK FC : GO TOGETHER : ALL FOR BUSAN|work=busanipark.com|access-date=20 June 2016}}</ref>
Ju continued to be a regular starter in the 2015 season, as IPark were relegated into the K League 2.
===FC Seoul=== Ju joined FC Seoul on 8 January 2016. On 2 January 2021 Se-Jong was released following his contract running out.
==International career== Ju made his debut for the Korean national team on 11 June 2015, appearing as a substitute in a 3–0 victory over UAE. He was later selected in the squad for the East Asian Cup. He made one appearance, starting in the 1–1 draw with Japan, as Korea won the tournament.
In May 2018 he was named in South Korea's preliminary 28 man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.<ref>{{cite web|title=Revealed: Every World Cup 2018 squad – 23-man & preliminary lists & when will they be announced?|url=https://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/revealed-every-world-cup-2018-squad-23-man-preliminary-lists/oa0atsduflsv1nsf6oqk576rb|website=Goal|access-date=18 May 2018}}</ref> Ju started in Korea's second group game against Mexico, and appeared as a substitute in the final group game against Germany. In the sixth minute of injury time, Ju dispossessed Germany goalkeeper Manuel Neuer inside Korea's half and launched a 75-yard ball forward, which Son Heung-min converted to ensure a famous victory for Korea. Ju's assist was recorded as the second longest in World Cup history, behind Manuel Neuer himself, whose assist for Miroslav Klose against England in 2010 measured at 85-90 yards.<ref>{{cite web|title=What is the longest-range assist in World Cup history?|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/jul/11/what-is-the-longest-range-assist-in-world-cup-history-the-knowledge|website=The Guardian|access-date=30 March 2020}}</ref>
==Career statistics== ===Club=== {{updated|26 October 2022}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- ! colspan=3 | Club performance ! colspan=2 | League ! colspan=2 | Cup ! colspan=2 | Other ! colspan=2 | Continental ! colspan=2 | Total |- ! Season !! Club !! League ! Apps !! Goals ! Apps !! Goals ! Apps !! Goals ! Apps !! Goals ! Apps !! Goals |- ! colspan=3 | South Korea ! colspan=2 | League ! colspan=2 | KFA Cup ! colspan=2 | Play-offs ! colspan=2 | ACL ! colspan=2 | Total |- |2012||rowspan="4"|Busan IPark||rowspan="6"|K League 1||1||0||0||0||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||1||0 |- |2013||0||0||0||0||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||0||0 |- |2014||22||2||3||1||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||25||3 |- |2015||35||3||1||0||1||0||colspan=2|—||37||3 |- |2016||rowspan="2"|FC Seoul||30||4||4||1||colspan=2|—||9||1||43||6 |- |2017||35||0||2||0||colspan=2|—||5||0||42||0 |- |2018||rowspan="2"|Asan Mugunghwa (draft)||rowspan="2"|K League 2||19||1||1||0||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||20||1 |- |2019||21||2||0||0||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||21||2 |- |2019||rowspan="2"|FC Seoul||rowspan="2"|K League 1||9||1||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||9||1 |- |2020||16||0||2||0||colspan=2|—||2||0||20||0 |- ! colspan=3 | Japan ! colspan=2 | League ! colspan=2 | Emperor's Cup ! colspan=2 | League Cup ! colspan=2 | ACL ! colspan=2 | Total |- |2021||rowspan="2"|Gamba Osaka||rowspan="2"|J1 League||22||0||3||0||0||0||0||0||25||0 |- |2022||5||0||2||0||1||0||colspan=2|—||8||0 |- ! colspan=3 | South Korea ! colspan=2 | League ! colspan=2 | KFA Cup ! colspan=2 | Play-offs ! colspan=2 | ACL ! colspan=2 | Total |- |2022||rowspan="1"|Daejeon Hana Citizen (loan)||rowspan="1"|K League 2||17||0||colspan=2|—||1||1||colspan=2|—||18||1 |- ! colspan=3 | Career total !232||13||18||2||3||1||16||1||269||17 |}
===International goals=== :''As of match played 1 June 2016. South Korea score listed first, score column indicates score after each Ju Se-jong goal.''<ref name=SW>{{soccerway|se-jong-ju/232032}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |+ International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition |- !scope=col|No. !scope=col data-sort-type=date|Date !scope=col|Venue !scope=col|Cap !scope=col|Opponent !scope=col|Score !scope=col|Result !scope=col|Competition |- !scope=row|1 |1 June 2016||Red Bull Arena, Salzburg, Austria||4||{{fb|ESP}}||1–5||1–6||Friendly |}
==Honours== ===Club=== ;FC Seoul *K League 1: 2016 ;Asan Mugunghwa *K League 2: 2018
===International=== ;South Korea * EAFF East Asian Cup: 2015, 2017, 2019
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *{{K League player}} *[https://www.kfa.or.kr/archive/player_history.php?search_val=%EC%A3%BC%EC%84%B8%EC%A2%85 Ju Se-jong – National Team stats at KFA] {{in lang|ko}} *{{Soccerway|se-jong-ju/232032}} *{{FIFA player}} *{{J.League player}}
{{Daejeon Citizen squad}} {{Navboxes colour |title= South Korea squads |bg= #C21E2B |fg= White |bordercolor= #0047A0 |list1= {{South Korea squad 2018 FIFA World Cup}} {{South Korea squad 2019 AFC Asian Cup}} }}
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