Won Du-jae


Won Du-jae is a South Korean professional footballer. He plays as a defensive midfielder or a sweeper for Khor Fakkan and the [South Korea national association football|football team|South Korea national team].
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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 [Football at the 2020 AFC U-23 Championship|2020 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|2020 Summer Olympics]. At the AFC U-23 Championship, he won the title and was named the Most Valuable Player.

Honours

Ulsan HD
Gimcheon Sangmu
South Korea U23
Individual