13 Facts About Jo Hyeon-woo

Jo Hyeon-woo is a South Korean footballer who plays as goalkeeper for K League 1 club Ulsan HD and the South Korea national team.

Jo Hyeon-woo has been the main goalkeeper and has played in national tournaments ever since.

Jo Hyeon-woo failed to prevent the relegation of his team in his first professional season, and had to compete in the K League 2.

Jo Hyeon-woo finally helped Daegu promote to the K League 1 in 2016.

Jo Hyeon-woo contributed to Daegu's first Korean FA Cup title in 2018.

Jo Hyeon-woo contributed to Ulsan's three consecutive K League 1 titles from 2022 to 2024, and was named the K League 1 Most Valuable Player in 2024.

Jo Hyeon-woo became the second goalkeeper to win the K League 1 MVP award, following Lee Woon-jae.

Jo Hyeon-woo was selected as the national representative for the EAFF E-1 Football Championship in 2017 winning the competition's best goalkeeper award.

Jo Hyeon-woo was lauded particularly for his point-blank save against Swedish striker Marcus Berg which put him in the spotlight.

Jo Hyeon-woo appeared in two matches against Bahrain and Kyrgyzstan in the group stage and finalized them with clean sheets.

Jo Hyeon-woo played in the round of 16 against Iran, but he was injured in this match.

Jo Hyeon-woo was replaced by Song Bum-keun in the quarter-finals against Uzbekistan, but Song conceded three goals.

Jo Hyeon-woo contributed to South Korea's gold medal by conceding only two goals in the tournament and was exempt from mandatory military service.