Hong Jeong-ho

Hong Jeong-ho (, or ; born 12 August 1989) is a South Korean footballer who plays for Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors as a centre-back. His brother Hong Jeong-nam is also a footballer.

Club career
On 1 September 2013, Hong Jeong-ho transferred to FC Augsburg from Jeju United for a fee estimated around €2 million. He signed a four-year contract which will keep him at the club until 2017.

Implication in 2011 match-fixing scandal
During the 2011 K-League season, Hong was accused of being involved in the 2011 South Korean football betting scandal and was held out of a league match during the investigation. Although the investigation discovered that gangs had deposited 4 million won unsolicited into Hong's bank account, he had later returned the funds and was cleared of wrongdoing. Subsequently, Hong was declared eligible for league and national team matches.

International goals

 * Scores and results list South Korea's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Hong goal.

Club
Jeju United
 * K League 1 Runners up: 2010

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
 * K League 1 Winners (4): 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
 * KFA Cup Winner: 2020

Individual

 * K League 1 Best XI (4): 2010, 2019, 2020, 2021
 * K League 1 Most Valuable Player: 2021