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. Career statistics International goals Scores and results list South Korea's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Hong goal. Honors 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 References External links Hong Jeong-ho – KFA Cup Stats at KFA Hong Jeong-ho at fcaugsburg.de 1989 births Living people Association football defenders South Korean Roman Catholics South Korean footballers South Korea under-20 international footballers South Korea under-23 international footballers South Korea international footballers South Korean expatriate footballers Jeju United FC players FC Augsburg players Jiangsu F.C. players K League 1 players Bundesliga players Chinese Super League players Expatriate footballers in Germany Expatriate footballers in China South Korean expatriate sportspeople in Germany South Korean expatriate sportspeople in China 2011 AFC Asian Cup players 2014 FIFA World Cup players Asian Games medalists in football Footballers at the 2010 Asian Games Asian Games bronze medalists for South Korea Medalists at the 2010 Asian Games Sportspeople from Jeju Province