Jeon Ga-eul

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Jeon Ga-eul
Personal information
Full name Jeon Ga-eul[1]
Date of birth (1988-09-14) 14 September 1988 (age 35)
Place of birth Paju, South Korea
Height 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward, midfielder
Team information
Current team
Sejong Sportstoto
Number 14
Youth career
Yeojoo Institute of Technology
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2010
Suwon FMC
34 (13)
2011–2015 Hyundai Steel Red Angels
2016 Western New York Flash 2 (0)
2016–2017 Hyundai Steel Red Angels
2017–2018
Melbourne Victory
10 (1)
2018–2019 Hwacheon KSPO
2020 Bristol City 2 (0)
2020–2021
Reading
6 (0)
2022– Sejong Sportstoto
International career
2005 South Korea U17 5 (4)
2007 South Korea U20 4 (0)
2007–2019 South Korea 101 (38)
Medal record
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Guangzhou Team
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Incheon Team
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Jakarta-Palembang Team
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place 2009 Belgrade Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 January 2022
Jeon Ga-eul
Hangul
전가을
Revised RomanizationJeon Gaeul
McCune–ReischauerChŏn Kaŭl

Jeon Ga-eul (

W-League.[2] She has won numerous domestic league titles, individual MVP titles and international competitions, being the leading scorer in the national team side that won the Women's gold medal in football at the 2009 Summer Universiade. Jeon scored notable braces against Germany in the group stages, and against Japan in the Final. She also scored six goals in one match against South Africa. Overall, she made over 100 appearances for the South Korean national team
.

Club career

Western New York Flash

On 1 January 2016, the National Women's Soccer League club Western New York Flash announced the signing of Jeon for the 2016 season, making her the first player from South Korea to play in the league.[3]

She was released by the Flash on 13 June 2016.[4]

Melbourne Victory

On 25 October 2017, Jeon signed with

2017–18 season
with one goal in ten appearances.

Hwacheon KSPO

In February 2018, Jeon signed with

Boeun Sangmu.[10]

Bristol City

Jeon Ga-eul was announced as a new signing by

FA WSL debut came on 12 February 2020 away at league leaders Manchester City. She received praise in the sporting press for her performance with sports website Vavel saying, "The 31-year-old played in the number 10 role in Manchester and looked like a real leader with her vast experience at international level and in the W-League shining through. The Robins' number 14 worked her socks off at both ends of the field and was encouraging her teammates every time the ball went out of play."[12]

Reading

Having been released by Bristol at the end of the 2019–20 season, Jeon returned to the WSL by signing for Reading at the start of the 2020–21 season.[13] She made her Reading debut on 4 October 2020, coming on as an 80th-minute substitute in their 1–0 away win at West Ham.[14] She made her starting XI debut on 7 October 2020 in Reading's 4–0 home win over Charlton in the FA Women's League Cup. A long-term injury sustained later that month meant she made just four appearances for Reading during the 2020–21 season.[15] After playing only two games in the first half of the 2021–22 season, Jeon left Reading in December 2021.[16]

International career

Jeon was a member of the under-17 team that finished fourth at the

2014 Asian Games, where she scored six goals. In 2015, she helped South Korea finish second at the 2015 EAFF Women's East Asian Cup and at the 2015 Four Nations Tournament. Jeon played all four of South Korea's matches at the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup, scoring a goal in a 2–2 draw with Costa Rica on 13 June 2015.[17]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 12 September 2021[18]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Bristol City 2019–20
FA WSL
2 0 2 0 0 0 4 0
Reading 2020–21 FA WSL 4 0 1 0 1 0 6 0
2021–22 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Total 6 0 1 0 1 0 8 0
Career total 8 0 3 0 1 0 12 0

International

Scores and results list South Korea's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Jeon goal.
List of international goals scored by Jeon Ga-eul
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 26 March 2008 Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand  Malaysia 6–0 14–0 2008 AFC Women's Asian Cup qual.
2 11–0 14–0
3 13–0 14–0
4 14–0 14–0
5 18 June 2008 Suwon, South Korea  Argentina 2–0 2–0 2008 Peace Queen Cup
6 12 January 2009 Guangzhou, China  New Zealand 3–1 4–3 Friendly
7 24 August 2009 Tainan, Taiwan  Guam 1–0 9–0 2010 EAFF Women's Championship qual.
8 3–0 9–0
9 28 August 2009 Tainan, Taiwan  Hong Kong 6–0 7–0 2010 EAFF Women's Championship qual.
10 30 August 2009 Tainan, Taiwan  Chinese Taipei 1–0 6–0 2010 EAFF Women's Championship qual.
11 6–0 6–0
12 7 February 2010 Tokyo, Japan  Chinese Taipei 1–0 4–0 2010 EAFF Women's Championship
13 23 October 2010 Suwon, South Korea  Australia 2–0 2–1 2010 Peace Queen Cup
14 4 March 2011 Paralimni, Cyprus  Mexico 1–0 1–1
2011 Cyprus Cup
15 14 January 2013 Chongqing, China  Canada 1–0 3–1 Friendly
16 15 May 2014 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam  Myanmar 4–0 12–0 2014 AFC Women's Asian Cup
17 5–0 12–0
18 10–0 12–0
19 14 September 2014 Incheon, South Korea  Thailand 4–0 5–0 2014 Asian Games
20 17 September 2014 Incheon, South Korea  India 1–0 10–0 2014 Asian Games
21 4–0 10–0
22 7–0 10–0
23 21 September 2014 Incheon, South Korea  Maldives 7–0 13–0 2014 Asian Games
24 26 September 2014 Incheon, South Korea  Chinese Taipei 1–0 1–0 2014 Asian Games
25 12 November 2014 Hsinchu, Taiwan  Guam 4–0 15–0 2015 EAFF Women's East Asian Cup qual.
26 7–0 15–0
27 9–0 15–0
28 13–0 15–0
29 15 November 2014 Hsinchu, Taiwan  Hong Kong 2–0 9–0 2015 EAFF Women's East Asian Cup qual.
30 18 November 2014 Taipei, Taiwan  Chinese Taipei 2–0 2–0 2015 EAFF Women's East Asian Cup qual.
31 13 January 2015 Shenzhen, China  China 3–2 3–2 Friendly
32 15 January 2015  Mexico 1–0 2–1 Friendly
33 13 June 2015 Montreal, Canada  Costa Rica 2–1 2–2 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup
34 4 August 2015 Wuhan, China  Japan 2–1 2–1 2015 EAFF Women's East Asian Cup
35 9 March 2016 Osaka, Japan  Vietnam 4–0 4–0 2016 AFC Women's Olympic qual.
36 16 August 2018 Palembang, Indonesia  Chinese Taipei 1–0 2–1 2018 Asian Games
37 24 August 2018 Palembang, Indonesia  Hong Kong 1–0 5–0 2018 Asian Games
38 2–0 5–0

Honours

Club

Suwon FMC

Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels

International

Individual

References

  1. ^ a b "FIFA Women's World Cup Canada 2015 – List of Players: Korea Republic" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 6 July 2015. p. 14. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 June 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
  2. ^ a b "W-League wrap: Ga-eul, Wynne And Bryson Sign With City Women". Bristol City F.C. 18 January 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  3. ^ "FLASH SIGN SOUTH KOREAN MIDFIELDER JEON GA EUL". nwslsoccer.com. 1 January 2016. Archived from the original on 12 March 2016. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  4. ^ "WNY Flash waive Jeon Ga-eul". nwslsoccer.com. 13 June 2016. Archived from the original on 7 March 2017. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  5. ^ "South Korean international joins W-League". Melbourne Victory. 25 October 2017.
  6. ^ "Korean Republic international Jeon Ga-eul joins Melbourne Victory". The Women's Game. 25 October 2017. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
  7. ^ "W-League wrap: Victory edged in Derby". Melbourne Victory. 3 November 2017. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
  8. ^ "W-League wrap: Victory hits Adelaide for four". Melbourne Victory. 9 December 2017. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
  9. ^ "전가을, 전격 국내 복귀… 화천KSPO와 계약" (in Korean). 축구저널. 21 February 2018. Retrieved 3 June 2018.[permanent dead link]
  10. ^ "Match Report: Hwacheon KSPO 3–0 Boeun Sangmu" (in Korean). Korea Women's Football Federation. 23 April 2018. Retrieved 3 June 2018.[permanent dead link]
  11. ^ "Report: Bristol City Women 1–0 Durham Women (AET)". Bristol City F.C. 26 January 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  12. ^ "Jeon Ga-Eul a bright spark for Bristol". vavel.com. 12 February 2020.
  13. ^ "Jeon Ga-Eul: Reading Women sign experienced South Korea striker". bbc.co.uk. 4 September 2020.
  14. ^ "West Ham 0–1 Reading". thefa.com. 4 October 2020.
  15. ^ "Jeon Ga-eul and Amalie Eikeland: Reading strikers sign new contracts". bbc.com. 5 August 2021.
  16. ^ Warlow, Robert (28 December 2021). "Reading Women confirm Jeon Ga-eul has left after 18 months with the club". Reading Post.
  17. ^ "Jeon Gaeul (전가을) player profile" (in Korean). Korea Football Association. Retrieved 3 June 2018.[dead link]
  18. ^ Jeon Ga-eul at Soccerway
  19. ^ "박지성-지소연, 'KFA 올해의 선수상' 영예" (in Korean). Korea Football Association. 23 December 2010. Retrieved 3 June 2018.[dead link]

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