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{{Short description|North Korean footballer (born 1984)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2021}}
{{family name hatnote|[[Chung (Korean name)|Jong]]||lang=Korean}}
{{Infobox football biography
|name           = Jong Tae-se<br/><small>정대세 鄭大世</small><br/><small>チョン・テセ</small>
|image          = Jong Tae-Se.jpg
|caption        = Jong in action with [[North Korea national football team|North Korea]] against [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]] at the [[2010 FIFA World Cup]]
|fullname       = Jong Tae-se <small>(South Korea)</small><br/>Jong Tae Se <small>(North Korea)</small><ref>{{cite web|url=http://img.etoday.co.kr/pto_db/2012/06/20120605071547_203586_500_558.jpg}}</ref><br/>Chong Tese <small>(Japan)</small>
|birth_date     = {{Birth date and age|1984|3|2|df=yes}}
|birth_place    = [[Nagoya]], [[Aichi Prefecture|Aichi]], Japan
|height         = 1.81 m
|position       = [[Forward (association football)|Forward]]
|currentclub    = 
|clubnumber     = 
|youthyears1    = 1997–1999
|youthclubs1    = Toshun Korean Middle School
|youthyears2    = 1999–2002
|youthclubs2    = [[Aichi Korean High School]]
|collegeyears1  = 2002–2005
|college1       = [[Korea University (Japan)|Korea University]]
|years1         = 2006–2010
|clubs1         = [[Kawasaki Frontale]]
|caps1          = 112
|goals1         = 46
|years2         = 2010–2012
|clubs2         = [[VfL Bochum]]
|caps2          = 39
|goals2         = 14
|years3         = 2012–2013
|clubs3         = [[1. FC Köln]]
|caps3          = 10
|goals3         = 0
|years4         = 2013–2015
|clubs4         = [[Suwon Samsung Bluewings|Suwon Bluewings]]
|caps4          = 72
|goals4         = 23
|years5         = 2015–2020
|clubs5         = [[Shimizu S-Pulse]]
|caps5          = 106
|goals5         = 45
|years6         = 2020
|clubs6         = → [[Albirex Niigata]] (loan)
|caps6          = 26
|goals6         = 9
|years7         = 2021–2022
|clubs7         = [[FC Machida Zelvia|Machida Zelvia]]
|caps7          = 67
|goals7         = 11
| totalcaps = 432
| totalgoals = 148
|nationalyears1 = 2007–2011 |nationalteam1  = [[North Korea national football team|North Korea]] |nationalcaps1  = 33 |nationalgoals1 = 15
|club-update    = 
|nationalteam-update =
}}
{{Infobox Korean name
|title=[[Korean name]]
|headercolor=lightsteelblue
|context=north
|hangul=정대세
|hanja=鄭大世
|rr=Jeong Dae-se
|mr=Chŏng Tae-se
}}

'''Jong Tae-se''', also known as {{Nihongo|'''Chong Tese'''|鄭大世; チョン・テセ|4={{Korean|hangul=정대세}}; born 2 March 1984}} is a former professional [[association football|footballer]] who played as a [[Forward (association football)|forward]]. [[Koreans in Japan|Born in Japan]], he represented the [[North Korea national football team|North Korea national team]] internationally, notably appearing at the [[2010 FIFA World Cup]]. He is one of few North Koreans who have played in the Japanese [[J-League]] and the German [[2. Bundesliga]].

==Early life and nationality==
Jong was born in [[Nagoya]], Japan to a father who has [[South Korean citizenship]] and a mother who has [[Chōsen-seki|Joseon citizenship]], and became a South Korean national based on the father's family register at the time of birth.<ref name="japanese.joins.com">{{cite web | url = http://japanese.joins.com/article/807/167807.html?servcode=600&sectcode=610 | script-title=ja:＜サッカー＞"人民ルーニー"鄭大世、韓国国籍でＣＬ出場 | language = ja | publisher = japanese.joins.com | date = 1 February 2013 | access-date = 25 August 2013}}</ref>

His mother sent him to attend a private school in Japan run by [[Chongryon]], a group closely tied to the North Korean government<ref name=nyt>{{cite web | url = http://goal.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/02/11/north-koreas-wayne-rooney/ | title = North Korea's Wayne Rooney | work = [[New York Times]] | date = 11 February 2010 | access-date = 18 February 2012}}</ref> – where he started football at its elementary school club. He later attended [[Korea University (Japan)|Korea University]], a private university in [[Tokyo]] also funded by Chongryon.<ref name=nyt/> Consequently, Jong has said that he and his family identify themselves as North Koreans.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.theguardian.com/football/2010/may/30/jong-tae-se-north-korea-wayne-rooney/ | title = Jong Tae-se is North Korea's answer to Wayne Rooney | work = [[The Guardian]] | date = 11 February 2010 | access-date = 20 June 2012}}</ref> Chongryon, functioning as North Korea's [[de facto embassy|''de facto'' embassy]] in Japan, issued a North Korean passport to him. This made him eligible, per [[FIFA]] and [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]] rules, to play for North Korea and resulted in ''de facto'' [[dual nationality]].<ref>[https://sports.news.naver.com/general/news/read.nhn?oid=076&aid=0002302793 AFC 정대세 이중국적 허용, ACL 출전 길 열렸다]</ref>

Jong is fluent in [[Korean Language|Korean]] and [[Japanese Language|Japanese]]. He also knows how to speak [[Portuguese Language|Portuguese]] which he learned from his Brazilian teammates at Japan's [[Kawasaki Frontale]], and [[German Language|German]] from playing in Germany.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-pXhNxP2Pg | title = Jong Tae-Se habla portugues y promete lucha a Brasil en el mundial 2010.flv  | publisher = maurimc | date = 15 June 2010 | access-date = 3 July 2012}}</ref>

Jong publicly emphasized the separation between [[sportsmanship]] and [[politics]] after the disputes before and during the match between North Korea and Japan on 15 November 2011.<ref>{{cite news | first = Ji-ho (지호) | last = Lee (이) | script-title=ko:정대세, "北, 정치와 스포츠 구분해야" | date = 18 November 2011 | url = http://www.jpnews.kr/sub_read.html?uid=12056&section=sc1 | work = JPNews | access-date =19 November 2011 | language = ko}}</ref>

==Club career==
After joining [[Kawasaki Frontale]] in 2006, the striker quickly rose to become one of Kawasaki's best players and one of the best strikers in the [[J-League]].<ref name="Guardian">{{cite news| title=Jong Tae-se is North Korea's answer to Wayne Rooney | url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2010/may/30/jong-tae-se-north-korea-wayne-rooney | work = [[The Guardian]] | location=London | first=John | last=Duerden | date=30 May 2010 | access-date = 18 February 2012}}</ref> Jong went for a trial with English club [[Blackburn Rovers F.C.|Blackburn Rovers]] in early 2010.<ref name="Guardian" /><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/2890/world-cup-2010/2010/06/16/1978951/introducing-the-crying-north-korean-the-peoples-rooney-the | title = Introducing the crying North Korean, the 'Peoples' Rooney', the Blackburn nearly-man: Jong Tae-se | first = Zack | last = Wilson | publisher = Goal.com | date = 16 June 2010 | access-date = 18 February 2012}}</ref> After the 2010 World Cup, Jong joined German club [[VfL Bochum]].<ref>{{Cite web | title = Bochum holt Jong Tae Se, neuer Gerichtstermin für Boateng | language=de | date = 9 July 2010 | access-date = 18 February 2012 | publisher = Spiegel Online |url= http://www.spiegel.de/sport/fussball/0,1518,705702,00.html }}</ref> After {{frac|1|1|2}} seasons in the [[2. Bundesliga]], Jong transferred to [[1. FC Köln]] in the [[Bundesliga]] in January 2012, following an injury to German international [[Lukas Podolski]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Chong Tese springt für Podolski ein|trans-title=Jong Tae-Se jumps in for Podolski|language=de|date=30 January 2012|access-date=30 January 2012|publisher=[[Kicker (sports magazine)|kicker]]|url=https://www.kicker.de/chong-tese-springt-fuer-podolski-ein-564012/artikel}}</ref> However, his time at 1. FC Köln was marred by a lack of playing time.

On 3 January 2013, Jong announced that after he would start playing for the first-division South Korean K-League club, [[Suwon Samsung Bluewings]]. He had expressed interest in the move for several months before the announcement, and the Bluewings and [[Ulsan Hyundai FC]] had both been negotiating with him. Jong joined the South Korean outfit on 10 January 2013 for a reported fee of €300,000 from 1. FC Köln.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://givemegoal.com/np/2013/01/10/suwon-bluewings-lands-jong-tae-se/ | title = Jong Tae-Se Joins Suwon Bluewings from FC koln | publisher = givemegoal.com | date = 10 January 2013 | access-date = 13 March 2013}}</ref> After deliberation by [[K League 1]] and [[FIFA]] authorities, Jong was registered as a [[South Korea]]n (domestic) player in the K-League and [[AFC Champions League]] competitions.<ref name="japanese.joins.com"/>

On 6 April, he scored his debut goal for Suwon in a 3–1 home win against [[Daegu FC]].<ref>{{cite web|trans-title=The first goal of Jung Tae Sea | script-title = ko:'첫 승 실패' 서울, 5G 무승, 포항은 5G 무패... 정대세 첫 골(종합)  |url=http://osen.mt.co.kr/article/G1109570701 | language = ko | publisher= Osen |date = 6 April 2013 | access-date = 25 August 2013}}</ref> Two weeks later, 20 April, he scored a hat-trick in a 4–1 win at [[Daejeon Citizen FC|Daejeon Citizen]].<ref>{{cite web|trans-title=[Classic round 8]' Jong Tae-se scored a hat-trick' Suwon wins a come-from-behind victory | script-title = ko:[클래식 8R] '정대세 해트트릭' 수원, 대전에 4-1 역전승 |url=http://sports.news.naver.com/sports/index.nhn?category=soccer&ctg=news&mod=read&office_id=413&article_id=0000003040 | language = ko | publisher = sports.news.naver.com | date = 20 April 2013 | access-date = 25 August 2013}}</ref>

On 8 July 2015, he was bought by [[Shimizu S-Pulse]] as an emergency signing as Shimizu were in the drop zone after total points calculation from both stages of the season. He was inserted into the starting lineup on 25 July, Matchday 4 of the 2nd stage, away to his former club Kawasaki Frontale which ended in a 3–2 defeat.

==International career==
Jong's first international appearance was on 19 June 2007, during a [[2008 East Asian Football Championship#Group A|2008 East Asian Football Championship qualifier]] match against [[Mongolia national football team|Mongolia]] and he scored his first international goal in that game. He went on to score a total of four goals which Korea DPR won the match 7–0. Jong also played at the 2008 East Asian Football Championship and scored two goals in three matches for Korea DPR, receiving top scorer honors along with [[Park Chu-young]], [[Yeom Ki-hun]] and [[Koji Yamase]].

Before the [[FIFA 2010 World Cup]] Jong was also the key figure in Korea DPR's [[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)|2010 FIFA World Cup qualification]] campaign, as they qualified for the World Cup South Africa for the first time in 44 years. Jong had made himself famous for sobbing uncontrollably when [[Aegukka|the North Korean national anthem]] was played before the kickoff of Korea DPR's first group stage match at the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, against Brazil.<ref>{{cite web | first = Steve | last = Anglesey | url = http://www.mirrorfootball.co.uk/opinion/blogs/2010-world-cup-blog/World-Cup-2010-team-profile-10-weird-facts-about-North-Korea-including-Kim-Jong-Il-Kim-Jong-Hun-Jong-Tae-Se-and-more-article439739.html | title = Weird World Cup: 10 amazing facts about North Korea | publisher = The Mirror | date = 26 May 2010 | access-date = 18 February 2012}}</ref> In that match he assisted [[Ji Yun-nam]]'s goal in a 2–1 defeat.<ref name="PRKvBRA"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/2890/world-cup-2010/2010/06/15/1978503/world-cup-2010-player-ratings-brazil-21-north-korea|title=World Cup 2010 Player Ratings: Brazil 2–1 North Korea|last=Bairner|first=Robin|date=1 June 2010|publisher=goal.com|access-date=16 June 2010}}</ref>

Although [[nickname]]d "the People's [[Wayne Rooney|Rooney]]" by the English press,<ref name="PRKvBRA">{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2010/jun/15/brazil-north-korea-world-cup-match-report|title=World Cup 2010: Brazil find finishing touch to edge out North Korea|last=Ingle|first=Sean|date=1 June 2010|work=[[The Guardian]]|location=London|access-date=16 June 2010}}</ref> he likened his style of play to [[Didier Drogba]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://edition.cnn.com/2010/SPORT/football/06/08/north.korea.secret.team/index.html|title=The secret machine: Inside North Korea's World Cup squad|first=James|last=Montague|publisher=CNN|date=15 June 2010|access-date=12 December 2017|archive-date=13 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171213010814/http://edition.cnn.com/2010/SPORT/football/06/08/north.korea.secret.team/index.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Career statistics==
=== Club ===
{{Updated|1 January 2021}}<ref>{{Soccerway|5494}}</ref><ref>Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, [https://www.amazon.co.jp/J1-J3%E9%81%B8%E6%89%8B%E5%90%8D%E9%91%91%E3%83%8F%E3%83%B3%E3%83%87%E3%82%A3%E7%89%88-2018-NSK-MOOK/dp/4905411521 J1&J2&J3選手名鑑ハンディ版 2018 (NSK MOOK)], 7 February 2018, Japan, {{ISBN|978-4905411529}} (p. 113 out of 289).</ref><ref>Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, [https://www.amazon.co.jp/2017-J1-J3%E9%81%B8%E6%89%8B%E5%90%8D%E9%91%91-NSK-MOOK/dp/4905411424/ref=pd_sim_14_1/356-9491148-0114816?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=BA8BN4Y0F97GNWKQM78H 2017 J1&J2&J3選手名鑑 (NSK MOOK)], 8 February 2017, Japan, {{ISBN|978-4905411420}} (p. 137 out of 289).</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="2"|National Cup
!colspan="2"|League Cup
!colspan="2"|Continental
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="6"|[[Kawasaki Frontale]]
|[[2006 J. League Division 1|2006]]
|rowspan="5"|[[J1 League]]
|16||1||2||2||4||0||colspan="2"|—||22||3
|-
|[[2007 J. League Division 1|2007]]
|24||12||4||3||5||2||7||2||40||19
|-
|[[2008 J. League Division 1|2008]]
|33||14||2||0||4||1||colspan="2"|—||39||15
|-
|[[2009 J. League Division 1|2009]]
|29||14||4||3||5||2||9||2||47||21
|-
|[[2010 J. League Division 1|2010]]
|10||5||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||3||1||13||6
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!112!!46!!12!!8!!18!!5!!19!!5!!161!!64
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[VfL Bochum]]
|[[2010–11 2. Bundesliga|2010–11]]
|rowspan="2"|[[2. Bundesliga]]
|25||10||1||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||26||10
|-
|[[2011–12 Bundesliga|2011–12]]
|14||4||2||1||0||0||colspan="2"|—||16||5
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!39!!14!!3!!1!!0!!0!!0||0!!42!!15
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[1. FC Köln]]
|[[2011–12 Bundesliga|2011–12]]
|[[Bundesliga]]
|5||0||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||5||0
|- 
|[[2012–13 2. Bundesliga|2012–13]]
|2. Bundesliga
|5||0||1||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||6||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!10!!0!!1!!0!!0!!0!!0||0!!11!!0
|-
|rowspan="4"|[[Suwon Samsung Bluewings]]
|[[2013 K League Classic|2013]]
|rowspan="3"|[[K League 1]]
|23||10||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||23||10
|-
|[[2014 K League Classic|2014]]
|28||7||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||28||7
|-
|[[2015 K League Classic|2015]]
|21||6||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||21||6
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!72!!23!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0||0!!72!!23
|-
|rowspan="7"|[[Shimizu S-Pulse]]
|[[2015 J1 League|2015]]
|J1 League
|13||4||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||13||4
|-
|[[2016 J2 League|2016]]
|[[J2 League]]
|37||26||1||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||38||27
|-
|[[2017 J1 League|2017]]
|rowspan="4"|J1 League
|23||10||1||0||2||0||colspan="2"|—||26||10
|-
|[[2018 J1 League|2018]]
|18||3||2||0||6||3||colspan="2"|—||26||6
|-
|[[2019 J1 League|2019]]
|13||2||1||0||5||0||colspan="2"|—||19||2
|-
|[[2020 J1 League|2020]]
|2||0||2||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||4||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!106!!45!!7!!1!!13!!3!!0||0!!126!!49
|-
|[[Albirex Niigata]]
|[[2020 J2 League|2020]]
|J2 League
|26||9||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||26||9
|-
|[[Machida Zelvia]]
|[[2021 J2 League|2021]]
|J2 League
|0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||0||0
|-
!colspan="3"|Career total
!365!!137!!23!!10!!31!!8!!19||5!!438!!160
|}

=== International ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year<ref>{{NFT player|23001|name=Tae-Se Jong|accessdate=31 May 2011}}</ref>
|-
!National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="5"|[[North Korea national football team|North Korea]]
|2007||3||8
|-
|2008||10||3
|-
|2009||7||1
|-
|2010||5||3
|-
|2011||8||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total!!33!!15
|}

:''Scores and results list North Korea's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Jong goal.''

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of international goals scored by Jong Tae-se
|-
!scope="col"|No.
!scope="col"|Date
!scope="col"|Venue
!scope="col"|Opponent
!scope="col"|Score
!scope="col"|Result
!scope="col"|Competition
|-
|align="center"|1||rowspan="4"|19 June 2007||rowspan="4"|[[Macau Stadium]], Macau||rowspan="4"|{{fb|MGL}}||align="center"|2–0||rowspan="4" style="text-align:center"|7–0|| rowspan="8" |[[2008 East Asian Football Championship#Stage Two|2008 East Asian Football Championship qualification]]
|-
|align="center"|2||align="center"|3–0
|-
|align="center"|3||align="center"|4–0
|-
|align="center"|4||align="center"|6–0
|-
|align="center"|5||rowspan="4"|21 June 2007||rowspan="4"|Macau Stadium, Macau||rowspan="4"|{{fb|MAC}}||align="center"|2–0||rowspan="4" style="text-align:center"|7–1
|-
|align="center"|6||align="center"|3–0
|-
|align="center"|7||align="center"|5–0
|-
|align="center"|8||align="center"|6–1
|-
|align="center"|9||17 February 2008||[[Chongqing Olympic Sports Center|Olympic Sports Center]], [[Chongqing]]||{{fb|JPN}}||align="center"|1–0||align="center"|1–1|| rowspan="2" |[[2008 East Asian Football Championship]]
|-
|align="center"|10||20 February 2008||Olympic Sports Center, Chongqing, China||{{fb|KOR}}||align="center"|1–1||align="center"|1–1
|-
|align="center"|11||15 October 2008||[[Azadi Stadium]], [[Tehran]], Iran||{{fb|IRI}}||align="center"|1–2||align="center"|1–2||[[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification - AFC fourth round|2010 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|-
|align="center"|12||27 August 2009||[[World Games Stadium]], [[Kaohsiung]], Taiwan||{{fb|TPE}}||align="center"|1–0||align="center"|2–1||[[2010 East Asian Football Championship|2010 East Asian Football Championship qualification]]
|-
|align="center"|13||rowspan="2"|25 May 2010||rowspan="2"|[[Cashpoint-Arena]], [[Altach]], Austria||rowspan="2"|{{fb|GRE}}||align="center"|1–1||rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|2–2|| rowspan="3" |Friendly
|-
|align="center"|14||align="center"|2–2
|-
|align="center"|15||6 June 2010||[[Makhulong Stadium]], [[Thembisa]], South Africa||{{fb|NGA}}||align="center"|1–2||align="center"|1–3
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{Instagram|chong.tese}}
*{{J.League player}}
*{{K League player}}
*{{FIFA player|282255}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20080411113636/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/newsid=736455.html FIFA.com – Jong straddles the 38th parallel]
*[http://ameblo.jp/jongtaese9/ Jong Tae-Se's blog] {{in lang|ja}}
*{{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121021190131/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/world-cup/columns/story?id=805405&cc=5739&ver=global |date=21 October 2012 |title="A World of opportunity awaits Jong", ''ESPN'', 3 July 2010}}
*{{YouTube|ZhHCxlFXXdE|Bend it like Jong – Japan }}, from Journeyman Pictures, 19 July 2010

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