German professional football Bundesliga player Jung Woo-young of Freiburg has been out of the season for the first time this season after being infected with Corona 19.



Woo-Young Jung missed the entry for the 2021-2022 season Bundesliga round 26 home match against Wolfsburg, which was kicked off at the Europa Park Stadion in Freiburg, Germany.



Freiburg announced the list of players participating in the match against Wolfsburg through the club's social networking service (SNS) before the game, saying, "Hugo Sike, Philippe Linhardt, Maximilian Egestein, and Woo-Young Jung will participate in today's match after testing positive for COVID-19. can't," he said.




This is the first time Jung Woo-young has missed a match for his team this season.



Jung Woo-young, who has established himself as a pivotal player in Freiburg, scored 4 goals in all matches (19 starts) up to the 25th round of the Bundesliga this season.



In the German Football Association Cup Tournament (DFB-Pokal), he played in all four matches (2 matches selected) until the quarterfinals, but this time, he was caught on an ankle by Corona 19 and consecutive matches were suspended.



As a result, Jung Woo-young's participation in the national team ahead of the 2022 Qatar World Cup Asian final two matches became unclear.



The national team, which has already qualified for the 10th consecutive World Cup final, will play Group A ninth match against Iran at the Seoul World Cup Stadium on the 24th, and then the final match against the UAE in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on the 29th.



Coach Paulo Bento will announce the roster for the two matches on the 14th and call the national team on the 21st.



In the absence of Jung Woo-young, Freiburg won 3-2 with Niko Schlotterweg's winning goal in the 42nd minute of the second half.



Freiburg, which has maintained an upward trend in the regular league 5 games unbeaten (3 wins, 2 draws), is in fourth place with 44 points (12 wins, 8 draws and 6 losses) in the season.



The away match that Jae-sung Lee's team Mainz was going to play against Augsburg at the same time was postponed due to the Corona 19 cluster infection within the Mainz squad.



Following the home match against Borussia Dortmund on the 6th, Mainz's 2 matches were postponed for the same reason, and the Dortmund match will be held on the 17th.



Earlier, local media reported that a total of 20 people in Mainz were infected with Corona 19 last week, and 14 of them were players, including all three goalkeepers.



German daily Bild reported on the 12th that 6 out of 14 Mainz players who were infected with Corona 19 still tested positive for Corona 19 the day before, so they could not be released from quarantine.




In the winter transfer window, Lee Dong-jun, who left Ulsan Hyundai in K League 1 and wore a Hertha Berlin jersey, missed the away match against Borussia Monchengladbach held on the morning of the 13th.



He was on the substitute roster but never got a chance to play.



Lee Dong-jun made his Bundesliga debut as a 21-round substitute against Bochum early last month, and also played as a substitute in the 22nd round against Reuters Fürth on the 12th of the same month.



Lee Dong-jun, who was absent in the 23rd round against Leipzig after testing positive for COVID-19, returned to the 24th round against Freiburg on February 26 and was replaced, followed by the first time in the 25th round home match against Eintracht Frankfurt on the 5th of this month. Played as a starter.



Berlin lost 0-2 to Monchengladbach with Lee Dong-jun on the bench throughout the match.



Berlin, which could not get out of a slump in 9 consecutive regular league matches (2 draws and 7 losses), including the recent 5 consecutive defeats, fell to 17th place, which is the relegation zone among 18 league teams.



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