Park Tae-rang
 Tae-rang celebrating his first goal for Michalovce | ||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 4 September 2002 | |||||||||||
| Place of birth | Yeonsu-gu, Incheon, South Korea | |||||||||||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | |||||||||||
| Position | Defender | |||||||||||
| Team information | ||||||||||||
Current team | Zemplín Michalovce | |||||||||||
| Number | 77 | |||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||
| 2018–2021 | Gangwon FC | |||||||||||
| 2021–2024 | Catholic Kwandong University | |||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||
| 2024–2025 | Gangwon FC | |||||||||||
| 2025 | Sejong SA FC | 16 | (1) | |||||||||
| 2025– | Zemplín Michalovce | 17 | (1) | |||||||||
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 25 May 2026 | ||||||||||||
Park Tae-rang (Korean: 박태랑; born 4 September 2002) is a South Korean footballer player who plays for Slovak club MFK Zemplín Michalovce.
Club career
[edit]Early career
[edit]Park Tae-rang was born on September 4, 2002 in Incheon, South Korea, where he took his first steps in football at the local club United. He later played for Seoul Hwagok Middle School, Gangneung Jeil High School, Kwandong University, Gangwon FC and Sejong SA FC.[1][2]
Michalovce
[edit]On 17 July 2025, it was announced that Park would be leaving South Korea for the first time in his career[3][4] to join Slovak club MFK Zemplín Michalovce, signing a 3 year contract.[5][6] He made his league debut for Zemplín in a 1–0 away win over MFK Ružomberok, coming onto the game as a substitute in the 46th minute for goal scorer Martin Bednár.[7][8] Park scored his first goal for Michalovce in a 1–0 away win against FK Železiarne Podbrezová, scoring the winning goal in the 69th minute after heading in a cross from Tornike Dzotsenidze.[9]
References
[edit]- ↑ MFKadmin (2025-07-17). "Prichádza stopér z Južnej Kórey". MFK Zemplín (in Slovak). Retrieved 2025-09-05.
- ↑ "'슬로바키아의 김민재' 박태랑의 도전이 시작된다". KBS 뉴스 (in Korean). Retrieved 2025-09-05.
- ↑ a.s, Petit Press. "Far from home: How five foreign footballers found belonging in Slovakia". The Slovak Spectator. Retrieved 2025-12-12.
- ↑ "Michalovce posilní kórejský mladík. Perspektívny obranca, tvrdí Rusnák". sportnet.sme.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 2026-01-08.
- ↑ "Juhokoréjský futbalista Tae-rang Park posilní Zemplín Michalovce - Denník Šport". denniksport.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 2025-09-05.
- ↑ "Zemplín priviedol defenzívnu posilu z Južnej Kórey". Niké liga. Retrieved 2025-09-05.
- ↑ "MFK Ružomberok - MFK Zemplín Michalovce | Detail zápasu". Niké liga. Retrieved 2025-09-05.
- ↑ Han, June (22 August 2025). "Park Tae-rang's Dream Start: Korean Defender Shines on Slovak Top-Flight Debut". football-Asian.com. Retrieved 5 September 2025.
- ↑ "Park Tae-rang hrá s dátumami narodenia rodičov na dlani. Prvý juhokórejský gól v lige bol víťazný". Denník Šport (in Slovak). Retrieved 2026-03-15.