 On 11 January 2016, Jung Jo-gook joined Gwangju FC.He performed well and had the best season of his career by scoring 20 goals in 31 league appearances.As a result, he was awarded the K League Top Scorer Award

Jung Jo-Gook started his national team career from the Under-17 national team, participating in all of the age divisions (U-20s and U-23s) and is currently in the senior national team.