Cho Young-cheol (Korean: 조영철; born 31 May 1989) is a former South Korean footballer.[2]
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| Full name | Cho Young-cheol[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 31 May 1989 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Ulsan, South Korea | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005–2007 | Haksung High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005–2006 | → FC Metz (KFA Youth Project) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2008 | Yokohama FC | 33 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2011 | Albirex Niigata | 78 | (18) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2014 | Omiya Ardija | 76 | (7) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | Qatar SC | 24 | (5) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2018 | Ulsan Hyundai | 7 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | → Sangju Sangmu (army) | 42 | (5) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Gyeongnam FC | 9 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Albirex Niigata | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020–2022 | Tiamo Hirakata | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2009 | South Korea U-20 | 17 | (15) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2010 | South Korea U-23 | 15 | (4) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010– | South Korea | 12 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 March 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 January 2015 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cho Young-cheol | |
| Hangul | 조영철 |
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| Hanja | 曺永哲 |
| Revised Romanization | Jo Yeong-cheol |
| McCune–Reischauer | Cho Yŏng-ch'ŏl |
International career
Cho was a member of the South Korean team for the 2008 Summer Olympics in China. The following year, he represented South Korea U20 at the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup.
On 11 August 2010, Cho made his first appearance for the Korean senior team in a 2–1 defeat of Nigeria.[3] He was included in South Korea's squad for 2015 AFC Asian Cup and scored his first senior international goal in the team's opening match against Oman.[4]
Statistics
Club statistics
As of 10 July 2014
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
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| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | League Cup | AFC | Total | |||||||
| 2007 | Yokohama FC | J1 League | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | |
| 2008 | J2 League | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 1 | |||
| 2009 | Albirex Niigata | J1 League | 24 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 34 | 1 | ||
| 2010 | 29 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 35 | 11 | ||||
| 2011 | 25 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 6 | ||||
| 2012 | Omiya Ardija | 30 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 40 | 6 | |||
| 2013 | 33 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 40 | 6 | ||||
| 2014 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | ||||
| Qatar | League | Emir of Qatar Cup | — | AFC | Total | |||||||
| 2014–15 | Qatar SC | Qatar Stars League | 24 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 5 | ||
| South Korea | League | Korean FA Cup | — | AFC | Total | |||||||
| 2015 | Ulsan Hyundai | K League 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| Total | Japan | 187 | 26 | 18 | 5 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 230 | 32 | |
| Qatar | 24 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 24 | 5 | |||
| South Korea | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 213 | 31 | 19 | 5 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 257 | 37 | ||
International goals
- Results list South Korea's goal tally first.
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1. | 10 January 2015 | Canberra Stadium, Canberra, Australia |  Oman | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2015 AFC Asian Cup |
Personal life
He can speak Japanese fluently. His blog is written in Japanese.
References
External links
- チョ・ヨンチョルオフィシャルブログ「ヨンチョルBLOG」Powered by Ameba - His Blog
- Cho Young-cheol – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Cho Young-cheol at National-Football-Teams.com
- Cho Young-cheol at Soccerway
- Cho Young-cheol at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
- Cho Young-cheol – K League stats at kleague.com (in Korean)
