Cho Young-wook (Korean: 조영욱; born 5 February 1999) is a South Korean footballer who plays as a forward for FC Seoul.
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| Date of birth | 5 February 1999 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Seoul, South Korea | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | FC Seoul | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 32 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2016 | Eonnam High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Korea University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018– | FC Seoul | 164 | (25) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | → Gimcheon Sangmu (draft) | 28 | (13) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013 | South Korea U14 | 6 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2019 | South Korea U20 | 46 | (21) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2023 | South Korea U23 | 33[α] | (14) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022– | South Korea | 4 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 September 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 October 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 조영욱 |
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| Hanja | 曺永旭 |
| Revised Romanization | Jo Yeong-uk |
| McCune–Reischauer | Cho Yŏng'uk |
| IPA | /t͡ɕo jʌŋ.uk/ |
Club career
editCho joined FC Seoul in January 2018.[1] He made his K League 1 debut against Jeju United on 1 March 2018.
Cho enlisted in military football team Gimcheon Sangmu to perform his mandatory military service in January 2023. While playing for Sangmu, he had 13 goals and 5 assists in 27 K League 2 appearances, and won the league title. He was discharged early from the military service as an Asian Games gold medalist after the 2023 season.[2]
International career
editCho played for South Korea under-20 team in 2017 and 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup. He appeared in all eleven of South Korea's matches, becoming South Korea's most capped player in the FIFA U-20 World Cup.[3] He helped his team reach the final in the 2019 tournament by scoring two important goals. He scored the winning goal in a 2–1 group victory over Argentina and South Korea's third goal in a 3–3 draw with quarter-final opponents Senegal.[4]
Cho played for South Korean under-24 team in the 2022 Asian Games, scoring four goals in seven matches of the tournament. He earned his 85th youth cap in the Asian Games final against Japan, and won a gold medal after scoring the winning goal.[5]
Personal life
editCho is nicknamed the "Shooting Hamster". It was originally used to criticise his weak shots, which were far from the "Shooting Monster", but changed to positive meaning, with his skills developing.[6]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of 29 September 2024
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| FC Seoul | 2018 | K League 1 | 30 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | 2[a] | 1 | 34 | 4 | |
| 2019 | K League 1 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 2 | |||
| 2020 | K League 1 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 27 | 3 | ||
| 2021 | K League 1 | 36 | 8 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 37 | 8 | |||
| 2022 | K League 1 | 37 | 6 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 42 | 8 | |||
| 2024 | K League 1 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 3 | |||
| Total | 164 | 25 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 184 | 28 | ||
| Gimcheon Sangmu (draft) | 2023 | K League 2 | 28 | 13 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 13 | ||
| Career total | 192 | 38 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 212 | 41 | ||
- ^ Appearances in K League promotion-relegation playoffs
International
edit- Scores and results list South Korea's goal tally first.[7]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1 | 21 January 2022 | Mardan Sports Complex, Antalya, Turkey |  Moldova |
4–0 | 4–0 | Friendly |
Honours
editGimcheon Sangmu
South Korea U14[8]
South Korea U20
- FIFA U-20 World Cup runner-up: 2019[10]
- AFC U-19 Championship runner-up: 2018[11]
South Korea U23
South Korea
- EAFF Championship runner-up: 2022
Individual
- Korean FA Young Player of the Year: 2016[12]
- K League Player of the Month: September 2021[13]
- AFC U-23 Asian Cup top goalscorer: 2022[14]
- K League All-Star: 2022[15]
Notes
edit- ^ Includes two appearances against another KFA team.
References
edit- ^ 오피셜 서울. '특급 유망주' 조영욱 영입 완료 (in Korean). Sportalkorea. 2 January 2018. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
- ^ a b 김천의 기적같은 막판 뒤집기, '13골-5도움' 조기 전역자 조영욱은 우승 멤버인가?. Naver (in Korean). Goal. 27 November 2023. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
- ^ U-20 월드컵 한국인 최다출전 조영욱, 11경기까지 기록 늘릴 듯 (in Korean). Hankook Ilbo. 9 June 2019. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
- ^ U-20 월드컵 최다출전 조영욱, ‘우승골 피날레’ 도전. Naver (in Korean). Football Journal. 14 June 2019. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
- ^ a b [아시안게임] 연령별 대표팀 '85경기' 조영욱, 스스로 만든 '조기 전역' (in Korean). Yonhap News Agency. 7 October 2023. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
- ^ 반려동물과 함께 축구 경기 직관하기? (in Korean). Stibee. 26 June 2022. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
- ^ "Cho Young-wook at Korea Football Association" (in Korean). KFA. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
- ^ 선수 명단 - 2013년 08월 05일 U-14 (2013 난징 아시안 유스 게임) (in Korean). KFA. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
- ^ "Football: South Korean upends Iran for football gold". Asian Youth Games. Archived from the original on 29 August 2013. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
- ^ "Spirited comeback earns Ukraine first U-20 title". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 15 June 2019. Archived from the original on 15 June 2019.
- ^ Di Maggio, Roberto; Garin, Erik; Jönsson, Mikael; Morrison, Neil; Stokkermans, Karel (22 November 2018). "Asian U-19/U-20 Championship". RSSSF. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
- ^ 기성용-김정미, 2016 올해의 선수로 선정 (in Korean). KFA. 20 December 2016. Archived from the original on 21 December 2016. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
- ^ "EA Player Of The Month September. Cho Young-Wook". YouTube.com (in Korean). K League. 26 October 2021. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
- ^ "AFC U23 Asian Cup Uzbekistan 2022 Technical Report" (PDF). Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
- ^ "Tottenham Hotspur 6-3 K-League XI". Tottenham Hotspur. 13 July 2022. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
External links
edit- Cho Young-wook – K League stats at kleague.com (in Korean)
- Cho Young-wook at KFA (in Korean)
- Cho Young-wook – FIFA competition record (archived)