Cho Young-wook

For the film score composer, see Jo Yeong-wook.
In this Korean name, the family name is Cho.

Cho Young-wook
Cho in 2024
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-02-05) 5 February 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Seoul, South Korea
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 FC Seoul
Number 32
Youth career
2014–2016 Eonnam High School [ko]
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
Men's football
Representing  South Korea
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Runner-up 2019 Poland Team
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Hangzhou Team
AFC U-19 Championship
Runner-up 2018 Indonesia Team
Asian Youth Games
Gold medal – first place 2013 Nanjing Team
EAFF Championship
Runner-up 2022 Japan Team
*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
Hanja
曺永旭
Revised RomanizationJo Yeong-uk
McCune–ReischauerCho Yŏng'uk
IPA/t͡ɕo jʌŋ.uk/

Cho Young-wook (Korean: 조영욱; born 5 February 1999) is a South Korean footballer who plays as a forward for FC Seoul.

Club career

Cho 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

Cho 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

Cho 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

Club

As of 29 September 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Continental Other Total
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
  1. ^ Appearances in K League promotion-relegation playoffs

International

Scores and results list South Korea's goal tally first.[7]
List of international goals scored by Cho Young-wook
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 21 January 2022 Mardan Sports Complex, Antalya, Turkey  Moldova 4–0 4–0 Friendly

Honours

Gimcheon Sangmu

South Korea U14[8]

South Korea U20

South Korea U23

South Korea

Individual

Notes

  1. ^ Includes two appearances against another KFA team.

References

  1. ^ 오피셜 서울. '특급 유망주' 조영욱 영입 완료 (in Korean). Sportalkorea. 2 January 2018. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
  2. ^ a b 김천의 기적같은 막판 뒤집기, '13골-5도움' 조기 전역자 조영욱은 우승 멤버인가?. Naver (in Korean). Goal. 27 November 2023. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  3. ^ U-20 월드컵 한국인 최다출전 조영욱, 11경기까지 기록 늘릴 듯 (in Korean). Hankook Ilbo. 9 June 2019. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
  4. ^ U-20 월드컵 최다출전 조영욱, ‘우승골 피날레’ 도전. Naver (in Korean). Football Journal. 14 June 2019. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
  5. ^ a b [아시안게임] 연령별 대표팀 '85경기' 조영욱, 스스로 만든 '조기 전역' (in Korean). Yonhap News Agency. 7 October 2023. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
  6. ^ 반려동물과 함께 축구 경기 직관하기? (in Korean). Stibee. 26 June 2022. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  7. ^ "Cho Young-wook at Korea Football Association" (in Korean). KFA. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  8. ^ 선수 명단 - 2013년 08월 05일 U-14 (2013 난징 아시안 유스 게임) (in Korean). KFA. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  9. ^ "Football: South Korean upends Iran for football gold". Asian Youth Games. Archived from the original on 29 August 2013. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
  10. ^ "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.
  11. ^ 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.
  12. ^ 기성용-김정미, 2016 올해의 선수로 선정 (in Korean). KFA. 20 December 2016. Archived from the original on 21 December 2016. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  13. ^ "EA Player Of The Month September. Cho Young-Wook". YouTube.com (in Korean). K League. 26 October 2021. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
  14. ^ "AFC U23 Asian Cup Uzbekistan 2022 Technical Report" (PDF). Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
  15. ^ "Tottenham Hotspur 6-3 K-League XI". Tottenham Hotspur. 13 July 2022. Retrieved 11 July 2024.