Son Min-chol

Son Min-chol
Personal information
Full name Minchol Son
Date of birth (1986-10-27) 27 October 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth Kyoto, Japan
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2010 Ryūkyū 21 (0)
2010–2012 F.C. Korea 60 (5)
2012–2015 Shillong Lajong 61 (1)
2015–2016 Mumbai 12 (2)
2017 Songkhla United 0 (0)
2017–2018 Lee Man 17 (0)
International career
2007 North Korea U23 4 (0)
2018 United Koreans in Japan 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 May 2018

Son Min-chol (Korean: 손민철/孫民哲; born 27 October 1986) is a former professional footballer.[1][2][3] Born in Japan, he represented North Korea at the youth level internationally.

Career

Japan

He played for F.C. Ryūkyū in the Japan Football League,[4] and later the Japanese Regional Leagues side FC Korea.

India

On 9 June it was announced that he had signed a contract with I-League side Shillong Laong.[5] On 6 October he made his I-League debut against Mohun Bagan.[6] On 17 April 2013, his header gave his side a lead against Mumbai, to help his side register a 2–0 win. Minchol was also captain of the Shillong Lajong squad for the 2013–14 season where the club finished at its highest ever standing.[citation needed]

In 2015, he moved to another I-League club Mumbai.[7][8]

Hong Kong

On 4 August 2017, Son was announced as a player for Hong Kong Premier League club Lee Man.[9]

International career

Son was called up to the North Korean squad in June 2014. In 2018, Son received a call-up from the United Koreans in Japan squad ahead of the 2018 ConIFA World Football Cup.[10]

Personal life

Minchol is a North Korean born in Japan. He studied at Korea University.

References

  1. ^ "Minchol Son voted fans MVP of the season". sportskeeda.com. Archived from the original on 20 June 2023. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  2. ^ "Minchol Son expects a strong challenge in his new club Mumbai FC". footballcounter.com. Archived from the original on 20 June 2023. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  3. ^ "Son adds some brawn". indiatimes.com. Archived from the original on 21 June 2023. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  4. ^ "Syncar しんか〜 クラブプロフィール - 孫 民哲". Archived from the original on 8 December 2012. Retrieved 7 October 2012.
  5. ^ "Football | Des Bulpin signs for Shillong Lajong | ESPNSTAR.com". www.espnstar.com. Archived from the original on 11 June 2012.
  6. ^ "Report: Shillong Lajong 2-0 Mohun Bagan - Goal.com". www.goal.com. Archived from the original on 11 October 2012.
  7. ^ Yadav, Siddharth (1 January 2016). "Minchol Son expects a strong challenge in his new club Mumbai FC". footballcounter.com. Football Counter India. Archived from the original on 20 June 2023. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  8. ^ "Mumbai FC sign two foreign players". sportstar.thehindu.com. Sportstar. PTI. 27 December 2015. Archived from the original on 24 July 2023. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  9. ^ "理文目標做巨人殺手 新韓援解釋「脫北」的故事". HK01. Archived from the original on 2 May 2023. Retrieved 5 August 2017. (in Chinese)
  10. ^ "Paddy Power CONIFA World Football Cup 2018 Team List" (PDF). CONIFA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 May 2018. Retrieved 3 May 2018.