Cho_Young-wook
Cho Young-wook
South Korean footballer (born 1999)
Cho Young-wook (Korean: 조영욱; born 5 February 1999) is a South Korean footballer who plays as a forward for FC Seoul.
_6m_14s.jpg) Cho in October 2021 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Cho Young-wook | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 149 | (23) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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[lower-greek 1] | (14) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022– | South Korea | 4 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 December 2023 ‡ 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/ |
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]
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]
Club
- As of 29 August 2023
| 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[lower-alpha 1] | 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 | |||
| Total | 141 | 22 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 159 | 25 | ||
| Gimcheon Sangmu (draft) | 2023 | K League 2 | 27 | 13 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 13 | ||
| Career total | 168 | 35 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 186 | 38 | ||
International
- Scores and results list South Korea's goal tally first.[6]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 21 January 2022 | Mardan Sports Complex, Antalya, Turkey |  Moldova | 4–0 | 4–0 | Friendly |
Gimcheon Sangmu
South Korea U14[7]
South Korea U20
- FIFA U-20 World Cup runner-up: 2019[9]
- AFC U-19 Championship runner-up: 2018[10]
South Korea U23
South Korea
- EAFF Championship runner-up: 2022
Individual
- Korean FA Young Player of the Year: 2016[11]
- K League Player of the Month: September 2021[12]
- AFC U-23 Asian Cup top goalscorer: 2022[13]
- Includes two appearances against another KFA team.
- 오피셜 서울. '특급 유망주' 조영욱 영입 완료 (in Korean). Sportalkorea. 2 January 2018. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
- 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.
- [아시안게임] 연령별 대표팀 '85경기' 조영욱, 스스로 만든 '조기 전역' (in Korean). Yonhap News Agency. 7 October 2023. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
- "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.
- 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)