Choi Jun (Korean: 최준; born 17 April 1999) is a South Korean footballer currently playing as a full-back for FC Seoul.^[1]

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Choi Jun

Choi in 2024
Personal information
Date of birth	(1999-04-17) 17 April 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth	South Korea
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Full-back
Team information
Current team	FC Seoul
Youth career
2015-2017	Ulsan Hyundai
2018–2019	Yonsei University
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2020	Ulsan Hyundai	0	(0)
2020	→ Gyeongnam (loan)	20	(2)
2021-2023	Busan IPark	94	(5)
2024-	FC Seoul
International career‡
2018-2019	South Korea U20	23	(3)
2021-2023	South Korea U23	10	(2)
Medal record Men's football Representing  South Korea Asian Games 2022 Hangzhou Team AFC U-19 Championship Runner-up 2018 Indonesia FIFA U-20 World Cup Runner-up 2019 Poland
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 December 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 September 2023 (UTC)

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He is considered one of the most promising players of his generation in South Korea, regarding his versatility (mainly used as a right-back, he can also play as a left-back, a wing-back or a midfielder), his pace, his technique and his work rate.^[2][3]

He has frequently represented South Korea at Under-19 and Under-20 level.^{[citation needed]}

In 2018, he took part both in the Toulon Tournament, where the South Korean selection was eliminated in the group stage,^[6] and the AFC Under-19 Championship, where his side reached the final before losing 1–2 to eventual winners Saudi Arabia.^[7]

In 2019, he was selected by head coach Chung Jung-yong to take part in the FIFA U-20 World Cup in Poland, being one of the only two players in South Korea's 21-men list (together with Jeong Ho-jin) who hadn't started their senior career, yet. Used as a left-back,^[2] he played every match of his side, assisting Oh Se-hun's winner against Japan in the round of 16 and scoring, in order, one penalty in South Korea's successful shoot-out against Senegal (in the quarter-finals) and the only goal of the victory against Ecuador in the semi-finals.^[8][9][10] As a result, he played a considerable role in the Taeguk Warriors' road to the tournament's final, then lost to Ukraine with the score of 3–1.^[2][11]