![]() Cho in October 2021 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Cho Young-wook | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 5 February 1999 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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[α] | (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 Young-wook (Korean: 조영욱; born 5 February 1999) is a South Korean footballer who plays as a forward for FC Seoul.
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 | 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 | |||
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 |
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 21 January 2022 | Mardan Sports Complex, Antalya, Turkey | ![]() |
4–0 | 4–0 | Friendly |
Gimcheon Sangmu
South Korea U14[7]
South Korea U20
South Korea U23
South Korea
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