Choi Chul-soon (, ; born February 8, 1987) is a South Korean footballer who plays as a right back for Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors. He has previously played for the Korean national U-23 football team which is also known as the Olympic National Team.

He was a member of the Korean national U-20 football team for the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Canada as a central defender and was also a member of Korean National U-19 Football Team for 2006 AFC Youth Championship in India. However, he has been a fullback since Korean national U-23 football team.

On 9 January 2010, Choi made his first international cap for South Korea at the friendly match against Zambia.

Early life

Choi was born in Seoul. He studied at Chungbuk National University.

Career

Choi went on loan to Sangju in 2012.

On November 30, 2025, he played his retirement game. His uniform number 25 was designated as a permanent number.

Club career statistics As of 6 December 2025

ClubSeasonLeagueKFA CupLeague CupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsJeonbuk Hyundai Motors2006K League 11201011080103302007150004020—21020082501090—2037020092102040—20290201017000103030240201121110008020321201212020—50—190201430020———320201529000—50—340201630100—10020421201735010———360201828010—70—360201918010—50—240202013050—50—230202118010—10—200202217020—20—210202319020—30—24020245010—40—10020259040—30—160Total37422702907101205132Sangju Sangmu (draft)2012K League 110100———1012013K League 229010——203202014K League 14000———40Total43110——20461Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors B2022K4 League60————60202351————51202470————702025K3 League80————80Total261————261 Career total44342802907101405854

Honours Club Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors AFC Champions League (2) : 2006, 2016 K League 1 (10) : 2009, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2025 Korean FA Cup (3) : 2020, 2022, 2025

Sangju Sangmu K League 2 : 2013

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors B K4 League : 2024

International

South Korea EAFF East Asian Cup : 2017

Individual K League 1 Best XI (2) : 2011, 2017 K League 2 Best XI : 2013

References

External links

FIFA Player Statistics