Cho Young-wook (; born 5 February 1999) is a South Korean professional footballer who plays as a forward for FC Seoul.
Club career Cho joined FC Seoul in January 2018. 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.
International career 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. 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.
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.
Personal life Cho is nicknamed the "Shooting Hamster". It had originally been used to criticise his weak shots, which had been far from the "Shooting Monster", but was changed to positive meaning, with his skills developing.
Career statistics Club
+Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueKorean FA CupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionApps GoalsApps GoalsApps GoalsApps GoalsApps GoalsFC Seoul2018K League 130320—213442019K League 118210——1922020K League 12032050—2732021K League 136810——3782022K League 137652——4282024K League 123320——253Total16425132502118428Gimcheon Sangmu (draft)2023K League 2281300——2813Career total19238132502121241
International Scores and results list South Korea's goal tally first.
+List of international goals scored by Cho Young-wook No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition1 21 January 2022 Mardan Sports Complex, Antalya, Turkey 4–0 4–0 Friendly
Honours Gimcheon Sangmu K League 2: 2023
South Korea U14 Asian Youth Games: 2013
South Korea U20 FIFA U-20 World Cup runner-up: 2019 AFC U-19 Championship runner-up: 2018
South Korea U23 Asian Games: 2022
South Korea EAFF Championship runner-up: 2022
Individual Korean FA Young Player of the Year: 2016 K League Player of the Month: September 2021 AFC U-23 Asian Cup top goalscorer: 2022 K League All-Star: 2022
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External links
Cho Youngwook at KFA