Cho Gue-sung
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Full name | Cho Gue-sung[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 25 January 1998 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Ansan, Gyeonggi, South Korea[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Striker | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Midtjylland | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Number | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2013 | Anyang Technical High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2014–2015 | FC Anyang[note 1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
College career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2016–2018 | Gwangju University | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2019 | FC Anyang | 33 | (14) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2020–2023 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 43 | (13) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2021–2022 | → Gimcheon Sangmu (draft) | 48 | (21) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2023– | Midtjylland | 1 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2019–2021 | South Korea U23 | 11[α] | (4) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2021– | South Korea | 24 | (6) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 July 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 June 2023 |
Korean name | |
Hangul | |
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Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Jo Gyuseong |
McCune–Reischauer | Cho Kyusŏng |
IPA | [t͡ɕo.ɡju.sʌŋ] |
Cho Gue-sung (Korean: 조규성; RR: Jo Gyu-seong; Korean pronunciation: [t͡ɕo.ɡju.sʌŋ]; born 25 January 1998[3]) is a South Korean footballer who plays as forward for Danish Superliga club Midtjylland and the South Korea national team.
Club career
Cho played as a defensive midfielder during his youth career and his freshman year at Gwangju University. However, Cho wasn't evaluated as a good midfielder by his university's manager Lee Seung-won, and changed his role to a striker in 2017.[4]
In 2019, Cho joined K League 2 side FC Anyang where he played as a youth player before.[5] He was selected for the K League 2 Best XI by becoming the third top goalscorer in his first professional season, and transferred to K League 1 club Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors the next year.[6]
Cho had difficulty in proving his worth during his first season at Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors. In 2021, he enlisted in military team Gimcheon Sangmu to serve his military duty and get his stable spot.[7] As a result, he developed physically and technically while being trained at Gimcheon.[8] He became the top goalscorer in the 2022 K League 1 and led Jeonbuk to the 2022 Korean FA Cup title.
In January 2023, Jeonbuk received bids for Cho from Mainz 05, Celtic and Minnesota United.[9][10] Cho was attracted to Mainz and Celtic, but he rejected their offers after judging that his body condition was not good enough to challenge in Europe.[11]
On 11 July 2023, Cho signed Danish Superliga club Midtjylland on a five-year contract for a fee reported to be around £2.6 million.[12]
International career
Cho made his senior debut for South Korea on 7 September 2021 in a World Cup qualifier against Lebanon.[13]
In November 2022, Cho was named to the 26-man squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.[14] In Korea's second match at the tournament, he scored two goals against Ghana in an eventual 2–3 defeat, becoming the first South Korean player to ever score 2 or more goals in a single World Cup match. Despite losing that match, the goals proved decisive in ultimately sending Korea through to the Round of 16 on goal difference, at the expense of Uruguay.[15][16]
Due to his performance in 2022 FIFA World Cup, Cho proved to be one of the greatest players in the air in Qatar. The young Korean forward won 21 aerial duels, putting him second in terms of success in the air among all players at the World Cup, after Morocco’s Youssef En-Nesyri.[17]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 8 July 2023[18]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
FC Anyang | 2019 | K League 2 | 33 | 14 | 3 | 0 | — | 36 | 14 | |
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 2020 | K League 1 | 23 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 34 | 8 |
2022 | K League 1 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 4 | — | 11 | 8 | ||
2023 | K League 1 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | 14 | 6 | ||
Total | 43 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 59 | 22 | ||
Gimcheon Sangmu (draft) | 2021 | K League 2 | 25 | 8 | 2 | 1 | — | 27 | 9 | |
2022 | K League 1 | 23 | 13 | 1 | 0 | — | 24 | 13 | ||
Total | 48 | 21 | 3 | 1 | — | 51 | 22 | |||
Career total | 124 | 48 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 146 | 58 |
International
- As of match played 20 June 2023[19]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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South Korea | 2021 | 4 | 0 |
2022 | 16 | 6 | |
2023 | 4 | 0 | |
Total | 24 | 6 |
- Scores and results list South Korea's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Cho goal.[19]
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 15 January 2022 | Mardan Sports Complex, Antalya, Turkey | Iceland | 1–0 | 5–1 | Friendly |
2 | 27 January 2022 | Saida Municipal Stadium, Sidon, Lebanon | Lebanon | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
3 | 14 June 2022 | Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul, South Korea | Egypt | 3–1 | 4–1 | Friendly |
4 | 20 July 2022 | Toyota Stadium, Toyota, Japan | China | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2022 EAFF Championship |
5 | 28 November 2022 | Education City Stadium, Al Rayyan, Qatar | Ghana | 1–2 | 2–3 | 2022 FIFA World Cup |
6 | 2–2 |
Honours
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Gimcheon Sangmu
South Korea U23
South Korea
- EAFF Championship runner-up: 2022
Individual
- K League 2 Best XI: 2019
- Korean FA Goal of the Year: 2020[20]
- K League 1 top goalscorer: 2022[21]
- K League 1 Best XI: 2022[21]
- Korean FA Cup Most Valuable Player: 2022[22]
Notes
- ^ Anyang Technical High School became an academy of FC Anyang in 2014.
- ^ Includes two appearances against non-national teams.
References
- ^ a b "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Squad list: Korea Republic (KOR)" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 17. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
- ^ "조규성, '순천의 손자'가 '월드컵 스타'로…시골·모교 덮은 펼침막" (in Korean). Hankyoreh. 2 December 2022. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
- ^ "조규성曺圭成" (in Korean). K-league. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
- ^ 경쟁자이자 동반자’ 조규성과 모재현의 특별한 인연 (in Korean). Sports-G. 23 June 2019. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
- ^ FC안양, 우선지명 포함 2019 신인 5명 영입 (in Korean). Sports Donga. 4 January 2019.
- ^ 조규성까지 영입한 전북, 22세 이하 고민 날렸다. Goal.com (in Korean). 29 January 2020. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
- ^ [단독]'이동국 후계자'조규성,상무 입대 결심.."지금이 적기" (in Korean). The Chosun Ilbo. 15 December 2020. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
- ^ '성장캐' 김천 조규성, 여유에 승리 욕심까지 활활 "뜻대로 안 될 때 스스로 화가 난다" (in Korean). The Chosun Ilbo. 6 March 2022. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
- ^ Fulton, Matthew (8 January 2023). "Cho Gue-sung Celtic transfer hype intensifies after 'bidding war'". GlasgowLive. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
- ^ "Gue-Sung Cho: Celtic in talks over deal | Rangers monitoring South Korea striker". Sky Sports. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
- ^ "몸상태 100% 아니다보니"…조규성, 여름 이적으로 기우는 이유 (in Korean). Xportsnews. 14 January 2023. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
- ^ "Officielt: FC Midtjylland henter sydkoreansk angriber". bold.dk (in Danish). 11 July 2023. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
- ^ "South Korea v Lebanon game report". FIFA. 7 September 2021.
- ^ "South Korea World Cup squad 2022: Son Heung-min included but 'final decision' to be made". 16 November 2022.
- ^ "WATCH: Two goals in three minutes! Cho stuns Ghana with quick-fire brace for South Korea | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
- ^ "Who is Cho Gue-Sung, the South Korea striker who scored twice vs Ghana in the FIFA World Cup". Sportstar. 28 November 2022. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
- ^ "Cho Gue-sung may not be going anywhere this winter: Jeonbuk". koreajoongangdaily.joins.com. 17 January 2023. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
- ^ Cho Gue-sung – K League stats at kleague.com (in Korean)
- ^ a b "Cho, Gue-Sung". National Football Teams. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
- ^ 손흥민-장슬기 올해의 선수 선정... 올해의 골은 조규성 (in Korean). KFA. 15 December 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
- ^ a b 울산 이청용 K리그 '최고의 별'... 홍명보는 감독상 영예 (종합). Naver.com (in Korean). Starnews Korea. 24 October 2022. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
- ^ '멀티골 작렬' 조규성, FA컵 MVP... 감독상 전북 김상식 감독[오!쎈전주]. Naver.com (in Korean). Osen. 30 October 2022. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
External links
- Cho Gue-sung – K League stats at kleague.com (in Korean)
- Cho Gue-sung at KFA (in Korean)
- 1998 births
- Living people
- Men's association football forwards
- South Korean men's footballers
- South Korea men's under-23 international footballers
- South Korea men's international footballers
- FC Anyang players
- Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors players
- Gimcheon Sangmu FC players
- FC Midtjylland players
- K League 1 players
- K League 2 players
- Danish Superliga players
- People from Ansan
- Footballers from Gyeonggi Province
- South Korean expatriate men's footballers
- South Korean expatriate sportspeople in Denmark
- Expatriate footballers in Denmark
- 2022 FIFA World Cup players