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Choe Myong-ho
Personal information
Date of birth (1988-07-03) 3 July 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth Pyongyang, North Korea
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Visakha
Number 10
Youth career
2003–2004 Kyonggongop
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2006 Kyonggongop 20 (3)
2006–2008 Krylia Sovetov Samara 1 (0)
2009–2016 Pyongyang 27 (12)
2016–2017 National Defense Ministry 40 (44)
2018– Visakha 12 (9)
International career
2004–2006 North Korea U-17 10 (5)
2008–2012 North Korea[1] 12 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of [citation needed]
Choe Myong-ho
Chosŏn'gŭl
최명호
Revised RomanizationChoe Myeongho
McCune–ReischauerCh'oe Myŏngho

Template:Korean name

Choe Myong-ho (Chosŏn'gŭl: 최명호; born 3 July 1988) is a North Korean footballer, who currently plays for Visakha in the Cambodian League.

Career

Born in Pyongyang,[2] Choe was one of the first native North Koreans to join a club abroad, Krylia Sovetov Samara of Russian Premier League, and the first to play in Russia.[3]

He was selected as the 2005 AFC Youth Player of the Year.[4]

Before moving to Russia, Choe Myong-ho had played for the Ministry of Light Industry team (Kyonggongop) in the DPR Korea League of his native country.[5]

Due to his remarkable skills and talent the player has been called the "North Korean Ronaldo".[6]

Despite moving to the Russian club in 2006, Choe only made his full debut for the first team on 27 June 2007, in the Russian Cup, as Krylia Sovetov lost to KAMAZ Naberezhnye Chelny, by a single goal.[7]

Choe wasn't registered by Krylia to play in the 2009 season.[8]

International career

He was a member of his country's U-17 national team,[9] Choe Myong-ho took part in the 2005 FIFA U-17 World Championship (scoring three times in four games) and the AFC U-17 Championship 2006.[5]

International goals

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 February 19, 2010 Colombo, Sri Lanka  Kyrgyzstan 4–0 Won 2010 AFC Challenge Cup[10]
2 February 24, 2010 Colombo, Sri Lanka  Myanmar 5–0 Won 2010 AFC Challenge Cup[10]

References

  1. ^ Choe Myong-ho at National-Football-Teams.com
  2. ^ Эпштейн, Арнольд. Северные корейцы учат русский, стоят на голове и ждут документы с родины (in Russian). Спорт-Экспресс. Retrieved 29 October 2006.
  3. ^ Tertitskii, Fedor (2 February 2009). "North Korean Footballers in Russia". The Daily NK. Retrieved 14 September 2009.
  4. ^ "AFC Player of the Year Awards Al Montashari scoops top Asian award". FIFA.com. 1 December 2006. Archived from the original on 12 November 2006. Retrieved 29 October 2006. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ a b "Interview with Chief Manager and Players of DPRK U-17". 2005. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 29 October 2006. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  6. ^ Прияткина, Мария (28 August 2006). Северокорейский Рональдо в Самаре (in Russian). Самарский Футбол. Retrieved 29 October 2006.
  7. ^ "Profile at the official Krylia Sovetov site" (in Russian).
  8. ^ Крылья Советов (Самара) – Заявка клуба – Сезон 2009 (in Russian). Russian Premier League. Retrieved 27 September 2009. [dead link]
  9. ^ Choe Myong-ho – FIFA competition record (archived)
  10. ^ a b Choe Myong-ho at Soccerway

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