Hong Yong-jo

Hong Yong-Jo
Personal information
Date of birth	22 May 1982 (age 35)
Place of birth	Pyongyang, North Korea
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current team	25 April
Number	8
Senior career*
National team‡
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 August 2010.; ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19 January 2011

Hong Yong-Jo (Chosŏn'gŭl: 홍영조; Hancha: 洪映早; born 22 May 1982^[1]) is a North Korean international football striker, currently playing for 25 April FC in the DPR Korea League. He previously played for FC Rostov in Russia and FK Bežanija in the Serbian SuperLiga.^[2]

He captained the North Korean team that qualified for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa.

Club career statistics[edit]

After playing many years with 4.25 Sports Team, he moved to Serbia in 2007 to play with FK Bežanija in the Serbian SuperLiga. In 2008, he signed with Russian FC Rostov where he will play three seasons, the two last in the Russian Premier League.

Last update: 5 March 2010

Season	Team	Country	Division	Apps	Goals
2004	4.25	North Korea	1
2005	4.25	North Korea	1
2006	4.25	North Korea	1
2007	4.25	North Korea	1
07/08	FK Bežanija	Serbia	1	7	1
2008	FC Rostov	Russia	2	16	2
2009	FC Rostov	Russia	1	14	1
2010	FC Rostov	Russia	1	1	0

Hong Yong-Jo plays for the North Korean national team since 2002. He became one of the most important players, and was the team captain at the 2010 FIFA World Cup.^[3]

Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
7 March 2005	Taipei, Taiwan	Mongolia	6–0	Won	East Asian Cup 2005 qualification
11 March 2005	Taipei, Taiwan	Guam	21–0	Won	East Asian Cup 2005 qualification
28 December 2005	Phuket, Thailand	Thailand	2–0	Won	Friendly
30 December 2005	Phuket, Thailand	Latvia	1–2	Lost	Friendly
6 February 2008	Amman, Jordan	Jordan	1–0	Won	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
14 June 2008	Pyongyang, Korea DPR	Jordan	2–0	Won	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
10 September 2008	Shanghai, China	South Korea	1–1	Draw	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification

^ Soccerway profile
^ Tertitskiy, Fyodor (2 February 2009). "North Korean Footballers in Russia". The Daily NK. Retrieved 14 September 2009.
^ "Hong Yong-Jo". National Football Teams.

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Personal information

Date of birth	(1982-05-22) 22 May 1982 (age 35)
Place of birth	Pyongyang, North Korea
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current team	25 April
Number	8
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2004–2007	25 April	?	(41)
2007–2008	Bežanija	7	(1)
2008–2010	Rostov	31	(3)
2011–	25 April	112	(68)
National team^‡
2002–2011	North Korea	48	(11)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 August 2010. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19 January 2011