Cho Gue-sung

Cho Gue-sung (Korean: 조규성; RR: Jo Gyu-seong; Korean pronunciation: [t͡ɕo.ɡju.sʌŋ]; born 25 January 1998[4]) is a South Korean footballer who plays as forward for Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors and the South Korea national team.

In this Korean name, the family name is Cho.

Cho Gue-sung
Cho with FC Anyang in 2019
Personal information
Full name Cho Gue-sung[1]
Date of birth (1998-01-25) 25 January 1998
Place of birth Ansan, Gyeonggi, South Korea[2]
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Number 10[3]
Youth career
2013 Anyang Technical High School
2014–2015 FC Anyang
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2018 Gwangju University
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019 FC Anyang 33 (14)
2020– Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 35 (9)
2021–2022 → Gimcheon Sangmu (draft) 48 (20)
International career‡
2019–2021 South Korea U23 11[lower-greek 1] (4)
2021– South Korea 22 (6)
Honours
Men's football
Representing  South Korea
AFC U-23 Championship
Winner2020 ThailandTeam
EAFF Championship
Runner-up2022 JapanTeam
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 March 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 March 2023
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationJo Gyuseong
McCune–ReischauerCho Kyusŏng
IPA[t͡ɕo.ɡju.sʌŋ]

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.[5]

In 2019, Cho joined K League 2 side FC Anyang where he played as a youth player before.[6] 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.[7]

Cho had difficulty in proving his worth during his first season at Jeonbuk. In 2021, he enlisted in military team Gimcheon Sangmu to serve his military duty and get his stable spot.[8] As a result, he developed physically and technically while being trained at Gimcheon.[9] 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 Scottish Premiership club Celtic and Major League Soccer side Minnesota United. He was also the subject of interest from Bundesliga side Mainz 05.[10][11]

International career

Cho made his senior debut for South Korea on 7 September 2021 in a World Cup qualifier against Lebanon.[12]

In November 2022, Cho was named to the 26-man squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.[13] 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.[14][15]

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.[16]

Career statistics

Club
As of 19 March 2023[17]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
Division AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
FC Anyang 2019K League 2 331430—3614
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 2020K League 1 2345163348
2022K League 1 8434—118
2023K League 1 4100—41
Total 35985634917
Gimcheon Sangmu (draft) 2021 K League 2 25821—279
2022 K League 1 231310—2413
Total 482131—5122
Career total 116441466313653

International
As of match played 28 March 2023[18]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
South Korea 202140
2022166
202320
Total226
Scores and results list South Korea's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Cho goal.[18]
List of international goals scored by Cho Gue-sung
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
115 January 2022Mardan Sports Complex, Antalya, Turkey Iceland1–05–1Friendly
227 January 2022Saida Municipal Stadium, Sidon, Lebanon Lebanon1–01–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification
314 June 2022Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul, South Korea Egypt3–14–1Friendly
420 July 2022Toyota Stadium, Toyota, Japan China3–03–02022 EAFF Championship
528 November 2022Education City Stadium, Al Rayyan, Qatar Ghana1–22–32022 FIFA World Cup
62–2

Honours

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors

Gimcheon Sangmu

South Korea U23

South Korea

Individual

Notes
  1. Includes two appearances considered non-international.

References
  1. "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Squad list: Korea Republic (KOR)" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 17. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  2. "조규성, '순천의 손자'가 '월드컵 스타'로…시골·모교 덮은 펼침막" (in Korean). Hankyoreh. 2 December 2022. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
  3. 전북 현대 모터스. Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (in Korean). Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  4. "조규성曺圭成" (in Korean). K-league. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  5. 경쟁자이자 동반자’ 조규성과 모재현의 특별한 인연 (in Korean). Sports-G. 23 June 2019. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
  6. FC안양, 우선지명 포함 2019 신인 5명 영입 (in Korean). Sports Donga. 4 January 2019.
  7. 조규성까지 영입한 전북, 22세 이하 고민 날렸다. Goal.com (in Korean). 29 January 2020. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
  8. [단독]'이동국 후계자'조규성,상무 입대 결심.."지금이 적기" (in Korean). The Chosun Ilbo. 15 December 2020. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
  9. '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.
  10. Fulton, Matthew (8 January 2023). "Cho Gue-sung Celtic transfer hype intensifies after 'bidding war'". GlasgowLive. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  11. "Gue-Sung Cho: Celtic in talks over deal | Rangers monitoring South Korea striker". Sky Sports. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  12. "South Korea v Lebanon game report". FIFA. 7 September 2021.
  13. "South Korea World Cup squad 2022: Son Heung-min included but 'final decision' to be made". 16 November 2022.
  14. "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.
  15. "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.
  16. "Cho Gue-sung may not be going anywhere this winter: Jeonbuk". koreajoongangdaily.joins.com. 17 January 2023. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
  17. Cho Gue-sung – K League stats at kleague.com (in Korean)
  18. "Cho, Gue-Sung". National Football Teams. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
  19. 손흥민-장슬기 올해의 선수 선정... 올해의 골은 조규성 (in Korean). KFA. 15 December 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  20. 울산 이청용 K리그 '최고의 별'... 홍명보는 감독상 영예 (종합). Naver.com (in Korean). Starnews Korea. 24 October 2022. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
  21. '멀티골 작렬' 조규성, FA컵 MVP... 감독상 전북 김상식 감독[오!쎈전주]. Naver.com (in Korean). Osen. 30 October 2022. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
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