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{{short description|South Korean footballer}}
{{for|the sport shooter|Jo Yong-chol}}
{{family name hatnote|Cho||lang=Korean}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Cho Young-cheol
| image = Cho Young-Cheol.jpg
| image_size = 
| full_name = Cho Young-cheol<ref name="FIFA">{{cite web |title=FIFA U-20 World Cup Egypt 2009™: List of Players: Korea Republic|url=http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/01/10/28/62/fwyc_2009_squadlists.pdf |publisher=FIFA |page=13 |date=6 October 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091013164551/http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/01/10/28/62/fwyc_2009_squadlists.pdf |archive-date=13 October 2009 }}</ref>
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1989|5|31|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Ulsan]], [[South Korea]]
| height = 1.80 m
| currentclub = 
| clubnumber = 
| position = [[Midfielder#Winger|Winger]]
| youthyears1 = 2005–2007
| youthclubs1 = Haksung High School
| youthyears2 = 2005–2006
| youthclubs2 = → [[FC Metz]] ([[:ko:대한축구협회 우수선수 해외유학 프로젝트|KFA Youth Project]])
| years1 = 2007–2008
| clubs1 = [[Yokohama FC]]
| caps1 = 33 | goals1 = 1
| years2 = 2009–2011
| clubs2 = [[Albirex Niigata]]
| caps2 = 78 | goals2 = 18
| years3 = 2012–2014
| clubs3 = [[Omiya Ardija]]
| caps3 = 76 | goals3 = 7
| years4 = 2014–2015
| clubs4 = [[Qatar SC]]
| caps4 = 24 | goals4 = 5
| years5 = 2015–2018
| clubs5 = [[Ulsan Hyundai FC|Ulsan Hyundai]]
| caps5 = 7  | goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2016–2017
| clubs6 = → [[Sangju Sangmu FC|Sangju Sangmu]] (army)
| caps6 = 42 | goals6 = 5
| years7 = 2018
| clubs7 = [[Gyeongnam FC]]
| caps7 = 9  | goals7 = 0
| years8 = 2019
| clubs8 = [[Albirex Niigata]]
| caps8 = | goals8 = 
| years9 = 2020–2022
| clubs9 = [[FC Tiamo Hirakata|Tiamo Hirakata]]
| caps9 = | goals9 =
| nationalyears1 = 2007–2009
| nationalteam1 = [[South Korea national under-20 football team|South Korea U-20]]
| nationalcaps1 = 17 | nationalgoals1 = 15
| nationalyears2 = 2008–2010
| nationalteam2 = [[South Korea national under-23 football team|South Korea U-23]]
| nationalcaps2 = 15 | nationalgoals2 = 4
| nationalyears3 = 2010–
| nationalteam3 = [[South Korea national football team|South Korea]]
| nationalcaps3 = 12 | nationalgoals3 = 1
| pcupdate = 4 March 2021
| ntupdate = 13 January 2015
| medaltemplates =  {{MedalSport|Men's [[Association football|football]]}}
{{Medal|Country|{{Fb|KOR}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[AFC Asian Cup]]}}
{{Medal|RU|[[2015 AFC Asian Cup|2015 Australia]]|[[2015 AFC Asian Cup squads#South Korea|Team]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Asian Games]]}}
{{MedalBronze|[[Football at the 2010 Asian Games|2010 Guangzhou]]|[[Football at the 2010 Asian Games – Men's team squads#South Korea|Team]]}}
}}
{{Infobox Korean name|hangul=조영철|hanja=曺永哲|rr=Jo Yeong-cheol|mr=Cho Yŏng-ch'ŏl}}

'''Cho Young-cheol''' ({{Korean|hangul=조영철}}; born 31 May 1989) is a former South Korean [[Association football|footballer]].<ref>{{cite web|publisher=[[Guardian.co.uk]]|title=Stats Centre: Cho Young-Cheol Facts|url=http://guardian.touch-line.com/StatsCentre.asp?Lang=0&CTID=63&CPID=147&pStr=Player&PLID=205194&TEID=3701|accessdate=2009-09-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111008163622/http://guardian.touch-line.com/StatsCentre.asp?Lang=0&CTID=63&CPID=147&pStr=Player&PLID=205194&TEID=3701|archive-date=2011-10-08|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==International career==
Cho was a member of the [[South Korea national under-23 football team|South Korean team]] for the [[Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|2008 Summer Olympics]] in China. The following year, he represented [[South Korea national under-20 football team|South Korea U20]] at the [[2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup]].

On 11 August 2010, Cho made his first appearance for the [[South Korea national football team|Korean senior team]] in a 2–1 defeat of [[Nigeria national football team|Nigeria]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/culturesports/2010/08/24/99/0702000000AEN20100824002300315F.HTML|title=S. Korean youngster among 14 overseas footballers to be called upon for Iran match |date=24 August 2010|accessdate=17 January 2015|work=[[Yonhap News Agency]]}}</ref> He was included in South Korea's squad for [[2015 AFC Asian Cup]] and scored his first senior international goal in the team's opening match against [[Oman national football team|Oman]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.smh.com.au/sport/soccer/south-korea-edge-out-oman-in-asian-cup-thriller-20150110-12lk72.html|title=South Korea edge out Oman in Asian Cup thriller|date=10 January 2015|accessdate=17 January 2015|work=Sydney Morning Herald}}</ref>

==Statistics==

===Club statistics===
As of 10 July 2014
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! colspan=3 | Club performance
! colspan=2 | League
! colspan=2 | Cup
! colspan=2 | League Cup
! colspan=2 | Continental
! colspan=2 | Total
|-
! Season !! Club !! League
! Apps !! Goals
! Apps !! Goals
! Apps !! Goals
! Apps !! Goals
! Apps !! Goals
|-
! colspan=3 | Japan
! colspan=2 | League
! colspan=2 | [[Emperor's Cup]]
! colspan=2 | [[J.League Cup|League Cup]]
! colspan=2 | [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]
! colspan=2 | Total
|-
|[[2007 J.League Division 1|2007]]||rowspan="2"|[[Yokohama FC]]||[[J1 League]]||9||0||1||0||0||0||rowspan=8 colspan=2|—||10||0
|-
|[[2008 J.League Division 2|2008]]||[[J2 League]]||24||1||1||0||0||0||25||1
|-
|[[2009 J.League Division 1|2009]]||rowspan="3"|[[Albirex Niigata]]||rowspan="6"|[[J1 League]]||24||1||3||0||6||0||34||1
|-
|[[2010 J.League Division 1|2010]]||29||11||0||0||6||0||35||11
|-
|[[2011 J.League Division 1|2011]]||25||6||2||0||3||0||26||6
|-
|[[2012 J.League Division 1|2012]]||rowspan="3"|[[Omiya Ardija]]||30||4||4||2||6||0||40||6
|-
|[[2013 J.League Division 1|2013]]||33||2||3||3||4||1||40||6
|-
|[[2014 J.League Division 1|2014]]||13||1||4||0||0||0||17||1
|-
! colspan=3 | Qatar
! colspan=2 | League
! colspan=2 | [[Emir of Qatar Cup]]
! colspan=2 | —
! colspan=2 | [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]
! colspan=2 | Total
|-
|[[2014–15 Qatar Stars League|2014–15]]||[[Qatar SC]]||[[Qatar Stars League]]||24||5||0||0||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||24||5
|-
! colspan=3 | South Korea
! colspan=2 | League
! colspan=2 | [[Korean FA Cup]]
! colspan=2 | —
! colspan=2 | [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]
! colspan=2 | Total
|-
|[[2015 K League Classic|2015]]||[[Ulsan Hyundai]]||[[K League 1]]||2||0||1||0||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||3||0
|-
! rowspan=3 | Total
! colspan=2 | Japan
!187||26||18||5||25||1||0||0||230||32
|-
! colspan=2 | Qatar
!24||5||0||0||colspan=2|—||0||0||24||5
|-
! colspan=2 | South Korea
!2||0||1||0||colspan=2|—||0||0||3||0
|-
! colspan=3 | Career total
!213||31||19||5||25||1||0||0||257||37
|}

===International goals===
: ''Results list South Korea's goal tally first.''

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! # !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition
|-
| 1. || 10 January 2015 || [[Canberra Stadium]], [[Canberra]], [[Australia]] || {{fb|OMA}} || align=center | '''1'''–0 || align=center | 1–0 || [[2015 AFC Asian Cup Group A|2015 AFC Asian Cup]]
|}

== Personal life==
He can speak Japanese fluently. His blog is written in Japanese.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://ameblo.jp/cyc531 チョ・ヨンチョルオフィシャルブログ「ヨンチョルBLOG」Powered by Ameba] - His Blog
* {{FIFA player|291401}}
* {{NFT player|39559}}
* {{Soccerway|cho-young-cheol/74570}}
* {{J.League player}}
* {{K League player|20150273}}

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[[Category:1989 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Men's association football forwards]]
[[Category:South Korean men's footballers]]
[[Category:South Korea men's international footballers]]
[[Category:South Korean expatriate men's footballers]]
[[Category:Yokohama FC players]]
[[Category:Albirex Niigata players]]
[[Category:RB Omiya Ardija players]]
[[Category:Qatar SC players]]
[[Category:Ulsan HD FC players]]
[[Category:Gimcheon Sangmu FC players]]
[[Category:J1 League players]]
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[[Category:Qatar Stars League players]]
[[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Japan]]
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[[Category:Footballers at the 2008 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Olympic footballers for South Korea]]
[[Category:2015 AFC Asian Cup players]]
[[Category:Footballers at the 2010 Asian Games]]
[[Category:Asian Games bronze medalists for South Korea]]
[[Category:Footballers from Ulsan]]
[[Category:Medalists at the 2010 Asian Games]]
[[Category:21st-century South Korean sportsmen]]
[[Category:Asian Games bronze medalists in football]]

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