Choe Myong-ho
Personal information
Date of birth (1988-07-03) 3 July 1988 (age 35)
Place of birth Pyongyang, North Korea
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
2003–2004 Kyonggongopsong
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2006 Kyonggongopsong 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
Choe Myong-ho
Chosŏn'gŭl
최명호
Revised RomanizationChoe Myeongho
McCune–ReischauerCh'oe Myŏngho

Choe Myong-ho (Chosŏn'gŭl: 최명호, born 3 July 1988) is a North Korean former footballer.

Career

Born in Pyongyang,[2] Choe was one of the first native North Koreans to join a club abroad, Krylia Sovetov Samara of the 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] and took part in the 2005 FIFA U-17 World Championship (scoring three times in four games), as well as the 2006 AFC U-17 Championship.[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.
  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.
  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. Archived from the original on 30 March 2020. Retrieved 27 September 2009.
  9. ^ Choe Myong-ho – FIFA competition record (archived)
  10. ^ a b Choe Myong-ho at Soccerway

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AFC Asian Young Footballer of the Year
North Korea squad – 2011 AFC Asian Cup
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