Choi Kyoung-rok
최경록
Choi playing for FC St. Pauli in 2017
Personal information
Full name Darren Choi Kyoung-rok
Date of birth (1995-03-15) 15 March 1995 (age 28)
Place of birth Seoul, South Korea
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Gwangju FC
Youth career
0000–2014 Ajou University
2014 FC St. Pauli
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2018 FC St. Pauli II 41 (10)
2015–2018 FC St. Pauli 42 (4)
2018−2023 Karlsruher SC 87 (11)
2024– Gwangju FC 0 (0)
International career
2015–2016 South Korea U23 11 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 July 2023 (UTC)
Choi Kyoung-rok
Hangul
Revised RomanizationChoe Gyeongrok
McCune–ReischauerCh'oe Kyŏngrok

Darren Choi Kyoung-rok (Korean: 최경록; RR: Choe Gyeong-rok; born 15 March 1995) is a South Korean professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Gwangju FC.[1]

Club career

Previously having played football for the Ajou University team, Choi moved to Germany and joined FC St. Pauli in 2014. While still playing for the club's under-19 team, in January 2014, he extended his expiring contract until 2015 including a one-year extension option. From this moment on, he also participated in the first team's training.[2]

Choi made his 2. Bundesliga debut for St. Pauli's first team on 6 April 2015 in a match against Fortuna Düsseldorf, scoring a brace within the first 16 minutes of the game.[3]

In May 2018, Karlsruher SC, newly relegated to the 3. Liga, announced Choi would join for the 2018–19 season having agreed a three-year contract until 2021.[4]

In January 2024, Choi joined K League 1 club Gwangju FC.[5]

Career statistics

Club

As of 21 May 2023[6]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League DFB Pokal Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
FC St. Pauli II 2014–15 Regionalliga Nord 22 5 – – 22 5
2015–16 2 1 – – 2 1
2016–17 3 0 – – 3 0
2017–18 14 4 – – 3 0
Total 41 10 0 0 0 0 41 10
FC St. Pauli 2014–15 2. Bundesliga 3 2 0 0 – 3 2
2015–16 21 1 1 0 – 22 1
2016–17 16 1 2 0 – 18 1
2017–18 2 0 0 0 – 2 0
Total 42 4 3 0 0 0 45 4
Karlsruher SC 2018−19 3. Liga 21 0 1 0 5 4 27 4
2019−20 2. Bundesliga 7 1 1 0 – 8 1
2020–21 24 5 0 0 – 24 5
2021–22 24 5 3 1 – 27 6
2022–23 11 0 1 0 – 12 0
Total 87 11 5 1 5 4 98 16
Career total 170 25 8 1 5 4 184 30

References

  1. ^ "Choi, Kyoung-Rok". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
  2. ^ "Kyoung Rok Choi bleibt bis 2015" [Kyoung Rok Choi stays until 2015] (in German). FC St. Pauli. 26 January 2014. Archived from the original on 18 November 2015.
  3. ^ "Choi the hero as St. Pauli rout Düsseldorf". bundesliga.com. Archived from the original on 11 April 2015. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
  4. ^ "Choi unterschreibt für drei Jahre beim KSC". kicker Online (in German). 30 May 2018. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
  5. ^ "광주FC 분데스리가2 출신 최경록 영입" [Recruitment of Gwangju FC Bundesliga 2 player Choi Gyeong-rok]. www.gwangjufc.com (in Korean). 15 January 2024. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
  6. ^ Choi Kyoung-rok at Soccerway. Retrieved 30 July 2017.

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