# Choi Chul-soon

Choi Chul-soon (Korean: 최철순, Korean pronunciation:; born February 8, 1987) is a South Korean footballer who plays as a right back for Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors. He has previously played for the Korean national U-23 football team which is also known as the Olympic National Team.
He was a member of the Korean national U-20 football team for the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Canada as a central defender and was also a member of Korean National U-19 Football Team for 2006 AFC Youth Championship in India. However, he has been a fullback since Korean national U-23 football team.
On 9 January 2010, Choi made his first international cap for South Korea at the friendly match against Zambia.

## Early life

Choi was born in Seoul. He studied at Chungbuk National University.

## Career

Choi went on loan to Sangju in 2012.

## Club career statistics

As of 4 December 2020
| Club performance | Club performance | Club performance | League | League | Cup | Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| South Korea | South Korea | South Korea | League | League | KFA Cup | KFA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | ACL | ACL | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| 2006 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | K League 1 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
| 2007 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | K League 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 21 | 0 |
| 2008 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | K League 1 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 37 | 0 |
| 2009 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | K League 1 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 29 | 0 |
| 2010 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | K League 1 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - | - | 24 | 0 |
| 2011 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | K League 1 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | - | - | 32 | 1 |
| 2012 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | K League 1 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 5 | 0 | - | - | 19 | 0 |
| 2012 | Sangju Sangmu (army) | K League 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | 1 |
| 2013 | Sangju Sangmu (army) | K League 2 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
| 2014 | Sangju Sangmu (army) | K League 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 0 |
| 2014 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | K League 1 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | - | 32 | 0 |
| 2015 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | K League 1 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 5 | 0 | - | - | 34 | 0 |
| 2016 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | K League 1 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 42 | 1 |
| 2017 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | K League 1 | 35 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 36 | 0 |
| 2018 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | K League 1 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 7 | 0 | - | - | 36 | 0 |
| 2019 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | K League 1 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 5 | 0 | - | - | 24 | 0 |
| 2020 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | K League 1 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 0 | - | - | 5 | 0 | - | - | 23 | 0 |
| Total | South Korea | South Korea | 358 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 57 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 467 | 3 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 358 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 57 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 467 | 3 |
$^1$Includes FIFA Club World Cup and K League Promotion-Relegation Playoffs.
* ↑ FIFA Club World Cup
* ↑ K League Promotion-Relegation Playoffs
* ↑ FIFA Club World Cup

## Honours
### Club
#### Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors

* AFC Champions League (2) : 2006, 2016
* K League 1 (8) : 2009, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
* KFA Cup : 2020

#### Sangju Sangmu

* K League 2 : 2013

### International
#### South Korea

* EAFF East Asian Cup : 2017

### Individual

* K League 1 Best XI (2) : 2011, 2017
* K League 2 Best XI : 2013