# Cho Young-wook

Cho Young-wook (Korean: 조영욱; born 5 February 1999) is a South Korean footballer who plays as a forward for FC Seoul.

## Club career

Cho joined FC Seoul in January 2018. He made his K League 1 debut against Jeju United on 1 March 2018.
Cho enlisted in military football team Gimcheon Sangmu to perform his mandatory military service in January 2023. While playing for Sangmu, he had 13 goals and 5 assists in 27 K League 2 appearances, and won the league title. He was discharged early from the military service as an Asian Games gold medalist after the 2023 season.

## International career

Cho played for South Korea under-20 team in 2017 and 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup. He appeared in all eleven of South Korea's matches, becoming South Korea's most capped player in the FIFA U-20 World Cup. He helped his team reach the final in the 2019 tournament by scoring two important goals. He scored the winning goal in a 2–1 group victory over Argentina and South Korea's third goal in a 3–3 draw with quarter-final opponents Senegal.
Cho played for South Korean under-24 team in the 2022 Asian Games, scoring four goals in seven matches of the tournament. He earned his 85th youth cap in the Asian Games final against Japan, and won a gold medal after scoring the winning goal.

## Personal life

Cho is nicknamed the "Shooting Hamster". It was originally used to criticise his weak shots, which were far from the "Shooting Monster", but changed to positive meaning, with his skills developing.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of 29 September 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National cup | National cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| FC Seoul | 2018 | K League 1 | 30 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 34 | 4 |
| FC Seoul | 2019 | K League 1 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 19 | 2 |
| FC Seoul | 2020 | K League 1 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 3 |
| FC Seoul | 2021 | K League 1 | 36 | 8 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 37 | 8 |
| FC Seoul | 2022 | K League 1 | 37 | 6 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 42 | 8 |
| FC Seoul | 2024 | K League 1 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 25 | 3 |
| FC Seoul | Total | Total | 164 | 25 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 184 | 28 |
| Gimcheon Sangmu (draft) | 2023 | K League 2 | 28 | 13 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 28 | 13 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 192 | 38 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 212 | 41 |
* ↑ Appearances in K League promotion-relegation playoffs

### International

    Scores and results list South Korea's goal tally first.
List of international goals scored by Cho Young-wook :
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1 | 21 January 2022 | Mardan Sports Complex, Antalya, Turkey | Moldova | 4–0 | 4–0 | Friendly |

## Honours

Gimcheon Sangmu
* K League 2: 2023
South Korea U14
* Asian Youth Games: 2013
South Korea U20
* FIFA U-20 World Cup runner-up: 2019
* AFC U-19 Championship runner-up: 2018
South Korea U23
* Asian Games: 2022
South Korea
* EAFF Championship runner-up: 2022
Individual
* Korean FA Young Player of the Year: 2016
* K League Player of the Month: September 2021
* AFC U-23 Asian Cup top goalscorer: 2022
* K League All-Star: 2022