Choi Chul-soon
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Choi Chul-soon | ||
| Date of birth | February 8, 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Seoul, South Korea | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Right back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | ||
| Number | 25 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Chungbuk National University | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2025 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 374 | (2) |
| 2012–2014 | → Sangju Sangmu (draft) | 43 | (1) |
| 2022–2025 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors B | 26 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2005–2007 | South Korea U-20 | 15 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | South Korea U-23 | 6 | (0) |
| 2010–2018 | South Korea | 11 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 30 November 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 27 March 2018 | |||
| Choi Chul-soon | |
| Hangul | 최철순 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 崔喆淳 |
| RR | Choe Cheolsun |
| MR | Ch'oe Ch'ŏlsun |
Choi Chul-soon (Korean: 최철순, Korean pronunciation: [tɕʰwe̞.tɕʰʌl.s͈un]; 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[2] 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
[edit]Choi was born in Seoul. He studied at Chungbuk National University.
Career
[edit]Choi went on loan to Sangju in 2012.
On November 30, 2025, he played his retirement game. His uniform number 25 was designated as a permanent number.[3]
Club career statistics
[edit]As of 6 December 2025
| Club | Season | League | KFA Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 2006 | K League 1 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 8[a] | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 33 | 0 |
| 2007 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | — | 21 | 0 | |||
| 2008 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | — | 2[c] | 0 | 37 | 0 | |||
| 2009 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 2[c] | 0 | 29 | 0 | |||
| 2010 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | 3[c] | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||
| 2011 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8[a] | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | 32 | 1 | ||
| 2012 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 5[a] | 0 | — | 19 | 0 | ||||
| 2014 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 32 | 0 | |||||
| 2015 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5[a] | 0 | — | 34 | 0 | ||||
| 2016 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 10[a] | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 42 | 1 | |||
| 2017 | 35 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 36 | 0 | |||||
| 2018 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 7[a] | 0 | — | 36 | 0 | ||||
| 2019 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 5[a] | 0 | — | 24 | 0 | ||||
| 2020 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 5[a] | 0 | — | 23 | 0 | ||||
| 2021 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[a] | 0 | — | 20 | 0 | ||||
| 2022 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 2[a] | 0 | — | 21 | 0 | ||||
| 2023 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 3[a] | 0 | — | 24 | 0 | ||||
| 2024 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 4[d] | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | ||||
| 2025 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 3[d] | 0 | — | 16 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 374 | 2 | 27 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 71 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 513 | 2 | ||
| Sangju Sangmu (draft) | 2012 | K League 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 10 | 1 | |||
| 2013 | K League 2 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2[e] | 0 | 32 | 0 | |||
| 2014 | K League 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 43 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 46 | 1 | ||||
| Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors B | 2022 | K4 League | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||||
| 2023 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | ||||||
| 2024 | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||||||
| 2025 | K3 League | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 26 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 26 | 1 | ||||||
| Career total | 443 | 4 | 28 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 71 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 585 | 4 | ||
Honours
[edit]Club
[edit]- Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
- AFC Champions League (2) : 2006, 2016
- K League 1 (10) : 2009, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2025
- Korean FA Cup (3) : 2020, 2022, 2025
- Sangju Sangmu
- Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors B
International
[edit]- South Korea
Individual
[edit]- K League 1 Best XI (2) : 2011, 2017
- K League 2 Best XI : 2013
References
[edit]- ↑ "FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2016: List of Players: Jeonbuk Hyundai" (PDF). FIFA. 14 December 2016. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 December 2017.
- ↑ Kyung Taek, Lee (2007-06-16). "U-20월드컵 청소년대표팀 확정(U-20 World Cup Youth Team Confirmed)". Munhwa Ilbo.
- ↑ Ahn, Kyung-nam (November 30, 2025). 프로축구 전북, '레전드' 최철순 등번호 25번 영구 결번 [Jeonbuk, 'Legend' Choi Chul-soon ranked No. 25 permanently in professional soccer]. Newsis (in Korean).
External links
[edit]- Choi Chul-soon – K League stats at kleague.com (in Korean and English)
- Choi Chul-soon at Soccerway
- FIFA Player Statistics
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