Choi Chul-soon
South Korean footballer (born 1987)
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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.
| 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) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 30 November 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 27 March 2018 | |||
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
Choi was born in Seoul. He studied at Chungbuk National University.
Career
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
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 | ||
- Appearances in AFC Champions League
- Appearances in FIFA Club World Cup
- Appearances in K League Championship
- Appearances in AFC Champions League Two
Honours
Club
- 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
- South Korea
Individual
- K League 1 Best XI (2) : 2011, 2017
- K League 2 Best XI : 2013
