Choi Hyo-jin
South Korean footballer (born 1983)
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Choi Hyo-Jin (Korean: 최효진, born 18 August 1983) is a South Korean retired football player who used to play as a right wingback.
Full name
Choi Hyo-Jin
Date of birth
18 August 1983
Place of birth
South Korea
Height
1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
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Choi with FC Seoul in 2013 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Choi Hyo-Jin | ||
| Date of birth | 18 August 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | South Korea | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Right wing back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2002–2004 | Ajou University | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2006 | Incheon United | 48 | (5) |
| 2007–2009 | Pohang Steelers | 65 | (5) |
| 2010–2014 | FC Seoul | 71 | (2) |
| 2011–2012 | → Sangju Sangmu (military service) | 48 | (2) |
| 2015–2021 | Jeonnam Dragons | 137 | (6) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2008–2012 | South Korea | 18 | (1) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 27 January 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 31 May 2013 | |||
Career statistics
Club
- As of 27 January 2022
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| South Korea | League | KFA Cup | League Cup | Asia | Total | |||||||
| 2005 | Incheon United | K League 1 | 34 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | - | 35 | 1 | |
| 2006 | 36 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 0 | - | 39 | 6 | |||
| 2007 | Pohang Steelers | 26 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 2 | - | 30 | 3 | ||
| 2008 | 26 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 34 | 3 | ||
| 2009 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 43 | 5 | ||
| 2010 | FC Seoul | 34 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | - | 36 | 4 | ||
| 2011 | Sangju Sangmu Phoenix | 30 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | - | 32 | 2 | ||
| 2012 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 23 | 0 | |||
| 2012 | FC Seoul | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2013 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||
| 2014 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
| 2015 | Jeonnam Dragons | 27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 2 | |
| 2016 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 2 | ||
| 2017 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1 | ||
| 2018 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| 2019 | K League 2 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 416 | 23 | 17 | 3 | 47 | 3 | 19 | 4 | 499 | 33 | ||
International
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Korea | 2008 | 3 | 0 |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2010 | 4 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2012 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 18 | 1 | |
- Scores and results list South Korea's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Choi goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 August 2010 | Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon, South Korea |  Nigeria |
2–1 | 2–1 | Friendly |
Honors
Club
Incheon United
- K League 1 Runner-up : 2005
Pohang Steelers
- K League 1 Winner : 2007
- Korean FA Cup
- League Cup Winner : 2009
- AFC Champions League Winner : 2009
FC Seoul
- K League 1
- Winners (2): 2010, 2012
- League Cup
- Winners (1): 2010
- AFC Champions League
- Runner-up : 2013
- Korean FA Cup
- Runner-up : 2014
Individual
- Korean FA Cup MVP : 2008
- K-League Best XI : 2008, 2009, 2010
