Choe Myong-ho

Choe Myong-ho

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Personal information
Date of birth	(1988-07-03) 3 July 1988
Place of birth	Pyongyang, North Korea
Height
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Pyongyang
Number	10
Youth career
2003–2004	Kyonggongop
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2005–2006	Kyonggongop	20	(3)
2006–2008	Krylia Sovetov Samara	1	(0)
2009–	Pyongyang	27	(12)
International career
2004–2006	North Korea U-17	10	(5)
2008–	North Korea	5	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of

Choe Myong-ho
Chosŏn'gŭl	최명호
Revised Romanization	Choe Myeongho
McCune–Reischauer	Ch'oe Myŏngho

This is a Korean name; the family name is Choe.

Choe Myong-ho (Chosŏn'gŭl: 최명호; born 3 July 1988 in Pyongyang) is a North Korean footballer, who currently plays for Pyongyang City Sports Group.

Career

Choe was one of the first native North Koreans to join a club abroad, Krylia Sovetov Samara of Russian Premier League, and the first to play in Russia.

He was selected as the 2005 AFC Youth Player of the Year.

Before moving to Russia, Choe Myong-ho had played for the Ministry of Light Industry team (Kyonggongop) in the DPR Korea League of his native country.

Due to his remarkable skills and talent the player has been called the "North Korean Ronaldo".

Despite moving to the Russian club in 2006, Choe only made his full debut for the first team on 27 June 2007, in the Russian Cup, as Krylia Sovetov lost to KAMAZ Naberezhnye Chelny, by a single goal.

One of his teammates at Samara was Oh Beom-seok who is from the South Korea.

Choe wasn't registered by Krylia to play in the 2009 season.

International career

He was a member of his country's U-17 national team, Choe Myong-ho took part in the 2005 FIFA U-17 World Championship (scoring three times in four games) and the AFC U-17 Championship 2006, where his side finished runners-up.

External links

• Choe Myong-ho – FIFA competition record
• Choe Myong-ho at National-Football-Teams.com