Cho So-hyun

Cho So-hyun
Personal information
Date of birth (1988-06-24) 24 June 1988
Place of birth South Korea
Height 1.67 m (5 ft 5 1⁄2 in)[1]
Playing position Midfielder, Defender
Club information
Current team
 Avaldsnes IL
Number 9
Youth career
Yeojoo Institute of Technology
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2010 Suwon FMC
2011–2017 Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels
2016 → INAC Kobe Leonessa (loan) 17 (0)
2018– Avaldsnes IL 10 (0)
National team‡
2005 South Korea U17 7 (1)
2005–2007 South Korea U20 6 (0)
2007– South Korea 110 (17)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13 April 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13 April 2018
Cho So-hyun
Hangul 조소현
Revised Romanization Jo Sohyeon
McCune–Reischauer Cho Sohyŏn

Cho So-hyun (Hangul: 조소현, Korean pronunciation: [tɕo.so.ɦjʌn]; born 24 June 1988) is a South Korean footballer who plays as a midfielder or a defender for Avaldsnes IL in the Toppserien and is the captain of the South Korea national team.

Club career

Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels (2011–2017)

On 20 November 2017, Cho scored twice in a 3–0 win over Hwacheon KSPO in the second leg of the WK League final.[2] She finished the 2017 season with three goals and two assists in 27 appearances and won her 4th league title.[3]

Loan to INAC Kobe Leonessa (2016)

On 29 January 2016, Cho joined INAC Kobe Leonessa on loan[4] and was given the number 16 shirt.[5] On 26 March, she made her debut in a 3–1 win over Konomiya Speranza Osaka-Takatsuki.[6] On 11 June, she scored twice in a 6–0 away victory against Konomiya Speranza Osaka-Takatsuki in the Nadeshiko League Cup.[7] On 25 December, she converted a penalty in INAC Kobe Leonessa's penalty shootout win over Albirex Niigata in the 2016 Empress's Cup Final, helping the club to its 6th Empress's Cup title.[8] Cho finished the season with two goals in 27 appearances in all competitions. On 12 January 2017, it was announced that Cho had returned to Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels.[9]

Avaldsnes IL (2018–present)

On 7 February 2018, Cho signed a one-year contract with Avaldsnes IL, becoming the first South Korean woman to play in Norway.[10][11] On 22 April 2018, she made her debut in a 3–0 loss to Vålerenga.[12]

International career

Cho captained South Korea at the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup in Canada, where they reached the round of 16 for the first time.[13] In 2015, she was named KFA Footballer of the Year.

Honours

Club

Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels
INAC Kobe Leonessa

International

Individual

References

  1. ↑ 2015 World Cup
  2. ↑ "Incheon Hyundai Steel Defeats Hwacheon KSPO, Winning Total of 5 Champions Title of WK-Leagu". Korea Football Association. 22 November 2017. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  3. ↑ "WK League player stats". WK League. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  4. ↑ "Veteran midfielder still learning after Japan experience". Yonhap News Agency. 6 January 2017. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  5. ↑ "2016シーズン　新加入選手のお知らせ" (in Japanese). INAC Kobe Leonessa. 29 January 2016. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  6. ↑ "Match report: INAC Kobe Leonessa 3–1 Konomiya Speranza Osaka-Takatsuki" (in Japanese). Nadeshiko League. 26 March 2018. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  7. ↑ "Match report: Konomiya Speranza Osaka-Takatsuki 0–6 INAC Kobe Leonessa" (PDF) (in Japanese). Nadeshiko League. 11 June 2016. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  8. ↑ "Match Report: INAC Kobe Leonessa 0–0 Albirex Niigata" (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan Football Association. 25 December 2016. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  9. ↑ "チョソヒョン選手 仁川現代製鉄レッドエンジェルズ（韓国）復帰のお知らせ" (in Japanese). INAC Kobe Leonessa. 12 January 2017. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  10. ↑ "Sør-koreanske landslagskapteinen skal spille for Avaldsnes" (in Norwegian). Hnytt. 7 February 2018. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  11. ↑ "Women's football captain to capitalize on European experience at Asian Cup". Yonhap News Agency. 27 March 2018. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  12. ↑ "Match report: Avaldsnes 0–3 Vålerenga" (in Norwegian). Norges Fotballforbund. 22 April 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  13. ↑ "Cho Sohyun, the laid-back lieutenant". FIFA. 12 June 2015. Retrieved 13 April 2018.


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