| Cho Young-wook | |
| Fullname: | Cho Young-wook |
| Birth Date: | 5 February 1999 |
| Birth Place: | Seoul, South Korea |
| Currentclub: | FC Seoul |
| Clubnumber: | 32 |
| Position: | Forward |
| Youthyears1: | 2014–2016 |
| Collegeyears1: | 2017 |
| College1: | Korea University |
| Years1: | 2018– |
| Caps1: | 149 |
| Goals1: | 23 |
| Years2: | 2023 |
| Clubs2: | → Gimcheon Sangmu (draft) |
| Caps2: | 28 |
| Goals2: | 13 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2013 |
| Nationalteam1: | South Korea U14 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 6 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 3 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2016–2019 |
| Nationalteam2: | South Korea U20 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 46 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 21 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2017–2023 |
| Nationalteam3: | South Korea U23 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 33 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 14 |
| Nationalyears4: | 2022– |
| Nationalteam4: | South Korea |
| Nationalcaps4: | 4 |
| Nationalgoals4: | 1 |
| Pcupdate: | 1 December 2023 |
| Ntupdate: | 7 October 2023 |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul: | 조영욱 |
| Hanja: | 曺永旭 |
| Mr: | Cho Yŏng'uk |
| Rr: | Jo Yeong-uk |
| Koreanipa: | /t͡ɕo jʌŋ.uk/ |
Cho Young-wook (; born 5 February 1999) is a South Korean footballer who plays as a forward for FC Seoul.
Cho joined FC Seoul in January 2018.[1] He made his K League 1 debut against Jeju United on 1 March 2018.
Cho enlisted in military football team Gimcheon Sangmu to perform his mandatory military service in January 2023. While playing for Sangmu, he had 13 goals and 5 assists in 27 K League 2 appearances, and won the league title. He was discharged early from the military service as an Asian Games gold medalist after the 2023 season.[2]
Cho played for South Korea under-20 team in 2017 and 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup. He appeared in all eleven of South Korea's matches, becoming South Korea's most capped player in the FIFA U-20 World Cup.[3] He helped his team reach the final in the 2019 tournament by scoring two important goals. He scored the winning goal in a 2–1 group victory over Argentina and South Korea's third goal in a 3–3 draw with quarter-final opponents Senegal.[4]
Cho played for South Korean under-24 team in the 2022 Asian Games, scoring four goals in seven matches of the tournament. He earned his 85th youth cap in the Asian Games final against Japan, and won a gold medal after scoring the winning goal.[5]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| FC Seoul | 2018 | K League 1 | 30 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 1 | 34 | 4 | ||
| 2019 | K League 1 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 2 | ||||
| 2020 | K League 1 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 27 | 3 | |||
| 2021 | K League 1 | 36 | 8 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 37 | 8 | ||||
| 2022 | K League 1 | 37 | 6 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 42 | 8 | ||||
| Total | 141 | 22 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 159 | 25 | |||
| Gimcheon Sangmu (draft) | 2023 | K League 2 | 27 | 13 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 13 | |||
| Career total | 168 | 35 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 186 | 38 | |||
Scores and results list South Korea's goal tally first.[6]
Gimcheon Sangmu
South Korea U14[7]
South Korea U20
South Korea U23
South Korea
Individual
2016[11]
2022[14]