| Choi Kyoung-rok 최경록 | |
| Fullname: | Darren Choi Kyoung-rok |
| Birth Date: | 15 March 1995 |
| Birth Place: | Seoul, South Korea |
| Height: | 1.76 m |
| Currentclub: | Gwangju FC |
| Clubnumber: | 30 |
| Position: | Attacking midfielder |
| Youthyears1: | –2014 |
| Youthclubs1: | Ajou University |
| Youthyears2: | 2014 |
| Youthclubs2: | FC St. Pauli |
| Years1: | 2014–2018 |
| Caps1: | 41 |
| Goals1: | 10 |
| Years2: | 2015–2018 |
| Caps2: | 42 |
| Goals2: | 4 |
| Years3: | 2018−2023 |
| Caps3: | 87 |
| Goals3: | 11 |
| Years4: | 2024– |
| Caps4: | 10 |
| Goals4: | 1 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2015–2016 |
| Nationalteam1: | South Korea U23 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 11 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 5 July 2023 (UTC) |
| Hangul: | 최경록 |
| Rr: | Choe Gyeongrok |
| Mr: | Ch'oe Kyŏngrok |
Darren Choi Kyoung-rok (; born 15 March 1995) is a South Korean professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Gwangju FC.[1]
Previously having played football for the Ajou University team, Choi moved to Germany and joined FC St. Pauli in 2014. While still playing for the club's under-19 team, in January 2014, he extended his expiring contract until 2015 including a one-year extension option. From this moment on, he also participated in the first team's training.[2]
Choi made his 2. Bundesliga debut for St. Pauli's first team on 6 April 2015 in a match against Fortuna Düsseldorf, scoring a brace within the first 16 minutes of the game.[3]
In May 2018, Karlsruher SC, newly relegated to the 3. Liga, announced Choi would join for the 2018–19 season having agreed a three-year contract until 2021.[4]
In January 2024, Choi joined K League 1 club Gwangju FC.[5]
| Club | Season | League | DFB Pokal | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| FC St. Pauli II | 2014–15 | Regionalliga Nord | 22 | 5 | – | – | 22 | 5 | |||
| 2015–16 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 2 | 1 | |||||
| 2016–17 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 3 | 0 | |||||
| 2017–18 | 14 | 4 | – | – | 3 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 41 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 10 | |||
| FC St. Pauli | 2014–15 | 2. Bundesliga | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | 3 | 2 | ||
| 2015–16 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 22 | 1 | ||||
| 2016–17 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | 18 | 1 | ||||
| 2017–18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 42 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 4 | |||
| Karlsruher SC | 2018−19 | 3. Liga | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 27 | 4 | |
| 2019−20 | 2. Bundesliga | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 8 | 1 | |||
| 2020–21 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 0 | – | 24 | 5 | ||||
| 2021–22 | 24 | 5 | 3 | 1 | – | 27 | 6 | ||||
| 2022–23 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 12 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 87 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 98 | 16 | |||
| Career total | 170 | 25 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 184 | 30 | |||