Cho Yu-min (Korean: 조유민; born 17 November 1996) is a South Korean football centre-back or defensive midfielder who plays for Daejeon Hana Citizen and the South Korea national team.
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Full name | Cho Yu-min[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1996-11-17) 17 November 1996 (age 26) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | South Korea | |||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Centre-back, Defensive midfielder | |||||||||||||||||||||
Club information | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Current team | Daejeon Hana Citizen | |||||||||||||||||||||
Number | 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2012–2014 | Cheongju Daeseong High School | |||||||||||||||||||||
2015–2017 | Chung-Ang University | |||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||
2018–2021 | Suwon FC | 112 | (8) | |||||||||||||||||||
2022– | Daejeon Hana Citizen | 33 | (6) | |||||||||||||||||||
National team‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2018 | South Korea U-23 | 11 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||
2022– | South Korea | 4 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||
Honours
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 October 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 November 2022 |
Cho Yu-min | |
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Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Jo Yunmin |
McCune–Reischauer | Cho Yumin |
As of 29 October 2022
Club performance | League | Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
2018 | Suwon FC | K League 2 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 28 | 1 | |
2019 | 31 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 33 | 3 | |||
2020 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 24 | 2 | |||
2021 | K League 1 | 31 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 31 | 4 | ||
2022 | Daejeon Hana Citizen | K League 2 | 33 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 35 | 7 |
Career total | 145 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 151 | 17 |
On 18 January 2022 it was confirmed that Cho and South Korean singer Park So-yeon are getting married after 3 years of dating. The wedding will be held in November, when Cho's season ends.[2][3]
Later, it was announced the wedding ceremony in November has been postponed until next year, due to Cho joined the national team and planning to focus for the 2022 FIFA Qatar World Cup. But the couple had already registered their marriage and were a legal couple.[4]
Daejeon Hana Citizen – current squad | |
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South Korea squad – 2022 FIFA World Cup | ||
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2020 K League 2 Best XI | |
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2022 K League 2 Best XI | |
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