Choi Sung-yong

Choi Sung-yong

Choi in 2013
Personal information
Date of birth	(1975-12-25) 25 December 1975
Place of birth	Masan, Gyeongnam, South Korea
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Wing-back midfielder
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1994–1996	Korea University
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1997–1998	Sangmu FC (draft)
1999–2000	Vissel Kobe	51	(0)
2001	LASK Linz	19	(1)
2002–2006	Suwon Samsung Bluewings	78	(1)
2006–2007	Yokohama FC	22	(0)
2007	Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i	8	(0)
2008–2010	Thespa Kusatsu	48	(0)
Total		226	(2)
International career
1990	South Korea U17	1	(0)
1993	South Korea U20	3	(0)
1994–1996	South Korea U23[1]	44	(0)
1995–2003	South Korea	65	(1)
Managerial career
2023	Suwon Samsung Bluewings (caretaker)[2]
Medal record Representing  South Korea Men's football AFC Asian Cup 2000 Lebanon AFC Youth Championship Runner-up 1992 United Arab Emirates[3]
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Choi Sung-yong
Hangul	최성용
Hanja	崔成勇
RR	Choe Seongyong
MR	Ch'oe Sŏngyong

Choi Sung-yong (Korean: 최성용; born 25 December 1975) is a former South Korean footballer who played as a wing-back or midfielder. Known for his good stamina and concentration, Choi was noted for his ability for man-to-man defense.^[4] He performed a role to concentrate on marking Hidetoshi Nakata, considered the best Asian player at the time, when South Korea played against Japan in the late 1990s and early 2000s.^[4][5]

Choi played for the South Korea national team as a right-back in the 1998 FIFA World Cup. He was also selected for the national team for the 2002 FIFA World Cup, but didn't appear on the field at that time.^[1] After the 2002 World Cup, he joined Suwon Samsung Bluewings and helped the club win the K League title.

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition^[6]

Club	Season	League			National cup		League cup		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Vissel Kobe	1999	J1 League	26	0	1	0	1	0	28	0
	2000	J1 League	25	0	1	0	4	0	30	0
	Total		51	0	2	0	5	0	58	0
LASK Linz	2000–01	Austrian Bundesliga	13	1	1	0	—		14	1
	2001–02	Erste Division	6	0	0	0	—		6	0
	Total		19	1	1	0	—		20	1
Suwon Samsung Bluewings	2002	K League	11	0	?	?	—		11	0
	2003	K League	23	0	1	0	—		24	0
	2004	K League	20	1	0	0	12	0	32	1
	2005	K League	16	0	3	0	7	0	26	0
	2006	K League	8	0	0	0	4	0	12	0
	Total		78	1	4	0	23	0	105	1
Yokohama FC	2006	J2 League	22	0	1	0	—		23	0
Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i	2007	K League	8	0	0	0	0	0	8	0
Thespa Kusatsu	2008	J2 League	37	0	1	0	—		38	0
	2009	J2 League	7	0	2	0	—		9	0
	2010	J2 League	4	0	0	0	—		4	0
	Total		48	0	3	0	—		51	0
Career total			226	2	11	0	28	0	265	2

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year^[1]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
South Korea	1995	3	0
	1997	12	0
	1998	24	1
	1999	2	0
	2000	5	0
	2001	8	0
	2002	8	0
	2003	3	0
Career total		65	1

Scores and results list South Korea's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Choi goal.

List of international goals scored by Choi Sung-yong

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	4 March 1998	International Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama, Japan	China	1–1	2–1	1998 Dynasty Cup

Honours

Suwon Samsung Bluewings

• K League: 2004^[6]
• Korean FA Cup: 2002^[6]
• Korean League Cup: 2005^[7]
• Korean Super Cup: 2005^[7]
• Asian Club Championship: 2001–02^[8]
• Asian Super Cup: 2002^[9]
• A3 Champions Cup: 2005^[10]

Yokohama FC

• J2 League: 2006

Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i

• Korean League Cup: 2007

South Korea U20^[3]

• AFC Youth Championship runner-up: 1992^[11]

South Korea

• AFC Asian Cup third place: 2000^[12]

Individual

• K League All-Star: 2002, 2005^[13][14]

References

1. "Choi Sung-yong at Korea Football Association" (in Korean). KFA. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
2. "수원 삼성, 이병근 감독 경질…최성용 감독대행 체제". yonhapnewstv.co.kr (in Korean). 18 April 2023. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
3. 아시아 청소년 축구 출전선수 20명 선발. Naver (in Korean). The Chosun Ilbo. 19 July 1992. Retrieved 21 October 2025.
4. 최성용, “시련이 성장의 기회다”. Naver (in Korean). KFA. 22 September 2015. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
5. 최성용 '내가 나카타 천적' (in Korean). Sports Chosun. 13 April 2000. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
6. Choi Sung-yong at National-Football-Teams.com
7. Lee, Seung-soo; Trevena, Mark (8 April 2020). "South Korea – List of Cup Winners". RSSSF. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
8. Fujioka, Atsushi; Halchuk, Stephen; Stokkermans, Karel (25 March 2020). "Asian Champions' Cup". RSSSF. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
9. Fujioka, Atsushi (21 July 2002). "Asian Super Cup". RSSSF. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
10. Nakanishi, Masanori; Lee, Seung-soo (14 June 2007). "East Asian Champions Cup". RSSSF. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
11. Di Maggio, Roberto; Garin, Erik; Jönsson, Mikael; Morrison, Neil; Stokkermans, Karel (22 November 2018). "Asian U-19/U-20 Championship". RSSSF. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
12. Stokkermans, Karel. "Asian Nations Cup 2000". RSSSF. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
13. 홍명보 ’영원한 왕별’ (in Korean). Kyeonggi Ilbo. 3 August 2002. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
14. 차범근 감독, 수원 선수들과 함께 K리그 올스타전 참가! (in Korean). Suwon Samsung Bluewings. 10 August 2005. Retrieved 20 June 2024.

External links

• Choi Sung-yong – K League stats at kleague.com(in Korean and English)
• Choi Sung-yong at KFA(in Korean)
• Choi Sung-yong – FIFA competition record (archived)
• Choi Sung-yong at National-Football-Teams.com
• Choi Sung-yong at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)