Chul Hong
Defender - Left-Back
at Gangwon FC
at Gangwon FC
493 days · joined 2025-01-17
👕200+ Apps
🏴50+ Caps
⏳Veteran
Market value
€300k
Left-Back Defender
Career snapshot
7
clubs played for
09/10
debut season
0.04
goals / match
Suwon Samsung Bluewings
top club · 168 apps
Position rank · 21/22
#982
goals rank
#727
assists rank
18
season goals
46
season assists
Among 1,108 Defender - Left-Backs · ≥200 mins
Career highs
€1.25m
peak value · 2012
€488k
top transfer fee · 20/21
4
best season · 2011
61 / 2
int'l caps / goals
Born the same day
Shares 1990-09-17 · 6 players total
485Appearances
18Goals
46Assists
44Yellow cards
2Red cards
194Full matches (90′)
| Full name | Chul Hong |
|---|---|
| Name in home country | 홍철 |
| Date of birth | 1990-09-17 (35 yrs) |
| Place of birth | Hwaseong, Gyeonggi, Korea, South |
| Citizenship |  Korea, South |
| Position | Defender - Left-Back (main: Defender) |
| Foot | left |
| Height | 176.00 m |
| Current club | Gangwon FC |
| Joined | 2025-01-17 |
| Contract expires | — |
| Agent | ARES & SPORTSHAUS |
Jul 2025
2025 — Gangwon FC
16 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jan 2025
Transfer: Daegu FC → Gangwon FC
24/25 · Transfer
Jul 2024
2024 — Daegu FC
33 matches · 1 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2023
2023 — Daegu FC, Daegu FC Reserves
30 matches · 1 G · 6 A · across 3 competitions
Feb 2023
Injury: unknown
8 games missed
Jul 2022
2022 — Daegu FC
31 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Feb 2022
Injury: unknown
10 games missed
Feb 2022
Injury: unknown
Feb 2022
Injury: unknown
Jan 2022
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jan 2022
Transfer: Ulsan Hyundai → Daegu FC
21/22 · Transfer · €446k
Jul 2021
2021 — Ulsan Hyundai
23 matches · 1 G · 3 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2021
21/22 — Daegu FC
4 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 1 competition
Apr 2021
Injury: unknown
7 games missed
Mar 2021
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Nov 2020
Injury: unknown
9 games missed
Oct 2020
Injury: unknown
Jul 2020
20/21 — Ulsan Hyundai
8 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2020
2020 — Ulsan Hyundai, Suwon Samsung Bluewings
19 matches · 0 G · 4 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2020
Transfer: Suwon Bluewings → Ulsan Hyundai
20/21 · Transfer · €488k
Jul 2019
19/20 — Ulsan Hyundai, Suwon Samsung Bluewings
4 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2019
2019 — Suwon Samsung Bluewings
36 matches · 1 G · 4 A · across 3 competitions
Sep 2018
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Sep 2018
Transfer: Sangju Sangmu → Suwon Bluewings
18/19 · Return from loan
Jul 2018
2018 — Suwon Samsung Bluewings, Sangju Sangmu
31 matches · 1 G · 8 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2017
2017 — Sangju Sangmu
29 matches · 1 G · 5 A · across 3 competitions
Dec 2016
Transfer: Suwon Bluewings → Sangju Sangmu
16/17 · Loan
Jul 2016
2016 — Suwon Samsung Bluewings
15 matches · 0 G · 3 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2015
2015 — Suwon Samsung Bluewings
31 matches · 0 G · 3 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2014
14/15 — Suwon Samsung Bluewings
4 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2014
2014 — Suwon Samsung Bluewings
30 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2013
2013 — Suwon Samsung Bluewings
35 matches · 2 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
Jan 2013
Transfer: Seongnam FC → Suwon Bluewings
12/13 · Transfer
Jul 2012
12/13 — Suwon Samsung Bluewings
5 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2012
2012 — Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
31 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2011
11/12 — Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
5 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2011
2011 — Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
31 matches · 4 G · 3 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2010
2010 — Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
25 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jan 2010
Transfer: Dankook Univ → Seongnam Ilhwa
09/10 · Transfer
Jul 2009
09/10 — Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
9 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jan 2009
Transfer: Seongnam FC U18 → Dankook Univ
08/09 · Transfer
Jan 2006
Transfer: Seongnam FC U15 → Seongnam FC U18
05/06 · Transfer
Jan 2003
Transfer: Unknown → Seongnam FC U15
02/03 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €1.25m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
Percentile rank vs 922 other Defender - Left-Backs with ≥500 minutes in 21/22. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).
Goals1 total · 0.28/90
Assists1 total · 0.28/90
G+A2 total · 0.56/90
Yellow cards0 total · 0.00/90
Minutes played by club
Daegu FC
25.4%
Gangwon FC
4.2%
Daegu FC Reserves
0.0%
Ulsan Hyundai
8.7%
Suwon Samsung Bluewings
19.7%
Sangju Sangmu
13.5%
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
28.5%
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daegu FC | 4 | 2022 | 21/22 | 97 | 3 | 10 | 4,435 |
| Gangwon FC | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 737 |
| Daegu FC Reserves | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ulsan Hyundai | 4 | 19/20 | 2021 | 51 | 1 | 8 | 1,518 |
| Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 10 | 12/13 | 2020 | 168 | 3 | 15 | 3,453 |
| Sangju Sangmu | 2 | 2017 | 2018 | 51 | 2 | 10 | 2,357 |
| Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | 5 | 09/10 | 2012 | 101 | 8 | 3 | 4,985 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21/22 | AFC Champions League | Daegu FC | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 321 |
| 2025 | K League 1 | Gangwon FC | 15 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 737 |
| 2025 | Korea Cup | Gangwon FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | K League 1 | Daegu FC | 31 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2,317 |
| 2024 | K1 Promotion Playoff | Daegu FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Korea Cup | Daegu FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | K League 1 | Daegu FC | 25 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1,797 |
| 2023 | K League 1 Final A | Daegu FC | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | K4 League | Daegu FC Reserves | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | K League 1 | Daegu FC | 23 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | K League 1 Final B | Daegu FC | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Korea Cup | Daegu FC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | K League 1 | Ulsan Hyundai | 20 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1,518 |
| 2021 | K League 1 Final A | Ulsan Hyundai | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | Korea Cup | Ulsan Hyundai | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | K League 1 | Ulsan Hyundai | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | K League 1 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | K League 1 Final A | Ulsan Hyundai | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | Korea Cup | Ulsan Hyundai | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | K League 1 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 28 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2,450 |
| 2019 | K League 1 Final B | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | Korea Cup | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | K League 1 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | K League 1 | Sangju Sangmu | 22 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1,912 |
| 2018 | K League 1 Final A | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | Korea Cup | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | K League 1 | Sangju Sangmu | 22 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | K League 1 Final B | Sangju Sangmu | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 445 |
| 2017 | K1 Promotion Playoff | Sangju Sangmu | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | K League 1 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | K League 1 Final B | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | Korea Cup | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | K League 1 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 26 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | K League 1 Final A | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | Korea Cup | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | K League 1 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 25 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | K League 1 Final A | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | Korea Cup | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | K League 1 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 24 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1,003 |
| 2013 | K League 1 Final A | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | Korea Cup | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | K League 1 Final B | Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 549 |
| 2012 | K League Classic | Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | 23 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1,699 |
| 2012 | Korea Cup | Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | Club World Cup | Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | K League Classic | Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | 20 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 564 |
| 2011 | K League Cup | Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 355 |
| 2011 | Korea Cup | Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | K League Classic | Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | 18 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1,500 |
| 2010 | K League Cup | Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 318 |
| 2010 | Korea Cup | Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20/21 | AFC Champions League | Ulsan Hyundai | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | AFC Champions League | Ulsan Hyundai | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | AFC Champions League | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14/15 | AFC Champions League | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12/13 | AFC Champions League | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11/12 | AFC Champions League | Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 09/10 | AFC Champions League | Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/03 | 2003-01-01 | Unknown | Seongnam FC U15 | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 05/06 | 2006-01-01 | Seongnam FC U15 | Seongnam FC U18 | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 08/09 | 2009-01-01 | Seongnam FC U18 | Dankook Univ | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 09/10 | 2010-01-01 | Dankook Univ | Seongnam Ilhwa | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 12/13 | 2013-01-01 | Seongnam FC | Suwon Bluewings | Transfer | 1250000 | — |
| 16/17 | 2016-12-06 | Suwon Bluewings | Sangju Sangmu | Loan | 950000 | — |
| 18/19 | 2018-09-04 | Sangju Sangmu | Suwon Bluewings | Return from loan | 750000 | — |
| 20/21 | 2020-07-01 | Suwon Bluewings | Ulsan Hyundai | Transfer | 575000 | €488k |
| 21/22 | 2022-01-03 | Ulsan Hyundai | Daegu FC | Transfer | 600000 | €446k |
| 24/25 | 2025-01-17 | Daegu FC | Gangwon FC | Transfer | 350000 | — |
| Season | Injury | From | To | Days missed | Games missed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18/19 | unknown injury | 2018-09-11 | 2018-09-20 | 10 | 2 |
| 20/21 | Knee injury | 2020-10-08 | 2020-10-16 | 9 | 0 |
| 20/21 | unknown injury | 2020-11-08 | 2020-12-08 | 31 | 9 |
| 20/21 | unknown injury | 2021-03-14 | 2021-03-23 | 10 | 2 |
| 20/21 | unknown injury | 2021-04-21 | 2021-05-23 | 33 | 7 |
| 21/22 | Corona virus | 2022-01-28 | 2022-02-07 | 11 | 1 |
| 21/22 | Quarantine | 2022-02-07 | 2022-02-14 | 8 | 0 |
| 21/22 | Fitness | 2022-02-15 | 2022-02-17 | 3 | 0 |
| 21/22 | unknown injury | 2022-02-27 | 2022-04-07 | 40 | 10 |
| 22/23 | Torn lateral knee ligament | 2023-02-26 | 2023-04-18 | 52 | 8 |
Current€300k
Peak€1.25m
Low€50k
Δ since start+€250k
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | €300k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €400k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €350k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €500k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €450k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €525k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €500k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €600k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €600k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €575k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €600k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €600k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €800k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €750k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €800k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €750k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €950k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.25m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €750k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €50k |
| Team | Shirt | Matches | Goals | Debut | Age at debut | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team #34950 | — | 12 | 1 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #22983 | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #3589 | #14 | 47 | 1 | — | — | former national player |
| Teammate | PPG played with | Joint goals | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sung-ryong Jung | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ki-hun Yeom | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tae-hwan Kim | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bit-garam Yoon | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Yong-rae Lee | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jae-won Hwang | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jin-hyuk Kim | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Jae-hyun Go | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Seung-hoon Oh | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Chang-hoon Kwon | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Ja-ryong Ku | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dong-geon No | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sang-gi Min | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Cesinha | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | K League Classic | Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | 3 | 20 |
| 2013 | K League 1 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 2 | 24 |
| 2011 | K League Cup | Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | 1 | 4 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | K League 1 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 8 | 27 |
| 2017 | K League 1 | Sangju Sangmu | 5 | 22 |
| 2019 | K League 1 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 4 | 28 |
Every loan spell across this player's career.
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Fee | Value at transfer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18/19 | 2018-09-04 | Sangju Sangmu | Suwon Bluewings | Return from loan | — | €750k |
| 16/17 | 2016-12-06 | Suwon Bluewings | Sangju Sangmu | Loan | — | €950k |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 09/10 | Senior debut season | |
| 2010 | First senior goal |
Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.
| Season | Matches | Mins | YC | 2nd YC | RC | Cards / 90′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21/22 | 4 | 321 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.28 |
| 2025 | 16 | 737 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.24 |
| 2024 | 33 | 2,317 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0.23 |
| 2023 | 30 | 1,797 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 |
| 2022 | 31 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 23 | 1,518 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 |
| 2020 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 36 | 2,450 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.11 |
| 2018 | 31 | 1,912 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.05 |
| 2017 | 29 | 445 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 |
| 2016 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 35 | 1,003 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.18 |
| 2012 | 31 | 2,248 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0.28 |
| 2011 | 31 | 919 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.39 |
| 2010 | 25 | 1,818 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 |
| 20/21 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11/12 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
K League Classic
345 apps
13 G
35 A
K League 1 Final B
23 apps
2 G
2 A
K League Cup
8 apps
2 G
0 A
AFC Champions League
39 apps
1 G
2 A
K League 1 Final A
31 apps
0 G
5 A
Korea Cup
32 apps
0 G
2 A
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Frequently asked about Chul Hong
Who is Chul Hong?
Chul Hong is a Korea, professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Gangwon FC.
How old is Chul Hong?
Chul Hong is 35 years old. He was born on September 17, 1990 in Hwaseong, Gyeonggi.
What position does Chul Hong play?
Chul Hong plays as a left-back (Defender - Left-Back).
What club does Chul Hong play for?
Chul Hong currently plays for Gangwon FC.
How many career goals has Chul Hong scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Chul Hong has scored 18 goals in 485 appearances.
What is Chul Hong's market value?
Chul Hong's most recent reported market value is €300k.