Young-wook Cho
Attack - Centre-Forward
at FC Seoul
at FC Seoul
3,066 days · joined 2018-01-01
👕200+ Apps
Market value
€550k
Centre-Forward Attack
Career snapshot
3
clubs played for
19/20
debut season
0.19
goals / match
FC Seoul
top club · 215 apps
Position rank · 2025
#332
goals rank
#611
assists rank
47
season goals
26
season assists
Among 855 Attack - Centre-Forwards · ≥200 mins
Career highs
€750k
peak value · 2023
—
top transfer fee
13
best season · 2023
4 · 8.5%
pens / of goals
Born the same day
Shares 1999-02-05 · 6 players total
244Appearances
47Goals
26Assists
13Yellow cards
0Red cards
46Full matches (90′)
| Full name | Young-wook Cho |
|---|---|
| Name in home country | 조영욱 |
| Date of birth | 1999-02-05 (27 yrs) |
| Place of birth | Eunpyeong-gu, Seoul, Korea, South |
| Citizenship |  Korea, South |
| Position | Attack - Centre-Forward (main: Attack) |
| Foot | right |
| Height | 178.00 m |
| Current club | FC Seoul |
| Joined | 2018-01-01 |
| Contract expires | — |
| Agent | CAA Stellar |
Jul 2025
2025 — FC Seoul
25 matches · 5 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2024
2024 — FC Seoul
31 matches · 4 G · 4 A · across 2 competitions
Apr 2024
Injury: unknown
11 games missed
Dec 2023
Transfer: Gimcheon Sangmu → FC Seoul
23/24 · Return from loan
Jul 2023
2023 — Gimcheon Sangmu
28 matches · 13 G · 5 A · across 1 competition
Jan 2023
Transfer: FC Seoul → Gimcheon Sangmu
22/23 · Loan
Jul 2022
2022 — FC Seoul
42 matches · 8 G · 9 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2021
2021 — FC Seoul
37 matches · 8 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Apr 2021
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Aug 2020
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Jul 2020
2020 — FC Seoul
22 matches · 3 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Nov 2019
Injury: unknown
14 games missed
Aug 2019
Injury: unknown
4 games missed
Jul 2019
19/20 — FC Seoul
5 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2019
2019 — FC Seoul
19 matches · 2 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2018
2018 — FC Seoul
34 matches · 4 G · 4 A · across 4 competitions
Jan 2018
Transfer: Korea University → FC Seoul
17/18 · Transfer
Jul 2017
2017 — Korea University
1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jan 2017
Transfer: Eonnam HS → Korea University
16/17 · Transfer
Jan 2014
Transfer: Seoul Gusan MS → Eonnam HS
13/14 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €750k
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
Percentile rank vs 299 other Attack - Centre-Forwards with ≥500 minutes in 2025. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).
Goals5 total · 1.12/90
Assists0 total · 0.00/90
G+A5 total · 1.12/90
Yellow cards1 total · 0.22/90
Minutes played by club
FC Seoul
95.9%
Gimcheon Sangmu
4.1%
Korea University
0.0%
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FC Seoul | 8 | 19/20 | 2025 | 215 | 34 | 21 | 4,000 |
| Gimcheon Sangmu | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | 28 | 13 | 5 | 172 |
| Korea University | 1 | 2017 | 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | K League 1 | FC Seoul | 24 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 332 |
| 2025 | Korea Cup | FC Seoul | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69 |
| 2024 | K League 1 | FC Seoul | 29 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 447 |
| 2024 | Korea Cup | FC Seoul | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | K League 2 | Gimcheon Sangmu | 28 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 172 |
| 2022 | K League 1 | FC Seoul | 32 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 407 |
| 2022 | K League 1 Final B | FC Seoul | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Korea Cup | FC Seoul | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 213 |
| 2021 | K League 1 | FC Seoul | 31 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 354 |
| 2021 | K League 1 Final B | FC Seoul | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 225 |
| 2021 | Korea Cup | FC Seoul | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | K League 1 | FC Seoul | 15 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 559 |
| 2020 | K League 1 Final B | FC Seoul | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 379 |
| 2020 | Korea Cup | FC Seoul | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | K League 1 | FC Seoul | 16 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 312 |
| 2019 | K League 1 Final A | FC Seoul | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | Korea Cup | FC Seoul | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | K League 1 | FC Seoul | 28 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 554 |
| 2018 | K League 1 Final B | FC Seoul | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | K1 Promotion Playoff | FC Seoul | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 149 |
| 2018 | Korea Cup | FC Seoul | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | Korea Cup | Korea University | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | AFC Champions League | FC Seoul | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13/14 | 2014-01-01 | Seoul Gusan MS | Eonnam HS | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 16/17 | 2017-01-01 | Eonnam HS | Korea University | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 17/18 | 2018-01-01 | Korea University | FC Seoul | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 22/23 | 2023-01-16 | FC Seoul | Gimcheon Sangmu | Loan | 700000 | — |
| 23/24 | 2023-12-01 | Gimcheon Sangmu | FC Seoul | Return from loan | 750000 | — |
| Season | Injury | From | To | Days missed | Games missed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19/20 | Achilles tendon problems | 2019-08-02 | 2019-08-28 | 27 | 4 |
| 19/20 | unknown injury | 2019-11-17 | 2020-03-01 | 106 | 14 |
| 20/21 | unknown injury | 2020-08-09 | 2020-08-26 | 18 | 2 |
| 20/21 | Shoulder injury | 2021-04-14 | 2021-04-23 | 10 | 3 |
| 23/24 | Hamstring injury | 2024-04-27 | 2024-06-23 | 58 | 11 |
Current€550k
Peak€750k
Low€50k
Δ since start+€500k
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | €550k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €650k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €700k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €750k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €750k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €700k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €700k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €600k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €500k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €450k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €400k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €500k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €500k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €600k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €600k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €50k |
No national team data.
| Teammate | PPG played with | Joint goals | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ju-sung Kim | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Han-beom Lee | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Hyeon-cheol Jeong | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Stanislav Ilyuchenko | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Dong-jin Park | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tae-seok Lee | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Won-kyun Kim | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Seong-jin Kang | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| Sang-ho Na | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Jong-gyu Yoon | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Yo-han Go | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Hyun-soo Hwang | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Aleksandar Palocevic | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Jin-ya Kim | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Osmar | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Sung-yueng Ki | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Han-been Yang | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | K League 2 | Gimcheon Sangmu | 13 | 28 |
| 2022 | K League 1 | FC Seoul | 6 | 32 |
| 2021 | K League 1 | FC Seoul | 6 | 31 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | K League 1 | FC Seoul | 5 | 32 |
| 2023 | K League 2 | Gimcheon Sangmu | 5 | 28 |
| 2018 | K League 1 | FC Seoul | 4 | 28 |
Every loan spell across this player's career.
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Fee | Value at transfer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23/24 | 2023-12-01 | Gimcheon Sangmu | FC Seoul | Return from loan | — | €750k |
| 22/23 | 2023-01-16 | FC Seoul | Gimcheon Sangmu | Loan | — | €700k |
Last 16 matches for FC Seoul while Young-wook Cho was at the club (joined 2023-12-01). The Availability column cross-references our injury database — matches inside a known injury window are flagged INJURED. Per-match goal attribution requires a paid feed (FBref/Sofascore) and isn't wired up yet.
| Date | Comp | Home | Score | Away | Availability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-03-01 | RSK1 |
FC Seoul | 1–1 | Pohang Steelers | Available |
| 2024-03-01 | RSK1 |
FC Seoul | 2–0 | Gangwon | Available |
| 2024-03-01 | RSK1 |
Suwon | 0–1 | FC Seoul | Available |
| 2024-03-01 | RSK1 |
Daegu | 1–1 | FC Seoul | Available |
| 2024-03-01 | RSK1 |
Gwangju | 3–1 | FC Seoul | Available |
| 2024-03-01 | RSK1 |
FC Seoul | 2–3 | Daejeon Hana Citizen | Available |
| 2024-03-01 | RSK1 |
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 0–0 | FC Seoul | Available |
| 2024-03-01 | RSK1 |
Incheon United | 0–1 | FC Seoul | Available |
| 2024-03-01 | RSK1 |
FC Seoul | 1–0 | Gimcheon Sangmu | Available |
| 2024-03-01 | RSK1 |
Pohang Steelers | 1–2 | FC Seoul | Available |
| 2024-03-01 | RSK1 |
Gimcheon Sangmu | 1–3 | FC Seoul | Available |
| 2024-03-01 | RSK1 |
FC Seoul | 1–1 | Ulsan HD | Available |
| 2024-03-01 | RSK1 |
Gangwon | 1–0 | FC Seoul | Available |
| 2024-03-01 | RSK1 |
FC Seoul | 1–0 | Jeju United | Available |
| 2024-03-01 | RSK1 |
FC Seoul | 1–0 | Suwon | Available |
| 2024-03-01 | RSK1 |
Ulsan HD | 1–0 | FC Seoul | Available |
Teams faced most often by Young-wook Cho's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).
| Opponent | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suwon | 20 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 48 | 27 | +21 | 60% |
| Gangwon | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 18 | +5 | 50% |
| Pohang Steelers | 17 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 27 | 20 | +7 | 41% |
| Daegu | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 19 | -1 | 29% |
| Jeju United | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 18 | +5 | 44% |
| Incheon United | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 13 | +1 | 33% |
| Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 19 | 16 | +3 | 20% |
| Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 11 | +1 | 42% |
| Seongnam | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 8 | +9 | 36% |
| Daejeon Hana Citizen | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 18 | -2 | 20% |
| Ulsan Hyundai | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 16 | -7 | 0% |
| Gwangju | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 12 | -1 | 44% |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 19/20 | Senior debut season | |
| 2018 | 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′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 25 | 401 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.22 |
| 2024 | 31 | 447 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 |
| 2023 | 28 | 172 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.52 |
| 2022 | 42 | 620 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.29 |
| 2021 | 37 | 579 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.31 |
| 2020 | 22 | 938 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.19 |
| 2019 | 19 | 312 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.58 |
| 2018 | 34 | 703 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.13 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
K League 1
175 apps
27 G
17 A
K League 2
28 apps
13 G
5 A
Korea Cup
15 apps
3 G
2 A
K League 1 Final B
17 apps
3 G
2 A
K1 Promotion Playoff
2 apps
1 G
0 A
AFC Champions League
5 apps
0 G
0 A
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Frequently asked about Young-wook Cho
Who is Young-wook Cho?
Young-wook Cho is a Korea, professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for FC Seoul.
How old is Young-wook Cho?
Young-wook Cho is 27 years old. He was born on February 5, 1999 in Eunpyeong-gu, Seoul.
What position does Young-wook Cho play?
Young-wook Cho plays as a centre-forward (Attack - Centre-Forward).
What club does Young-wook Cho play for?
Young-wook Cho currently plays for FC Seoul.
How many career goals has Young-wook Cho scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Young-wook Cho has scored 47 goals in 244 appearances.
What is Young-wook Cho's market value?
Young-wook Cho's most recent reported market value is €550k.