Cho So-hyun

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Cho So-hyun
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Cho So-hyun (2019)
Personnel
birthday June 24, 1988
size 167 cm
position midfield
Juniors
Years station
Yeojoo Institute of Technology
Women
Years station Games (goals) 1
2009-2010 Suwon UDC WFC
2011-2017 Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels
2016 →  INAC Kobe Leonessa  (loan) 17 (0)
2018 Avaldsnes IL 20 (0)
2019– West Ham United Women FC 11 (0)
National team
Years selection Games (goals) 2
2005 South Korea U-17 5 (1)
2005-2007 South Korea U-20 6 (0)
2007– South Korea 126 (20)
1 Only league games are given.
Status: October 27, 2019

2 As of October 7, 2019

Korean spelling
Hangeul 조소현
Revised
Romanization 		Jo Sohyeon
McCune-
Reischauer 		Cho Sohyŏn

Cho So-hyun (born June 24, 1988 ) is a South Korean soccer player who has played for the women's team of West Ham United in the FA Women's Premier League since 2019 . She also represents South Korea on an international level as a national player and team captain.

Career

society

Cho, who started playing soccer in her middle school years, started her career with the South Korean clubs Suwon UDC WFC and Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels . In 2016 she was awarded to the INAC Kobe Leonessa association in Japan .

In 2018 she moved to Avaldsnes IL in Norway . For the club Cho played 20 games, but came to no goal. After only one season in the Norwegian league, Cho joined the women's football team at West Ham United . Cho made her FA Women's Premier League debut on January 13, 2019 against the Manchester City Women's Football Club , when she came on for Dutch player Lucienne Reichardt in the 61st minute . West Ham United lost the game 3-1. On January 28, Cho started for the first time in their team's 1-0 defeat by Liverpool LFC . In this game, Cho played for her new team for the first time.

In 2015 she was named South Korea's Player of the Year.

National team

Cho has been a member of the national team since 2007 and represented her country in both the 2015 and 2019 Women's World Cup . There she played through in all three group games against France , Nigeria and Norway and received a yellow card. Cho is considered the most experienced player in the South Korean squad and is mostly used as a defensive midfielder. Their strengths are seen in supporting the defense, in one-on-one situations, in closing gaps and in setting the pace of the game.

She was also part of the South Korean squad for the 2010 and 2014 Asian Women's Soccer Cup , where the team finished fourth.

Achievements and Awards

successes
  • 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017: Korean Championship (Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels)
  • 2012: Korean runner-up (Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels)
  • 2016: Japanese Cup (INAC Kobe Leonessa)
  • 2018/19: English Cup (West Ham United Women FC)
Awards
  • 2015: South Korea's Soccer Player of the Year

Personal

Cho is a fan of the soccer club Juventus Turin and the players Andrea Pirlo and Steven Gerrard .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ FIFA.com: FIFA Women's World Cup 2015 ™ - News - Cho Sohyun, the laid-back lieutenant - FIFA.com. Retrieved November 3, 2019 (UK English).
  2. ↑ 주경 돈: (Yonhap Interview) Veteran midfielder still learning after Japan experience. January 6, 2017, accessed November 3, 2019 .
  3. ↑ West Ham sign South Korea captain Cho So-hyun | West Ham United. Retrieved November 3, 2019 .
  4. ↑ 오석민: S. Korean veteran midfielder Cho So-hyun to join West Ham United. December 29, 2018, accessed November 3, 2019 .
  5. ↑ West Ham United vs. Manchester City - 13 January 2019 - Soccerway. Retrieved November 25, 2019 .
  6. ↑ Liverpool vs. West Ham United - 28 January 2019 - Soccerway. Retrieved November 25, 2019 .
  7. ↑ Hyundai Steel Red Angels Midfielder Cho So Hyun and Guangzhou Evergrand Defender Kim Yong Gwon Named Players of The Year By The Korea Football Association. December 27, 2015, accessed November 3, 2019 .
  8. ↑ FIFA.com: Women's Football - News - Cho dreaming of World Cup return - FIFA.com. Retrieved November 3, 2019 (UK English).
  9. ↑ FIFA.com: FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019 ™ - Players - CHO Sohyun - Cho So-hyun - FIFA.com. Retrieved November 3, 2019 (UK English).
  10. ↑ FIFA.com: Cho Sohyun, the laid-back lieutenant. June 12, 2015, accessed November 3, 2019 .

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Note: This article places the family name before the person's first name. This is the usual order in Korean. Cho is the family name here, So-hyun is the first name.
personal data
SURNAME Cho, So-hyun
ALTERNATIVE NAMES 조소현 (Hangeul)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION South Korean soccer player
DATE OF BIRTH June 24, 1988