Hong Chul
_(cropped2).jpg) Hong with South Korea at the 2018 FIFA World Cup | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Hong Chul[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 17 September 1990 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Hwaseong, Gyeonggi, South Korea | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Positions | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current team | Gangwon FC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 33 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006–2009 | Poongsaeng High School (Youth) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009 | Dankook University | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2012 | Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | 68 | (6) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2020 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 145 | (3) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | → Sangju Sangmu (draft) | 49 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020–2021 | Ulsan Hyundai | 34 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2024 | Daegu FC | 88 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025- | Gangwon FC | 21 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009 | South Korea U-20 | 2 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2012 | South Korea U-23 | 12 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011– | South Korea | 47 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 4 January 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 5 December 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hong Chul | |
| Hangul | 홍철 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 洪喆 |
| RR | Hong Cheol |
| MR | Hong Ch'ŏl |
| IPA | [hoŋ.tɕʰʌl] |
Hong Chul (Korean: 홍철; born 17 September 1990) is a South Korean football player who plays for Gangwon FC and the South Korea national team.
International career
[edit]In May 2018 he was named in South Korea's preliminary 28 man squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.[2]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]As of 16 September 2025
| Club performance | League | KFA Cup | League Cup | Playoffs | ACL | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 2010 | Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | K League 1 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | 9 | 0 | 34 | 2 | |
| 2011 | 20 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 28 | 4 | ||||
| 2012 | 30 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | 36 | 2 | ||||
| 2013 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 34 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | 40 | 2 | |||
| 2014 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 30 | 0 | |||||
| 2015 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | 35 | 0 | ||||
| 2016 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||||
| 2017 | Sangju Sangmu (draft) | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 29 | 1 | |||
| 2018 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 22 | 1 | |||||
| Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 9 | 0 | |||||
| 2019 | 30 | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | 36 | 1 | |||||
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||
| Ulsan Hyundai | 13 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | 20 | 0 | ||||
| 2021 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | 31 | 1 | ||||
| 2022 | Daegu FC | 28 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 1 | 35 | 1 | |||
| 2023 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 29 | 1 | |||||
| 2024 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 33 | 1 | ||||
| 2025 | Gangwon FC | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 17 | 2 | |||
| Total | South Korea | 399 | 15 | 32 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 41 | 2 | 483 | 19 | |
| Career total | 399 | 15 | 32 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 41 | 2 | 483 | 19 | ||
International goals
[edit]- Scores and results list Korea's goal tally first.[3]
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 24 July 2022 | Toyota Stadium, Toyota, Japan |  Hong Kong | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2022 EAFF Championship |
Honours
[edit]Club
[edit]International
[edit]- South Korea
Individual
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Squad list: Korea Republic (KOR)" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 17. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
- ↑ "Revealed: Every World Cup 2018 squad – 23-man & preliminary lists & when will they be announced?". Goal. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
- ↑ "Hong, Chul". National Football Teams. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
- ↑ "베스트11 수비수 수원 삼성 홍철". No Cut News. 1 December 2014.
- ↑ "[K리그 어워즈] '베스트 DF' 홍철, "항상 격려해준 서정원 감독 감사하다"". InterFootball. 1 December 2015.
- ↑ "[MD포토] 홍철 '수비수 베스트11 선정'". Mydaily. 3 December 2018.
- ↑ "[사진]홍철, K리그1 베스트11 DF". Mydaily. 2 December 2019.
External links
[edit]- Hong Chul – National Team Stats at KFA (in Korean)
- Hong Chul – K League stats at kleague.com (in Korean and English)
- Naver Sports Record (in Korean)
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