Darren Choi Kyoung-rok (Korean: 최경록; RR: Choe Gyeong-rok; born 15 March 1995) is a South Korean professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Gwangju FC.[1]
_WP.jpg) Choi playing for FC St. Pauli in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Darren Choi Kyoung-rok | ||
| Date of birth | 15 March 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Seoul, South Korea | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Gwangju FC | ||
| Number | 30 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2014 | Ajou University | ||
| 2014 | FC St. Pauli | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2018 | FC St. Pauli II | 41 | (10) |
| 2015–2018 | FC St. Pauli | 42 | (4) |
| 2018−2023 | Karlsruher SC | 87 | (11) |
| 2024– | Gwangju FC | 10 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 2015–2016 | South Korea U23 | 11 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 July 2023 (UTC) | |||
| Choi Kyoung-rok | |
| Hangul | 최경록 |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization | Choe Gyeongrok |
| McCune–Reischauer | Ch'oe Kyŏngrok |
Club career
editPreviously having played football for the Ajou University team, Choi moved to Germany and joined FC St. Pauli in 2014. While still playing for the club's under-19 team, in January 2014, he extended his expiring contract until 2015 including a one-year extension option. From this moment on, he also participated in the first team's training.[2]
Choi made his 2. Bundesliga debut for St. Pauli's first team on 6 April 2015 in a match against Fortuna Düsseldorf, scoring a brace within the first 16 minutes of the game.[3]
In May 2018, Karlsruher SC, newly relegated to the 3. Liga, announced Choi would join for the 2018–19 season having agreed a three-year contract until 2021.[4]
In January 2024, Choi joined K League 1 club Gwangju FC.[5]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of 21 May 2023[6]
| Club | Season | League | DFB Pokal | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| FC St. Pauli II | 2014–15 | Regionalliga Nord | 22 | 5 | – | – | 22 | 5 | ||
| 2015–16 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 2 | 1 | ||||
| 2016–17 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 2017–18 | 14 | 4 | – | – | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 41 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 10 | ||
| FC St. Pauli | 2014–15 | 2. Bundesliga | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | 3 | 2 | |
| 2015–16 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 22 | 1 | |||
| 2016–17 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | 18 | 1 | |||
| 2017–18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | |||
| Total | 42 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 4 | ||
| Karlsruher SC | 2018−19 | 3. Liga | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 27 | 4 |
| 2019−20 | 2. Bundesliga | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 8 | 1 | ||
| 2020–21 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 0 | – | 24 | 5 | |||
| 2021–22 | 24 | 5 | 3 | 1 | – | 27 | 6 | |||
| 2022–23 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 12 | 0 | |||
| Total | 87 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 98 | 16 | ||
| Career total | 170 | 25 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 184 | 30 | ||
References
edit- ^ "Choi, Kyoung-Rok". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
- ^ "Kyoung Rok Choi bleibt bis 2015" [Kyoung Rok Choi stays until 2015] (in German). FC St. Pauli. 26 January 2014. Archived from the original on 18 November 2015.
- ^ "Choi the hero as St. Pauli rout Düsseldorf". bundesliga.com. Archived from the original on 11 April 2015. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
- ^ "Choi unterschreibt für drei Jahre beim KSC". kicker Online (in German). 30 May 2018. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
- ^ "광주FC 분데스리가2 출신 최경록 영입" [Recruitment of Gwangju FC Bundesliga 2 player Choi Gyeong-rok]. www.gwangjufc.com (in Korean). 15 January 2024. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
- ^ Choi Kyoung-rok at Soccerway. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
External links
edit- Choi Kyoung-rok – National Team Stats at KFA (in Korean)
- Choi Kyoung-rok at Soccerway