Choi Yong-son
{{short description|North Korean footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{family name hatnote|Choi||lang=Korean}}
{{Infobox football biography
|name = Choi Yong-son
|image =
|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1972|10|10|df=y}}
|birth_place =
|height = 1.80 m{{cite news |author= |url=https://newslibrary.naver.com/viewer/index.naver?articleId=1990102100209111011&editNo=2&printCount=1&publishDate=1990-10-21&officeId=00020&pageNo=11&printNo=21275&publishType=00010 |script-title=ko:통일축구 北韓선수단 얼굴 |language=ko |trans-title=North Korea men's team at unification football match 2 |newspaper=The Dong-a Ilbo |location= |date=1990-10-21 |access-date=2021-12-29 }}
|position = Forward
|currentclub =
|clubnumber =
|youthyears1 =
|youthclubs1 = Pyongyang Athletics College
|years1 = |clubs1 = Pyongyang{{WorldFootball.net|yong-son-choi}} |caps1 = |goals1 =
|nationalyears1 = 1991
|nationalteam1 = Korea U20
|nationalcaps1 = 4
|nationalgoals1 = 0
|nationalyears2 = 1990–1993
|nationalteam2 = North Korea
|nationalcaps2 = 29
|nationalgoals2 = 10
}}
{{Infobox Korean name|context=north|hangul=최영선|hanja=|mr=Ch'oe Yŏngsŏn|rr=Choe Yeongseon}}
Choi Yong-son ({{Ko-hhrm|최영선}}; born 10 October 1972) is a North Korean former footballer. He represented North Korea on at least twenty-nine occasions between 1990 and 1993, scoring ten goals.{{NFT player|pid=67346}} He also represented the unified Korean team at the 1991 FIFA World Youth Championship.{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/mens/u20worldcup/portugal1991/teams/1888275|title=FIFA World Youth Championship Portugal 1991™ - Korea Republic|accessdate=28 December 2021|website=fifa.com}}
Career statistics
=International=
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" | |||
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
rowspan="4"|North Korea
|1990 | 7 | 0 | |
1991 | 1 | 1 | |
1992 | 6 | 1 | |
1993 | 15 | 8 | |
colspan=2|Total | 29 | 10 |
=International goals=
:Scores and results list North Korea's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each North Korea goal.
class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of international goals scored by Choi |
scope="col"|No.
!scope="col"|Date !scope="col"|Venue !scope="col"|Opponent !scope="col"|Score !scope="col"|Result !scope="col"|Competition |
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align="center"|1
|{{dts|19 October 1991}} |RFK Stadium, Washington, United States |{{fb|USA}} |align="center"|2–1 |align="center"|2–1 |rowspan="5"|Friendly |
align="center"|2
|{{dts|24 August 1992}} |Workers' Stadium, Beijing, China |{{fb|KOR}} |align="center"|1–1 |align="center"|1–1 |
align="center"|3
|{{dts|19 January 1993}} |rowspan="3"|Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Chennai, India |{{fb|BOL}} |align="center"|?–? |align="center"|2–1 |
align="center"|4
|rowspan="2"|{{dts|31 January 1993}} |rowspan="2"|{{fb|FIN}} |align="center"|1–0 |rowspan="2" align="center"|3–2 |
align="center"|5
|align="center"|2–0 |
align="center"|6
|{{dts|9 April 1993}} |rowspan="3"|Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar |{{fb|VIE}} |align="center"|2–0 |align="center"|3–0 |rowspan="5"|1994 FIFA World Cup qualification |
align="center"|7
|rowspan="2"|{{dts|13 April 1993}} |rowspan="2"|{{fb|IDN}} |align="center"|2–0 |rowspan="2" align="center"|4–0 |
align="center"|8
|align="center"|3–0 |
align="center"|9
|rowspan="2"|{{dts|26 April 1993}} |rowspan="2"|National Stadium, Kallang, Singapore |rowspan="2"|{{fb|SGP}} |align="center"|2–0 |rowspan="2" align="center"|3–1 |
align="center"|10
|align="center"|3–1 |
References
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Category:North Korean men's footballers
Category:North Korea men's youth international footballers
Category:North Korea men's international footballers
Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:Pyongyang Sports Club players
Category:Footballers at the 1990 Asian Games
Category:1992 AFC Asian Cup players
Category:Asian Games competitors for North Korea
Category:North Korea men's under-20 international footballers
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