Danny Choi

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Danny Choi

| fullname = Danny Seung-Joo Choi

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1994|12|6}}

| birth_place = Suwon, South Korea

| height = 1.80m

| position = Winger

| currentclub = Blacktown City

| clubnumber =

| youthyears1 = 2010–2012 | youthclubs1 = Daejeon Citizen

| years1 = 2013 | caps1 = 8 | goals1 = 3 | clubs1 = Parramatta FC

| years2 = 2014–2018 | caps2 = 94 | goals2 = 28 | clubs2 = Blacktown City

| years3 = 2016 | caps3 = 2 | goals3 = 0 | clubs3 = → Adelaide United (loan)

| years4 = 2018–2019 | caps4 = 19 | goals4 = 3 | clubs4 = Oliveira do Hospital

| years5 = 2019–2020 | caps5 = 17 | goals5 = 4 | clubs5 = União de Leiria

| years6 = 2020 | caps6 = 6 | goals6 = 0 | clubs6 = Beira-Mar

| years7 = 2020–2021 | caps7 = 4 | goals7 = 0 | clubs7 = Casa Pia

| years8 = 2021 | caps8 = 14 | goals8 = 1 | clubs8 = → Real SC (loan)

| years9 = 2021 | caps9 = 4 | goals9 = 1 | clubs9 = Paredes

| years10 = 2021–2022 | caps10 = 7 | goals10= 0 | clubs10 = Canelas

| years11 = 2022– | caps11 = 31 | goals11= 5 | clubs11 = Blacktown City

| club-update = 23 January 2025

}}

Danny Seung-Joo Choi (born 6 December 1994) is a South Korean professional footballer who plays as a winger for Blacktown City.

Early life

Choi was raised in Suwon, South Korea before moving to Australia in fifth grade, and spent five years in the country before returning to South Korea to play for Daejeon Citizen.{{cite news|url=http://eastasiansoccer.blogspot.com.au/search/label/Danny%20Choi|title=Blacktown City winger makes his choice|publisher=East Asian Soccer|date=2 October 2015|accessdate=23 October 2016}} He returned to Australia three years later, where his family still lived and believing that his footballing style was better adapted to Australian competition.{{cite news|url=http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/sport/football/a-league/new-adelaide-united-recruit-danny-choi-says-club-signed-him-for-more-than-70m-wonderstrike/news-story/9e3269be7375772c150c8153db93a300|title=New Adelaide United recruit Danny Choi says club signed him for more than 70m 'wonderstrike'|author=Migliaccio, Val|date=5 October 2016|accessdate=23 October 2016|newspaper=The Advertiser}}

Club career

Choi's first senior club in Australia was Parramatta FC, where he was the side's Player of the Year in 2013.

On 27 July 2016, Choi scored a 70-metre goal from inside his own half in extra time to help Blacktown City to a win over Sydney United in the Round of 32 of the 2016 FFA Cup.{{cite news|url=http://www.smh.com.au/sport/soccer/blacktown-city-striker-danny-choi-scores-70m-ffa-cup-goal-to-spark-goalfest-20160727-gqfbpk.html|title=Blacktown City striker Danny Choi scores 70m FFA Cup goal to spark goalfest|newspaper=Sydney Morning Herald|date=28 July 2016|accessdate=23 October 2016|author=Shute, Richard}}

In October 2016, Choi signed with A-League club Adelaide United on an injury replacement contract for Marcelo Carrusca.{{cite news|url=http://www.blacktownsun.com.au/story/4208266/choi-unites-with-adelaide/|title=Danny Choi signs for Adelaide United on injury replacement deal|author=Parkes-Hupton, Heath|date=5 October 2016|accessdate=23 October 2016|publisher=Blacktown Sun|archive-date=23 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161023200423/http://www.blacktownsun.com.au/story/4208266/choi-unites-with-adelaide/|url-status=dead}} He made his debut later in the month, hitting the post with a late shot in a loss to Melbourne Victory.{{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/soccer/2016/10/22/late-strike-continues-adelaides-winless-start-in-a-league/92601122/|title=Late strike continues Adelaide's winless start in A-League|newspaper=USA Today|date=22 October 2016|accessdate=23 October 2016}} His short-term injury replacement contract expired after Carrusca returned to the squad and Choi himself suffered a stress fracture in his foot.{{cite news|url=http://www.espn.com.au/football/story/_/id/17996517/choi-released-reds-12-weeks|title=Choi released by Reds, out for 12 weeks|author=Rugari, Vince|date=8 November 2016|accessdate=8 November 2016|publisher=ESPN}}{{cite news|url=http://www.fourfourtwo.com.au/news/injured-choi-departs-reds-440982|title=Injured Choi departs Reds|newspaper=FourFourTwo|date=8 November 2016|access-date=8 November 2016|archive-date=8 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161108201014/http://www.fourfourtwo.com.au/news/injured-choi-departs-reds-440982|url-status=dead}}