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Choe Kum Chol

  • Position: Striker
  • Squad number: 12
  • Date of birth: 9 February, 1987 (23 years old)
  • Height: 5'10" (178cm)

Tournament totals

Games played Shots on target | off target
1 Choe Kum Chol
1|0 Choe Kum Chol
1 As substitute
9|20 Total North Korea
20 Most shots on target Diego Forlan
3 Total North Korea
12 Most shots off target Asamoah Gyan, Cristiano Ronaldo, Wesley Sneijder
Goals Assists
0 Choe Kum Chol
0 Choe Kum Chol
1 Total North Korea
1 Total North Korea
6 Best Diego Forlan
Fouls by | on Cards yellow | red
0|1 Choe Kum Chol
0|0 Choe Kum Chol
18|37 Total North Korea
2|0 Total North Korea
20 Most fouls by Mark Van Bommel
25 Most fouls on Andres Iniesta

North Korea games played

  1. Brazil 2-1 North Korea
    Tuesday, 15 June Match report
  2. Portugal 7-0 North Korea
    Monday, 21 June Match report
  3. North Korea 0-3 Ivory Coast
    Friday, 25 June Match report

Player Profile

The young striker managed two goals in qualifying, against Turkmenistan and the United Arab Emirates.

He also scored against Mexico in 2-1 defeat in a friendly in March, but is mainly used as a substitute by coach Kim.

He was nominated in a list of contenders for the Asian Football Confederation Player of the Year in 2008, but he did not make the final cut.

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