Choe Myong-ho

Choe Myong-ho (Chosŏn'gŭl: 최명호, born 3 July 1988) is a North Korean former footballer.

Choe Myong-ho

Personal information
Date of birth	(1988-07-03) 3 July 1988 (age 37)
Place of birth	Pyongyang, North Korea
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Youth career
2003–2004	Kyonggongopsong
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2005–2006	Kyonggongopsong	20	(3)
2006–2008	Krylia Sovetov Samara	1	(0)
2009–2016	Pyongyang	27	(12)
2016–2017	National Defense Ministry	40	(44)
2018	Visakha	12	(9)
International career
2004–2006	North Korea U-17	10	(5)
2008–2012	North Korea[1]	12	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Choe Myong-ho
Chosŏn'gŭl	최명호
Revised Romanization	Choe Myeongho
McCune–Reischauer	Ch'oe Myŏngho

In this Korean name, the family name is Choe.

Club career

Born in Pyongyang,^[2] Choe was one of the first native North Koreans to join a club abroad, Krylia Sovetov Samara of the Russian Premier League and the first to play in Russia.^[3]

He was selected as the 2005 AFC Youth Player of the Year.^[4]

Before moving to Russia, Choe Myong-ho had played for the Ministry of Light Industry team (Kyonggongop) in the DPR Korea League of his native country.^[5]

Due to his remarkable skills and talent the player has been called the "North Korean Ronaldo".^[6]

Despite moving to the Russian club in 2006, Choe only made his full debut for the first team on 27 June 2007, in the Russian Cup, as Krylia Sovetov lost to KAMAZ Naberezhnye Chelny, by a single goal.^[7]

Choe wasn't registered by Krylia to play in the 2009 season.^[8]

International career

He was a member of his country's U-17 national team^[9] and took part in the 2005 FIFA U-17 World Championship (scoring three times in four games), as well as the 2006 AFC U-17 Championship.^[5]

International goals

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	February 19, 2010	Colombo, Sri Lanka	Kyrgyzstan	4–0	Won	2010 AFC Challenge Cup[10]
2	February 24, 2010	Colombo, Sri Lanka	Myanmar	5–0	Won	2010 AFC Challenge Cup[10]