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North Korean footballer (born 1988) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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

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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]

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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

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