Hong Chul

In this Korean name, the family name is Hong.

Hong Chul (Korean: 홍철; born 17 September 1990) is a South Korean football player who plays for Gangwon FC and the South Korea national team.

Hong Chul

Hong with South Korea at the 2018 FIFA World Cup
Personal information
Full name	Hong Chul[1]
Date of birth	(1990-09-17) 17 September 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth	Hwaseong, Gyeonggi, South Korea
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Left-back, Left winger
Team information
Current team	Gangwon FC
Number	33
Youth career
2006–2009	Poongsaeng High School (Youth)
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2009	Dankook University
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2010–2012	Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma	68	(6)
2013–2020	Suwon Samsung Bluewings	145	(3)
2017–2018	→ Sangju Sangmu (draft)	49	(2)
2020–2021	Ulsan Hyundai	34	(1)
2022–2024	Daegu FC	88	(2)
2025-	Gangwon FC	12	(0)
International career‡
2009	South Korea U-20	2	(0)
2010–2012	South Korea U-23	12	(1)
2011–	South Korea	47	(1)
Medal record Men's football Representing  South Korea Asian Games 2010 Guangzhou Team EAFF Championship Winner 2015 China Team Runner-up 2022 Japan Team
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13 June 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 5 December 2022

Hong Chul
Hangul	홍철
Hanja	洪喆
Revised Romanization	Hong Cheol
McCune–Reischauer	Hong Ch'ŏl
IPA	[hoŋ.tɕʰʌl]

International career

In May 2018 he was named in South Korea's preliminary 28 man squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.^[2]

Career statistics

Club

As of 13 June 2025

Club performance			League		KFA Cup		League Cup		Playoffs		ACL		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
2010	Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma	K League 1	18	1	3	0	4	1	—		9	0	34	2
2011			20	3	4	0	4	1	—		—		28	4
2012			30	2	1	0	—		—		5	0	36	2
2013	Suwon Samsung Bluewings		34	2	1	0	—		—		5	0	40	2
2014			29	0	1	0	—		—		—		30	0
2015			30	0	1	0	—		—		4	0	35	0
2016			12	0	3	0	—		—		0	0	15	0
2017	Sangju Sangmu (draft)		27	1	0	0	—		2	0	—		29	1
2018			22	1	0	0	—		—		—		22	1
	Suwon Samsung Bluewings		8	0	1	0	—		—		—		9	0
2019			30	1	6	0	—		—		—		36	1
2020			2	0	0	0	—		—		2	0	4	0
	Ulsan Hyundai		13	0	4	0	—		—		3	0	20	0
2021			21	1	2	0	—		—		8	0	31	1
2022	Daegu FC		28	0	3	0	—		—		4	1	35	1
2023			29	1	0	0	—		—		—		29	1
2024			31	1	1	0	—		1	0	—		33	1
2025	Gangwon FC		12	0	0	0	—		—		—		12	0
Total	South Korea		396	14	31	0	8	2	3	0	40	1	478	17
Career total			396	14	31	0	8	2	3	0	40	1	478	17

International goals

Scores and results list Korea's goal tally first.^[3]

No	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	24 July 2022	Toyota Stadium, Toyota, Japan	Hong Kong	2–0	3–0	2022 EAFF Championship

Honours

Club

Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma

• AFC Champions League: 2010
• FA Cup: 2011

Suwon Samsung Bluewings

• FA Cup (2): 2016, 2019

Ulsan Hyundai

• AFC Champions League: 2020

International

South Korea

• EAFF East Asian Cup: 2015

Individual

• K League 1 Best XI (4): 2014, 2015, 2018, 2019^[4][5][6][7]