Choi Kyoung-rok

Choi Kyoung-rok
Hangul	최경록
Revised Romanization	Choe Gyeongrok
McCune–Reischauer	Ch'oe Kyŏngrok

Choi Kyoung-rok
최경록
	Choi playing for FC St. Pauli in 2017
Personal information
Full name	Darren Choi Kyoung-rok
Date of birth	15 March 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth	Seoul, South Korea
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team	Gwangju FC
Number	30
Youth career
0000–2014	Ajou University
2014	FC St. Pauli
Senior career*
Years	Team
2014–2018	FC St. Pauli II
2015–2018	FC St. Pauli
2018−2023	Karlsruher SC
2024–	Gwangju FC
International career
2015–2016	South Korea U23
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 July 2023 (UTC)

Darren Choi Kyoung-rok (Korean: 최경록; RR: Choe Gyeong-rok; born 15 March 1995) is a South Korean professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Gwangju FC.^[1]

Club career

Previously having played football for the Ajou University team, Choi moved to Germany and joined FC St. Pauli in 2014. While still playing for the club's under-19 team, in January 2014, he extended his expiring contract until 2015 including a one-year extension option. From this moment on, he also participated in the first team's training.^[2]

Choi made his 2. Bundesliga debut for St. Pauli's first team on 6 April 2015 in a match against Fortuna Düsseldorf, scoring a brace within the first 16 minutes of the game.^[3]

In May 2018, Karlsruher SC, newly relegated to the 3. Liga, announced Choi would join for the 2018–19 season having agreed a three-year contract until 2021.^[4]

In January 2024, Choi joined K League 1 club Gwangju FC.^[5]

Career statistics

Club

As of 21 May 2023^[6]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			DFB Pokal		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
FC St. Pauli II	2014–15	Regionalliga Nord	22	5	–		–		22	5
	2015–16		2	1	–		–		2	1
	2016–17		3	0	–		–		3	0
	2017–18		14	4	–		–		3	0
	Total		41	10	0	0	0	0	41	10
FC St. Pauli	2014–15	2. Bundesliga	3	2	0	0	–		3	2
	2015–16		21	1	1	0	–		22	1
	2016–17		16	1	2	0	–		18	1
	2017–18		2	0	0	0	–		2	0
	Total		42	4	3	0	0	0	45	4
Karlsruher SC	2018−19	3. Liga	21	0	1	0	5	4	27	4
	2019−20	2. Bundesliga	7	1	1	0	–		8	1
	2020–21		24	5	0	0	–		24	5
	2021–22		24	5	3	1	–		27	6
	2022–23		11	0	1	0	–		12	0
	Total		87	11	5	1	5	4	98	16
Career total			170	25	8	1	5	4	184	30

References

^ "Choi, Kyoung-Rok". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
^ "Kyoung Rok Choi bleibt bis 2015" [Kyoung Rok Choi stays until 2015] (in German). FC St. Pauli. 26 January 2014. Archived from the original on 18 November 2015.
^ "Choi the hero as St. Pauli rout Düsseldorf". bundesliga.com. Archived from the original on 11 April 2015. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
^ "Choi unterschreibt für drei Jahre beim KSC". kicker Online (in German). 30 May 2018. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
^ "광주FC 분데스리가2 출신 최경록 영입" [Recruitment of Gwangju FC Bundesliga 2 player Choi Gyeong-rok]. www.gwangjufc.com (in Korean). 15 January 2024. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
^ Choi Kyoung-rok at Soccerway. Retrieved 30 July 2017.

External links

Choi Kyoung-rok – National Team Stats at KFA (in Korean)
Choi Kyoung-rok at Soccerway

[1] "Choi, Kyoung-Rok". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 5 July 2023.

[2] "Kyoung Rok Choi bleibt bis 2015" [Kyoung Rok Choi stays until 2015] (in German). FC St. Pauli. 26 January 2014. Archived from the original on 18 November 2015.

[3] "Choi the hero as St. Pauli rout Düsseldorf". bundesliga.com. Archived from the original on 11 April 2015. Retrieved 6 April 2015.

[4] "Choi unterschreibt für drei Jahre beim KSC". kicker Online (in German). 30 May 2018. Retrieved 30 May 2018.

[5] "광주FC 분데스리가2 출신 최경록 영입" [Recruitment of Gwangju FC Bundesliga 2 player Choi Gyeong-rok]. www.gwangjufc.com (in Korean). 15 January 2024. Retrieved 15 January 2024.

[sw-6] Choi Kyoung-rok at Soccerway. Retrieved 30 July 2017.

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