Choi Chul-won

Choi Chul-won

Choi in 2022
Personal information
Full name	Choi Chul-won
Date of birth	(1994-07-23) 23 July 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth	South Korea
Height	1.94 m (6 ft 4+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	FC Seoul
Number	21
Youth career
2015	Gwangju University
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014	Yeonggwang FC	?	(?)
2016–2022	Bucheon FC 1995	124	(0)
2019–2021	→ Gimcheon Sangmu (military service)	2	(0)
2023–	FC Seoul	4	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 March 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 December 2022

In this Korean name, the family name is Choi.

Choi Chul-won (Korean: 최철원; born 23 July 1979) is a South Korean footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for FC Seoul in the K League 1.

Club career

In 2016, Choi Chul-won joined Bucheon FC 1995 and Choi made K League 2 debut against Daejeon Hana Citizen on 19 September 2016.[1]

In 2020 Choi Chul-won joined Sangju Sangmu on military service.[2] In June 2021, he was discharged and returned Bucheon FC 1995.[3]

In 2022 K League 2 season, he gave a well-received performance and his good performance attracted attention of K League 1 clubs.[4]

On 28 December 2022, Choi Chul-won signed a contract with K League 1 side FC Seoul.[5]

References

1. 송선호 감독, “류원우 대신 나온 신예 최철원 잘했다”
2. ‘이마가 넓어요’ 개성 만점 상주 신입들의 소개서
3. 부천FC1995, 안태현, 최철원 전역 복귀!
4. 'K리그2 쿠르투아' 최철원의 서울행, 2023 GK 대첩 '후끈'
5. FC서울, GK 최철원 영입

External links

• Choi Chul-won – K League stats at kleague.com (in Korean)