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.
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 16 September 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 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 17 | 2 | |||
| Total | South Korea | 399 | 15 | 32 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 41 | 2 | 483 | 19 | |
| Career total | 399 | 15 | 32 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 41 | 2 | 483 | 19 | ||
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
International
- South Korea
Individual
References
- ^ “FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Squad list: Korea Republic (KOR)” (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 17. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
- ^ “Revealed: Every World Cup 2018 squad – 23-man & preliminary lists & when will they be announced?”. Goal. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
- ^ “Hong, Chul”. National Football Teams. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
- ^ “베스트11 수비수 수원 삼성 홍철”. No Cut News. 1 December 2014.
- ^ “[K리그 어워즈] ‘베스트 DF’ 홍철, “항상 격려해준 서정원 감독 감사하다”“. InterFootball. 1 December 2015.
- ^ “[MD포토] 홍철 ‘수비수 베스트11 선정’“. Mydaily. 3 December 2018.
- ^ “[사진]홍철, K리그1 베스트11 DF”. Mydaily. 2 December 2019.
External links
- Hong Chul – National Team Stats at KFA (in Korean)
- Hong Chul – K League stats at kleague.com (in Korean and English)
- Naver Sports Record (in Korean)
