Choi Yong-son

In this Korean name, the family name is Choi.

Choi Yong-son (Korean: 최영선; born 10 October 1972) is a North Korean former footballer. He represented North Korea on at least twenty-nine occasions between 1990 and 1993, scoring ten goals.^[3] He also represented the unified Korean team at the 1991 FIFA World Youth Championship.^[4]

Choi Yong-son

Personal information
Date of birth	(1972-10-10) 10 October 1972 (age 52)
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
	Pyongyang Athletics College
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Pyongyang[2]
International career
1991	Korea U20	4	(0)
1990–1993	North Korea	29	(10)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Choi Yong-son
Chosŏn'gŭl	최영선
Revised Romanization	Choe Yeongseon
McCune–Reischauer	Ch'oe Yŏngsŏn

Career statistics

International

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
North Korea	1990	7	0
	1991	1	1
	1992	6	1
	1993	15	8
Total		29	10

International goals

Scores and results list North Korea's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each North Korea goal.

List of international goals scored by Choi

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	19 October 1991	RFK Stadium, Washington, United States	United States	2–1	2–1	Friendly
2	24 August 1992	Workers' Stadium, Beijing, China	South Korea	1–1	1–1
3	19 January 1993	Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Chennai, India	Bolivia	?–?	2–1
4	31 January 1993		Finland	1–0	3–2
5				2–0
6	9 April 1993	Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar	Vietnam	2–0	3–0	1994 FIFA World Cup qualification
7	13 April 1993		Indonesia	2–0	4–0
8				3–0
9	26 April 1993	National Stadium, Kallang, Singapore	Singapore	2–0	3–1
10				3–1

References

1. 통일축구 北韓선수단 얼굴 [North Korea men's team at unification football match 2]. The Dong-a Ilbo (in Korean). 21 October 1990. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
2. Choi Yong-son at WorldFootball.net
3. Choi Yong-son at National-Football-Teams.com
4. "FIFA World Youth Championship Portugal 1991™ - Korea Republic". fifa.com. Retrieved 28 December 2021.