Cho Young-cheol (Korean: 조영철; born 31 May 1989) is a South Korean football striker who currently plays for FC Tiamo Hirakata.^[2]

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Cho Young-cheol

Personal information
Full name	Cho Young-cheol[1]
Date of birth	(1989-05-31) 31 May 1989 (age 34)
Place of birth	Ulsan, South Korea
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Winger / Second striker
Team information
Current team	FC Tiamo Hirakata
Number	7
Youth career
2005–2007	Haksung High School
2005–2006	→ FC Metz (KFA Youth Project)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2007–2008	Yokohama FC	33	(1)
2009–2011	Albirex Niigata	78	(18)
2012–2014	Omiya Ardija	76	(7)
2014–2015	Qatar SC	24	(5)
2015–2018	Ulsan Hyundai	7	(0)
2016–2017	→ Sangju Sangmu (army)	42	(5)
2018	Gyeongnam FC	9	(0)
2019	Albirex Niigata
2020-	FC Tiamo Hirakata
International career‡
2007–2009	South Korea U-20	17	(15)
2008–2010	South Korea U-23	15	(4)
2010–	South Korea	12	(1)
Medal record Men's football Representing  South Korea AFC Asian Cup Runner-up 2015 Australia Asian Games 2010 Guangzhou Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 March 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 January 2015

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Cho was a member of the South Korean team for the 2008 Summer Olympics in China. The following year, he represented South Korea U20 at the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup.

On 11 August 2010, Cho made his first appearance for the Korean senior team in a 2–1 defeat of Nigeria.^[3] He was included in South Korea's squad for 2015 AFC Asian Cup and scored his first senior international goal in the team's opening match against Oman.^[4]

He can speak Japanese fluently. His blog is written in Japanese.