'Korea Women's Soccer Legend' Cho So-hyun (37) will wear Suwon FC Women's uniform. It is the first time in seven and a half years that he has returned to the WK League.
Cho So-hyun has been looking for a new team since his contract with Birmingham City Women expired last summer. Cho So-hyun, born in 1988, represents the golden generation of Korean women's soccer. Since debuting in the East Asian Women's Football Championship qualifying match against Taiwan on July 1, 2007, he has joined the Century Club with 26 goals in 156 A matches until last year, and has been recognized as the longest and best player, playing as a captain in the 2010 Belgrade Universiade gold medal, Canada in 2015, and the 2019 France World Cup. He made his debut at the WK League Suwon Facility Corporation in 2009 and led the heyday of Incheon Hyundai Steel's '1 strongest'. He has continued his career in European leagues such as Kobe Ainak in 2016, Yavalsnes (Norway) West Ham, Tottenham, and Birmingham City (England) in 2018, and he was also listed on the 'Team Visa' list, which selects 33 world-class aces for the first time by a Korean female player at the 2023 Australia-New Zealand Women's World Cup. In the last match against Germany at the 2023 Australia-New Zealand World Cup, which was the third time, he shook the net, becoming the only Korean female soccer player to score the most goals in the tournament and the most goals (2 goals) in the World Cup.
Even at the age of 37, Cho So-hyun maintains perfect physical strength and performance through thorough self-management. Cho So-hyun, who also watched Suwon FC's home game in June when he returned to Korea, thought deeply about his future overseas challenge and returning to Korea. He also communicated with Lee Eun-mi, coach of Suwon FC Women, who retired after last season. In the end, he decided to go to Suwon for 'Defending Champion', which is strengthening its power ahead of the first women's Asian Champions League (ACL) challenge in October. I have completed my medical exam and am only about to make an official announcement. He is returning to Suwon, the first club in 16 years. First of all, the contract period is until the end of this season. Suwon was chosen as the final stage for the 2027 Women's World Cup in Brazil and the last dance.
Park Gil-young, manager of Suwon FC Women, expressed his welcome with a heart of "Cheongunmanma". Coach Park, who harbored Ji So-yeon last season 'Jimesh', succeeded in recruiting another legend, Cho So-hyun, this time. Coach Park Gil-young, who led a strong teamwork with veterans Ji So-yeon, Lee Eun-mi, and Shim Seo-yeon in harmony with the old and new, was the runner-up in 2023 and the league champion in 2024, did not hide his expectations for the chemistry with Cho So-hyun. "I heard that the first club in the WK League was Suwon, so I made up my mind." Even though he is a veteran, he hinted that he would do anything. Coach Park then said, `The experience and know-how of Cho So-hyun will be a great help to our team. It can be used as a double volanche with Ayaka, and can be used as a center back if necessary"Jo So-hyun, Ayaka, Kwon Eun-som, and Song Jae-eun have a strong midfield team." As a veteran ahead of the ACL, I expect him to play a good role for the team mentally and competitively." .
WK League defending champion Suwon FC is currently sixth out of eight teams. With striker Kang Chae-rim's imminent trip to Montreal in the Canadian League, he will recruit Cho So-hyun, a veteran midfield commander, along with Japanese defender Lena and Changnyeong striker Song Ji-yoon from Korea University, to prepare for a rebound in the second half, the women's soccer championship in August and the Asian Champions League in October.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
