Choi Jun

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In this Korean name, the family name is Choi.
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Choi Jun
File:250419 FC 서울 vs 광주 (최준) 1.jpg
Choi in 2025
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-04-17) 17 April 1999 (age 27)
Place of birth Ulsan, South Korea
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)
Team information
Current team
 FC Seoul
Number 16
Youth career
2015-2017 Ulsan Hyundai
2018–2019 Yonsei University
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020 Ulsan Hyundai 0 (0)
2020 → Gyeongnam FC (loan) 18 (1)
2021-2023 Busan IPark 92 (4)
2024– FC Seoul 68 (2)
International career‡
2018-2019 South Korea U20 23 (3)
2021-2023 South Korea U23 10 (2)
2025– South Korea 1 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Hangzhou Team
AFC U-19 Championship
Runner-up 2018 Indonesia
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Runner-up 2019 Poland
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 November 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 5 June 2025
Choi Jun
Hangul
최준
Hanja
崔俊
RRChoe Jun
MRCh'oe Chun

Choi Jun (Korean: 최준; born 17 April 1999) is a South Korean footballer currently playing as a right-back for FC Seoul and the South Korea national team.[1]

He is considered one of the most promising players of his generation in South Korea, regarding his versatility (mainly used as a right-back, he can also play as a left-back, a wing-back or a midfielder), his pace, his technique and his work rate.[2][3]

Club career

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The beginnings

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A product of K League 1 Ulsan Hyundai's academy, Choi played for Yonsei University. In 2020 he was drafted by Ulsan, after his performances for the national youth teams gained the attention of scouts from several European clubs.[2] He was unable to make his league debut due to the presence of veterans Park Joo-ho (on the left side) and Kim Tae-hwan (on the right) and the suspension of professional sports in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. Instead, he was loaned to K League 2 side Gyeongnam, where he consequently played his first professional season.[3]

Gyeongnam

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He made his professional debut on July 1, 2020, playing the entirety of a Korean FA Cup match against Jeonnam Dragons, with his side eventually suffering a 4–0 away loss. Being at the start of his senior career, Choi initially had mixed fortunes in Changwon, registering two assists but also five yellow cards in his first ten matches with Gyeongnam.[3] However, as the season progressed he was praised for showing a hard-working attitude and a good chemistry with his team-mates on the right wing (alternatively, Ko Kyung-min or Negueba).[3] On October 25, 2020, he registered his first goal ever, by netting the winner in a 4–3 away win against Bucheon FC 1995.[3]

As Gyeongnam gained a spot in the promotion play-offs, Choi had the opportunity to take part in two more matches: a 1–1 draw against Daejeon Hana Citizen (Gyeongnam advanced to the following round due to a better placement in the regular league table) and the final against Suwon FC. In this occasion, Choi scored the opening goal of the match, but then An Byong-jun equalized, scoring a penalty kick in the final moments of injury time and giving Suwon the promotion to K League 1, again due to better placement.[3]

Choi closed his experience in Changwon having registered 20 league appearances and two goals.[citation needed]

Busan IPark

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Once returned to Ulsan, Choi soon joined Busan IPark (who had just been relegated in K League 2) on a permanent basis, together with fellow team-mates Jung Hoon-sung and Lee Sang-heon, as part of the operation that brought Lee Dong-jun to the "Horangi".[1][4]

FC Seoul

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On 5 January 2024, Jun joined FC Seoul.[5]

International career

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He has frequently represented South Korea at Under-19 and Under-20 level.[citation needed]

In 2018, he took part both in the Toulon Tournament, where the South Korean selection was eliminated in the group stage,[6] and the AFC Under-19 Championship, where his side reached the final before losing 1–2 to eventual winners Saudi Arabia.[7]

In 2019, he was selected by head coach Chung Jung-yong to take part in the FIFA U-20 World Cup in Poland, being one of the only two players in South Korea's 21-men list (together with Jeong Ho-jin) who hadn't started their senior career, yet. Used as a left-back,[2] he played every match of his side, assisting Oh Se-hun's winner against Japan in the round of 16 and scoring, in order, one penalty in South Korea's successful shoot-out against Senegal (in the quarter-finals) and the only goal of the victory against Ecuador in the semi-finals.[8][9][10] As a result, he played a considerable role in the Taeguk Warriors' road to the tournament's final, then lost to Ukraine with the score of 3–1.[2][11]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of 10 December 2025.[12]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Ulsan Hyundai 2020 K League 1 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0
Gyeongnam FC (loan) 2020 K League 2 18 1 1 0 — 2[a] 1 21 2
Busan IPark 2021 K League 2 30 2 0 0 — — 30 2
2022 31 0 1 0 — — 32 0
2023 31 2 0 0 — 2[a] 1 33 3
Total 92 4 1 0 — 2 1 95 5
FC Seoul 2024 K League 1 36 1 2 0 — — 38 1
2025 32 1 0 0 6[b] 1 — 38 2
Total 68 2 2 0 6 1 — 76 3
Career total 178 7 4 0 6 1 4 2 192 10
  1. ^ a b Appearances in K League promotion play-offs
  2. ^ Appearances in AFC Champions League Elite

Honours

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South Korea U19

South Korea U20

South Korea U23

Individual

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