Who Is Footballer Cho Gue-Sung, His Age, Height, Family, Wife, Daughter, Position, Team, Religion

Who Is Footballer Cho Gue-Sung, His Age, Height, Family, Wife, Daughter, Position, Team, Religion

Who is South Korean footballer Cho Gue-sung, and why is he popular on the internet, know his age, height and family

South Korea has been the talk of the town after qualifying for the knockout stages of the 2022 FIFA World Cup. Cho Gue-sung, though, has attracted the most attention of any player in this World Cup. Following the game between South Korea and Ghana, Cho Gue-sung becomes an internet heartthrob due to his attractive looks. With that stated, let’s know more about him.

Who Is Footballer Cho Gue-Sung, His Age, Height, Family, Wife, Daughter, Position, Jersey Number, Team, Religion

Full Name: Cho Gue-sung

Born: 25 January 1998 ( age 24 years)

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Height: 1.85 m

Position: Forward

Net Worth: $500,000

Cho Gue-sung is a professional football player who plays as a striker for the South Korean national team and Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors. During his youth career, Cho used to play as a defensive midfielder at Gwangju University. Cho joined K League 2 and started playing for FC Anyang, where he become the third top scorer in his first professional season. In 2022, he became the top scorer in the K League and also led Jeonbuk to the 2022 Korean FA Cup title.

He wears the number 9 jersey with South Korea. He was reported to be dating Haram’s sister but
Billlie’s agency has quashed the reports. He is currently single and doesn’t have any children.

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International Career

On September 7, 2021, Cho made his senior debut for South Korea against Lebanon in a World Cup qualifying match. Cho was named for the 26-player roster for the FIFA World Cup in 2022. When he scored both of Korea’s goals against Ghana in the tournament’s second game, which ended in a loss of 2-3, he became the first South Korean player to ever score two or more goals in a single World Cup game. In the end, Korea advanced over Uruguay to the Round of 16 based on goal differential.

Why Cho Gue-sung is viral on the Internet?

This is Cho Gue-sung’s first  World Cup, and he is thrust into the spotlight following the game against Ghana. According to a recent New York Times article, Cho Gue-sung had 20k Instagram followers and now has 2.2 million. He apparently received too many texts from admirers and had to switch off his phone. Cho created a buzz last week when he scored two header goals against Ghana.

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