Park Cho-rong (footballer)

Park Cho-rong
Personal information
Full name Park Cho-rong[1]
Date of birth (1988-02-20) 20 February 1988[2]
Place of birth South Korea
Height 1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)[2]
Position Defender[3]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2010 Seoul WFC 39 (4)
2011–2012 Chungnam Ilhwa Chunma 37 (7)
2013–2020 Hwacheon KSPO
2021 Sejong Sportstoto
International career
2005 South Korea U17 1 (2)
2017–2018 South Korea 4 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Park Cho-rong (Korean: 박초롱; born 20 February 1988) is a former South Korean footballer who played as a defender. She was a member of the South Korea women's national team.

Club career

A graduate of the girls' football academies at Osan Girls' Middle School and Osan I.C.T. Industry High School, Park went on to play for Yeoju University.[4][5] She played for Seoul City in the inaugural season of the WK League, recording an assist and a goal in the league's first ever match, in which Seoul beat Busan Sangmu 2–0.[6] Park went on to play for Chungnam Ilhwa and Hwacheon KSPO, helping the latter progress to the championship final in 2017.[7] She also played in the 2017 WK League all-star match.[8]

International career

Park received her first senior call-up for South Korea in 2017 at the age of 29, under manager Yoon Deok-yeo.[9][10] She played in a pair of friendlies against the United States and was part of the squad for the EAFF E-1 Championship later the same year.[11]

Style of play

Park previously played as a forward but began playing in defence after joining Hwacheon KSPO.[4] She was left-footed and was known for her accurate crossing.[9]

Honours

Yeoju University

  • National Women's Football Championship winner: 2006[5]

Seoul City Amazones

Hwacheon KSPO

  • National Sports Festival runner-up: 2013
  • WK League runner-up: 2017

References

  1. ^ "PARK CHO RONG". AFC. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
  2. ^ a b Park Cho-rong at Soccerway. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
  3. ^ "Australia 0–0 Korea Republic". AFC. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
  4. ^ a b Oh, Myung-chul (17 October 2017). "'대기만성' 박초롱, 여자 대표팀의 '크로스 머신' 될까?" [Park Cho-rong has waited a long time, can she become the women's national team's 'cross machine'?] (in Korean). Korea Football Association. Retrieved 16 March 2026 – via Naver Blog.
  5. ^ a b Hwang, Seon-hak (14 August 2006). "여자축구는 여주대로 통한다" [Women's football belongs to Yeoju University]. Gyeonggi Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved 16 March 2026.
  6. ^ Jung, Ga-yeon (27 April 2009). "정세화, WK리그 1호골" [Jung Se-hwa scores WK League's first goal]. The Fact (in Korean). Retrieved 16 March 2026 – via Nate Sports.
  7. ^ Yoon, Ji-young (29 December 2018). "박세라 깜짝 발탁, 윤덕여호의 '신데렐라 스토리' 계속된다" [Yoon Deok-yeo's 'Cinderella story' continues as Park Se-ra receives unexpected call-up]. Oh My News (in Korean). Retrieved 16 March 2026 – via Daum.
  8. ^ An, Young-jun (21 November 2017). "WK리그 올스타전, 이민아‧심서연 등 총출동" [Lee Min-a, Sim Seo-yeon et al to appear at WK League all-star match]. Best Eleven (in Korean). Retrieved 16 March 2026.
  9. ^ a b Lee, Dong-chil (29 September 2017). "29세 첫 태극마크 박초롱 "늦깎이 매운맛 보이겠다"" [Park Cho-rong's first international call-up at 29: "As a late bloomer I'd better show some spice"]. Yonhap News Agency (in Korean). Retrieved 16 March 2026.
  10. ^ Kim, Ho-seok (28 September 2017). "'장슬기·박초롱' 윤덕여호 승선" [Jang Sel-gi, Park Cho-rong make it into Yoon Deok-yeo's squad]. Gangwon Domin Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved 16 March 2026.
  11. ^ Lee, Dong-chil (5 December 2017). "윤덕여호 '화천KSPO 4인방' E-1 챔피언십 우승 '의기투합'" ['Hwacheon KSPO foursome' in Yoon Deok-yeo's squad aim for 'harmonious' victory at E-1 Championship]. Yonhap News Agency (in Korean). Retrieved 16 March 2026.