Gue-Sung Cho

Gue-Sung Cho: Biography in Details

Who is Gue-Sung Cho?

Cho Gue-sung is a well-known professional South Korean footballer. He actively plays for Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors and the South Korea national team as a forward.

Despite losing the match against Ghana, the 24-year-old footballer managed to steal the limelight after scoring two early second-half goals to make a comeback in the FIFA World Cup 2022 group stage. It was held on November 29, 2022, at the Education City Stadium on Monday.

His goal in the match made him the first-ever Asian player to score two headers in a single World Cup game.

Gue-Sung Cho – Net worth, Salary

According to the 2024 reports, the South Korean athlete, Gue-Sung Cho has an estimated net worth of around $1 million.

The yearly or monthly salary he received from his club, Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors, is still under review.

Gue-Sung Cho – Age, Parents, Siblings, Ethnicity, Education

Gue-Sung Cho was born on January 25, 1998 in Ansan, Gyeonggi, South Korea. As of 2024, he is 26 years old and holds South Korean nationality.

According to the astrological chart, his birth sign is Aquarius and he is of South Asian descent.

The Korean seems to be a little secretive as he likes to keep the identities of members of his family a secret. He hasn’t revealed his parents’ and siblings’ information. He has yet to show information about other family members anywhere on the web.

Gue-Sung Cho – Professional Life, Careers

During his youth career, Gue-Sung played as a defensive midfielder and spent his freshman year at Gwangju University. His university manager Lee Seung-won upgraded to a striker due to his good performance in 2017.

Subsequently, he played as a youth player for the K League 2 side, FC Anyang, and was later named for the K League 2 Best XI by becoming the third top goalscorer in his first professional season. Next year, he was transferred to K League 1 club, Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors.

As it was difficult for him to prove his worth during Jeonbuk’s first season, he joined the military team Gimcheon Sangmu and served his military duty. While training at Gimcheon, he developed physically and technically.

However, his hard work paid off, he won the title of top goalscorer in the 2022 K League 1 and led Jenonbuk to the 2022 Korean FA Cup title.

International Career

On 7 September 2021, he was named to the South Korean senior squad and played the World Cup qualifier match against Lebanon.

In November 2022, he was enlisted in the 26-man squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.

During Korea’s second match against Ghana, he scored two goals, which made him the first-ever South Korean player to score 2 or more goals in a single World Cup match.

Unfortunately, Korea lost against Ghana by 2-3.

Did Gue-Sung Cho Scord In Qatar FIFA World Cup 2022?

Despite losing the match against Ghana, the 24-year-old footballer managed to steal the limelight after scoring two early second-half goals to make a comeback in the FIFA World Cup 2022 group stage. It was held on November 29, 2022, at the Education City Stadium on Monday.

His goal in the match made him the first-ever Asian player to score two headers in a single World Cup game.

Body Features – Height, Weight

A Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors player, Gue-Sung stands at a height of 6 feet 2 inches, weighing around 82 kg. Adding more, he has a fair complexion, including a pair of black chinky eyes and hair with an Asian facial structure.

Social Media

As of November 2022, Gue-Sung is only active on Instagram under the username, @whrbtjd, and has more than 1.4 million followers on it.

Apart from Instagram, he does not seem to own other social media handles like Twitter and Facebook.

Read more about, Mohammed Salisu, Mohammed Kudus, and Ines Rau.

Gue-Sung Cho's Birthday Dates