Choe Myong-ho (, born 3 July 1988) is a North Korean former footballer.
Club career Born in Pyongyang, Choe was one of the first native North Koreans to join a club abroad, Krylia Sovetov Samara of the Russian Premier League and the first to play in Russia.
He was selected as the 2005 AFC Youth Player of the Year.
Before moving to Russia, Choe Myong-ho had played for the Ministry of Light Industry team (Kyonggongop) in the DPR Korea League of his native country.
Due to his remarkable skills and talent the player has been called the "North Korean Ronaldo".
Despite moving to the Russian club in 2006, Choe only made his full debut for the first team on 27 June 2007, in the Russian Cup, as Krylia Sovetov lost to KAMAZ Naberezhnye Chelny, by a single goal.
Choe wasn't registered by Krylia to play in the 2009 season.
International career He was a member of his country's U-17 national team and took part in the 2005 FIFA U-17 World Championship (scoring three times in four games), as well as the 2006 AFC U-17 Championship.
Career statistics
International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsNorth Korea200830201032201120201240Total122
Scores and results list North Korea'a goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Choe goal.
+ List of international goals scored by Choe Myong-hoNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1Sugathadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka3–04–02010 AFC Challenge Cup2Sugathadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka1–05–02010 AFC Challenge Cup
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