Cho Hyang-gi (; born 23 March 1992) is a South Korean

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

who plays as a

centre-back In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield position whose primary role is to stop attacks during the game and prevent the opposition from scoring. Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either s ...

for

Gimpo FC Gimpo FC ( ko, 김포 FC), formerly Gimpo Citizen FC, is a South Korean football club based in the city of Gimpo. Since 2022, they are playing in the K League 2, the second tier of football in South Korea. History Gimpo Citizen FC (2013–202 ...

Career

Kwangwoon University

Cho Hyang-gi began his career at the Gwacheon Elementary School. He kept his role as a

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until graduating Jaehyun High School. He changed his role to a

after entering the

Kwangwoon University Kwangwoon University (Abbreviated to Kwangwoon, KW and KWU) is a comprehensive, coeducational and private research university in Seoul (Wolgye Dong, Nowon-gu), South Korea, offering undergraduate and graduate programs (Master and Doctor). Chosu ...

's association football team.

Seoul E-Land FC

He joined

Seoul E-Land FC Seoul E-Land FC ( ko, 서울 이랜드 FC) is a South Korean professional football club based in Seoul which plays in the K League 2. Seoul E-Land was announced as the league's second football club based in Seoul on 14 April 2014. The club is ow ...

in 2015. He changed his role to a striker by then. He began to self-train as a centre-back again, preparing for the

2017 K League Challenge The 2017 K League Challenge was the fifth season of the K League 2, the second-highest division in the South Korean football league system. Champions and winners of the promotion playoffs could be promoted to the K League 1. Teams Team changes ...

season. He returned to the club for the 2021 season but left the club during the mid of the season by mutual consent.

Gimpo FC

Hyang-gi joined

K3 League The K3 League is the third tier of South Korean football league system, which was created from the rebranding of the Korea National League (2003–2019) and the former K3 League (2007–2019) into K3 League and K4 League in 2020. 16 teams are ...

after leaving

. He has returned to

K League 2 The K League 2 (Hangul: K리그2) is the men's second-highest division of the South Korean football league system. It is contested between thirteen professional clubs, and operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the K League 1. Hi ...

as the club joined the league for the 2022 season.

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* * 1992 births Living people Kwangwoon University alumni Men's association football defenders South Korean men's footballers Seoul E-Land FC players Changwon City FC players Pocheon Citizen FC players K League 2 players Korea National League players K3 League players K4 League players {{SouthKorea-footy-defender-stub