Choi Da-kyung

Choi Da-kyung
Personal information
Full name Choi Da-kyung
Date of birth (2000-11-08) 8 November 2000
Place of birth South Korea
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position Striker
Team information
Current team
 Thonon Evian
Youth career
2016–2018 Ulsan Hyundai High School
2019–2020 Uiduk University
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2025 Mungyeong Sangmu
2025–2026 Pogoń Szczecin 22 (8)
2026– Thonon Evian 0 (0)
International career‡
2019 South Korea U20 6 (0)
2025– South Korea 4 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20:04, 2 June 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 15:05, 26 August 2025 (UTC)

Choi Da-kyung (Korean: 최다경; born 8 November 2000) is a South Korean professional footballer who plays as a striker for Seconde Ligue club Thonon Evian and the South Korea national team.

Early life

As a teenager, Choi played for the football academy team at Hyundai High School.[1] She went on to play for Uiduk University.[2]

Club career

Choi joined Mungyeong Sangmu, the women's football team of the Republic of Korea Armed Forces, in 2021.[3] She retired from military service in 2025 and shortly afterwards signed a one-year contract with Ekstraliga club Pogoń Szczecin.[4][5]

On 10 August 2026, Choi signed with French second division side Thonon Evian.[6]

International career

Choi played for the South Korea U20 team in the 2019 AFC U-19 Women's Championship.[7] She received her first senior call-up in 2025, representing South Korea at the Pink Ladies Cup in the United Arab Emirates, and scoring her debut international goal against India.[8]

References

  1. ↑ Lee, Dong-chil (10 June 2017). "충주 예성여고, 현대고 꺾고 여왕기 고등부 우승" [Chungju Yesung Girls' High beat Hyundai High to win Queen's Cup U18 division]. Yonhap News. Retrieved 26 August 2025.
  2. ↑ "위덕대학교 여자축구부 프로축구 WK리그 총 9명 진출" [9 players from Uiduk University Football Club to make professional debut in WK League]. Uiduk University (in Korean). 8 February 2021. Retrieved 26 August 2025.
  3. ↑ Lee, Yoon-sung (2 July 2021). "풋풋한 대학생에서 늠름한 군인이 된 보은상무의 신입 부사관들" [From fresh college students to hardened soldiers, meet Boeun Sangmu's new NCOs]. Sportal Korea (in Korean). Retrieved 26 August 2025 – via News Nate.
  4. ↑ "Choi Dakyung, Lee Jeongmin leave Mungyeong Sangmu". WK League News. 2025-07-03. Retrieved 2025-08-26.
  5. ↑ Romanowska, Milena (15 July 2025). "Dakyung Choi piłkarką Pogoni Szczecin" [Choi Dakyung is a Pogoni Szczecin player]. Kobiecy Futbol (in Polish). Retrieved 26 August 2025.
  6. ↑ "Dakyeong Choi z Pogoni Szczecin przenosi się do Francji". kobiecyfutbol.pl (in Polish). 10 August 2026. Retrieved 11 August 2026.
  7. ↑ Choi, Song-ah (27 October 2019). "한국 U-19 여자축구, AFC 챔피언십 출전…28일 중국과 1차전" [South Korea U-19 women's football qualify for AFC Championship, set to face China in first round on 28th]. Yonhap News Agency (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2021-01-17. Retrieved 26 August 2025.
  8. ↑ Bae, Jin-nam (26 February 2025). "'최유정·최다경 첫골' 한국여자축구, 인도 꺾고 친선대회 3전승" [Choi Yoo-jung, Choi Da-kyung debut goals: Korea women's football beat India to claim third victory in friendly tournament]. Yonhap News Agency (in Korean). Retrieved 26 August 2025.
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