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This is a Korean name; the family name is Choi.

Choi Sung-Kuk (born 8 February 1983) is a South Korean football Forward, who plays for Gwangju Sangmu Phoenix in K-League.

He was part of the Korea Republic 2004 Olympic football team, who finished second in Group A, making it through to the next round, before being defeated by silver medal winners Paraguay. He was also capped for South Korean U-20 team at 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship.

A member of Korea's squad for the 2007 AFC Asian Cup, he scored a goal in the opening match against Saudi Arabia.

Club Career

He joined Ulsan Hyundai,the K-League giant in 2003. With his decent help, Ulsan came second in the league that season. In 2005, he was loaned out to J. League side Kashiwa Reysol, but after 5 months' disappointing spell, he returned to Ulsan. Following his return, Ulsan won the league that year, also becoming the top scorer for the Hauzen Cup, which is Korean League Cup. It seemed definite that Choi would become Ulsan's icon, but he moved to Seongnam Ilhwa, which made many Ulsan supporters extremely angry at the board. Choi helped Seongnam becoming runner-up that season, but in 2008, he was disappointing, and announced he would join the army in 2009, which made many Seongnam fans angry. He moved to Gwangju Sangmu Phoenix, the army team at the beginning of the 2009 season. There, partnershiped with Kim Myung-Joong, he has been the core of Gwangju's surprising upset.

Club career statistics

As of 24 October 2009.

International goals

Results list Korea Republic's goal tally first.

Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
September 27, 2003	Incheon	Oman	1 goal	1-0	2004 AFC Asian Cup qualification
July 11, 2007	Jakarta	Saudi Arabia	1 goal	1-1	2007 AFC Asian Cup

External links

• K-League Player Record (Korean)
• National Team Player Record (Korean)
• FIFA Player Statistics
• Club & Country Statistics

South Korea Squads South Korea squad – 2004 Summer Olympics 1 Kim Young-Kwang • 2 Choi Won-Kwon • 3 Kim Chi-Gon • 4 Park Yong-Ho • 5 Cho Byung-Kuk • 6 Yoo Sang-Chul • 7 Kim Do-Heon • 8 Chung Kyung-Ho • 9 Lee Chun-Soo • 10 Choi Sung-Kuk • 11 Choi Tae-Uk • 12 Park Kyu-Seon • 13 Kim Dong-Jin • 14 Kim Jung-Woo • 15 Lee Jung-Youl • 16 Namgung Do • 17 Cho Jae-Jin • 18 Kim Jee-Hyuk • Coach: Kim Ho-Gon South Korea squad – 2007 AFC Asian Cup Third Place 1 Lee Woon‑Jae • 2 Song Chong‑Gug • 3 Kim Jin‑Kyu • 4 Kim Dong‑Jin • 6 Lee Ho • 7 Choi Sung‑Kuk • 8 Kim Do‑Heon • 9 Cho Jae‑Jin • 10 Lee Chun‑Soo • 11 Lee Keun‑Ho • 12 Lee Dong‑Gook • 13 Kim Chi‑Gon • 14 Kim Sang‑Sik • 15 Kim Chi‑Woo • 16 Oh Beom‑Seok • 17 Kim Jung‑Woo • 18 Woo Sung‑Yong • 19 Yeom Ki‑Hun • 20 Son Dae‑Ho • 21 Kim Yong‑Dae • 22 Kang Min‑Soo • 23 Jung Sung‑Ryong • 27 Oh Jang‑Eun • Coach: Verbeek