Cho Hyung-ik

Cho Hyung-Ik (; born 13 September 1985) is a South Korean footballer who plays as winger or midfielder.

Club career

Cho Hyung-Ik was drafted from Myongji University in Yongin, just south of Seoul to Daegu FC for the 2008 season. A winger, he established himself as part of the first team squad, playing in over 30 games in all competitions in 2008. He continued to play a key role for the team in 2009, scoring 3 goals in the K-League, and a further 3 in the League Cup. In his third season with Daegu, Cho scored 8 league goals and added 1 goal in the League Cup.

On 5 March 2011, Cho scored his first goal of the new season with a goal in a 2–3 away loss against Gwangju FC. He was implicated in the 2011 South Korean football match-fixing scandal and was suspended from the K-League for 2 years.

In 2013, the K-League reduced his disciplinary punishment and he was allowed to return to professional football with Daegu FC.

Club career statistics