Choe Byeong-chan (; born 4 April 1996) is a South Korean professional

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who plays as a

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for

K League 1 The K League 1 () is a professional association football league in South Korea and the highest level of the South Korean football league system. The league is contested by twelve clubs. It is one of the most successful leagues in the Asian Foo ...

side

Gimcheon Sangmu Gimcheon Sangmu Football Club () is a South Korean professional football club based in Gimcheon that competes in the K League 1, the top tier of South Korean football. Sangmu is the sports division of the Republic of Korea Armed Forces. Sangmu' ...

Club career

Choe made his professional debut for

Seongnam Seongnam (; ) is the fourth largest city in South Korea's Gyeonggi Province after Suwon and the 10th largest city in the country. Its population is approximately one million. It consists of three administrative districts: Bundang District, J ...

in the

K League 2 The K League 2 () 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 promotion and relegation system with K League 1. History In 2011, the or ...

on 1 April 2018 against Chungnam Asan. He started and played 42 minutes before being substituted off as Seongnam won 1–0. He then scored his first professional goal a month later on 12 May against

Gwangju Gwangju (; ), formerly romanized as Kwangju, is South Korea's list of cities in South Korea, sixth-largest metropolis. It is a designated Special cities of South Korea, metropolitan city under the direct control of the central government's Home ...

. His 39th-minute goal was the second in a 3–1 victory. Choe then scored a brace for Seongnam on 30 June 2018 during a 2–1 victory over Bucheon 1995. Choe scored his first goal in the first division

on 19 May 2019 in a 2–1 defeat against Gangwon.

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Seongnam FC Seongnam Football Club () is a South Korean professional football (soccer), football club based in Seongnam that competes in the K League 2, the second tier of South Korean football. It is one of the most successful clubs in South Korea and the ...

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