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Cho Hyung-Ik (Hangul: ์กฐํ์ต; 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 2โ3 away loss against Gwangju FC. He was implicated in the South Korean football betting scandal in 2011 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
- As of 25 July 2011
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| South Korea | League | KFA Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||
| 2008 | Daegu FC | K-League | 22 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 34 | 1 |
| 2009 | 27 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 35 | 7 | ||
| 2010 | 25 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 31 | 9 | ||
| 2011 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 87 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 24 | 4 | 118 | 19 | ||