Choi Da-kyung

Choi Da-kyung
Personal information
Full name Choi Da-kyung
Date of birth (2000-11-08) 8 November 2000 (age 26)
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. She went on to play for Uiduk University.

Club career

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

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

International career

Choi played for the South Korea U20 team in the 2019 AFC U-19 Women's Championship. 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 in a 3–0 victory against India.

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.