Ri Yong-chol

Ri Yong-chol (Korean: 리영철; born 8 January 1991) is a North Korean footballer who currently plays as a defender for North Korean club Hwaebul Sports Club.[2]

Ri Yong-chol
Personal information
Date of birth (1991-01-08) 8 January 1991[1]
Place of birth North Korea
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 12 in)
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
Hwaebul
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015– Kyonggongop
Hwaebul
National team
North Korea U-20 3 (0)
2014– North Korea 11 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 6 May 2016
Ri Yong-chol
Chosŏn'gŭl
리영철
Revised RomanizationI Yeong-cheol
McCune–ReischauerRi Yŏng-ch'ŏl

International career

Ri made his first senior international appearance in a friendly in and against Kuwait on 31 October 2014, playing his entire debut match.[3]

References

  1. "Yong-chol Ri Steckbrief" (in German). weltfussbal.de. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
  2. "DPR Korea National team for EAFF E-1 Football Championship 2017" (PDF) (in English, Korean, and Japanese). Korean Football Association in Japan. 29 November 2017. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
  3. "Kuwait vs. North Korea (1:0)". National Football Teams. Retrieved 6 May 2016.


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