Cho Gue-sung

South Korea · FW

2026 World Cup squad profile

Position
FW
Squad role
Projected starter
Position rank
#2
Intl caps
42
Intl goals
10
Intl assists
3
0.55(model rating, 0–1)
9.2%

See Cho Gue-sung on the full South Korea scoring list →

Recent form

Cooling

2022/23 international form vs the player's multi-season baseline (6.43 vs 6.96).

Major tournament stats

TournamentMPMinGAxGShKPPrgPPrgCTklInt
World Cup 20224295200.7817501
Event data from StatsBomb open data, covering the World Cup, Euro, Copa América and AFCON finals. Small per-tournament samples. Totals shown, not per-90 rates.
▸How to read this table— 11 columns explained
MP
Matches played in the tournament.
Min
Total minutes on the pitch.
G
Goals scored (penalties in normal play included; shootouts excluded).
A
Assists: passes that directly led to a goal.
xG
Expected goals: summed per-shot quality (StatsBomb's model).
Sh
Shots taken.
KP
Key passes: passes that led to a shot.
PrgP
Progressive passes: completed passes moving the ball ≥10m toward goal.
PrgC
Progressive carries: carries advancing ≥5m toward goal.
Tkl
Tackles won.
Int
Interceptions.

Tournament scouting radar

Defending

Tackles won / 90
0.00
6
Interceptions / 90
0.31
49
Ball recoveries / 90
2.44
15
Blocks / 90
1.22
49
Clearances / 90
0.92
78
Pressures / 90
17.69
83

Passing & progression

Prog. passes / 90
2.14
37
Key passes / 90
0.31
8
Prog. carries / 90
1.53
2
Pass completion %
65.0%
5

Possession

Carries / 90
13.12
5
Dribbles / 90
0.31
6

Per-90 rates from major-tournament event data (StatsBomb), ranked vs 65 forwards with ≥270 minutes in the same finals. Higher = better.

International profile

Cho Gue-sung has 42 caps and 10 international goals for South Korea, a FW projected to start. Big-5 European league career stats aren't available for this player, but the model still rates their 2026 outlook.

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