Jo Hyeon-woo

Jo Hyeon-woo (Hangul: 조현우; Hanja: 趙賢祐; born 25 September 1991) is a South Korean footballer who plays as goalkeeper for Ulsan Hyundai and the South Korean national team.

Club Career

He was selected by Daegu FC in the 2013 K League 1 draft.

Cho Hyun-woo, who became an FA after the 2019 season, completed basic military training and moved to Ulsan Hyundai on 20 January 2020. Ulsan held the bench in the first group match of the AFC Champions League against FC Tokyo on 11 February 2020, the first game of the season.

International Career

Early career

In November 2015, Jo was called up for South Korea's national team by manager Uli Stielike to play in the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Laos and Myanmar. He was selected as the national representative for the EAFF E-1 Football Championship in 2017 winning the competition's best goalkeeper award.

2018 FIFA World Cup

In May 2018 Jo Hyeon-Woo was named in South Korea’s preliminary 28-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. Originally chosen as the third-choice keeper, he ended up in the starting line-up due to the fact that he was taller than the other two keepers, thus making his debut for the first time ever in a major competition. His performances in the first two matches against Sweden and Mexico were impressive, despite both ending in defeats for South Korea. He was lauded particularly for his point-blank save against Swedish striker Marcus Berg which put him in the spotlight. Jo then played a prominent role in Germany's historic elimination from the first round of a World Cup for the first time since 1938 with a stellar performance, earning him the Man of the Match award. Cho made seven saves without conceding any goals. Unbeknownst to Jo or his teammates until the match was over, South Korea was also eliminated from the tournament despite their win (due to Sweden beating Mexico 0–3). South Korea finished ahead of Germany in Group F, placing third.

2018

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