Park Chu-young

Park Chu-young (Korean: 박주영; Hanja: 朴主永; Korean pronunciation: [pak̚.t͈ɕu.jʌŋ]; also romanised as Park Ju-young; born 10 July 1985) is a South Korean footballer who plays as a forward for FC Seoul.

Club Career

FC Seoul

In February 2005, Park joined the K League, where he signed with FC Seoul with highest salary as rookie player In Park's first season, he scored in second appearance. Eventually, he scored 18 goals and gave 4 assists in 30 appearances including matches of the Korean League Cup, receiving the K League Young Player of the Year award by common consent for the first time in K League history. However, he underperformed the next year because his weaknesses were exposed by other teams, and played only 15 games during the 2007 season due to his on-and-off foot injury. He also missed the FC Seoul's friendly match with Manchester United during the time of his injury.

Monaco

On 1 September 2008, Park completed a move to Monaco. On 13 September, he scored on his debut against Lorient in the 26th minute. In the 2nd half, he assisted his teammate Frederic Nimani's goal before being substituted. The game ended 2–0, and Park was named as the Man of the Match. In his first season at Monaco, he went on to make 31 appearance, scoring five times.

In his second season at Monaco, Park scored three goals in the first half of the season. On 30 January 2010, Park signed a three-year contract with Monaco that would keep him until 2013. Despite having three injuries during the season, Park remained on the first team, as he scored eight goals in twenty-seven appearance.

His last season at Monaco gave him mixed results. Park scored five goals in the first half of the season. But then, after scoring against Sochaux, Park celebrated, which resulted him injuring his right knee and kept him out for four weeks. On 13 February 2011, Park scored his seventh goal of the season in a 3–1 win over Lorient. Thirteen days later, Park scored a brace in a 2–

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