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My Take
Cho Gue-sung is one of those strikers who kind of sneaked up on everyone and then suddenly you're watching him bag a brace at the 2022 World Cup against Ghana and thinking, wait, who is this guy? At 188 cm he's an absolute presence in the box — physical, fearless, the kind of center-forward who makes defenders uncomfortable on set pieces and in tight spaces alike. The path he took — Anyang Technical High School, then Gwangju University, grinding up through the Korean football pyramid — feels genuinely earned rather than fast-tracked. Still only in his mid-twenties as of 2024 and playing in the Danish Superliga with Midtjylland, he's at exactly the stage where you're watching closely to see if the ceiling is higher than anyone initially thought. I think it is.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Cho Gue-sung
- Name (Japanese)
- 曺圭成
- Reading
- ちょ・ぎゅそん
- Born
- January 25, 1998 (age 28)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aquarius / Tiger
- Origin
- Ansan, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea
- Height
- 188 cm
- Occupation
- association football player
2. Background
- High school
- Anyang Technical High School
- University
- Gwangju University
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/whrbtjd/
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%9B%B9%E5%9C%AD%E6%88%90
Frequently asked questions
When was Cho Gue-sung born?
Born January 25, 1998 (age 28).
Where is Cho Gue-sung from?
Cho Gue-sung is from Ansan, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea.
What does Cho Gue-sung do?
Cho Gue-sung works as association football player.
How tall is Cho Gue-sung?
Cho Gue-sung is 188 cm.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.