Choe Myong-Ho is a North Korean

North Korea

The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea , , is a country in East Asia, occupying the northern half of the Korean Peninsula. Its capital and largest city is Pyongyang. The Korean Demilitarized Zone serves as the buffer zone between North Korea and South Korea...

 footballer, who currently plays for Pyongyang City Sports Group

Pyongyang City Sports Group

Pyongyang City Sports Club is a North Korean organization of physical education specialty with several departments. This organization based in Pyongyang....

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Career

Choe was one of the first native North Koreans to join a club abroad, Krylia Sovetov Samara of Russian Premier League

Russian Premier League

The Russian Premier League , currently called SOGAZ Russian Football Championship due to sponsorship reasons, is the top division of Russian football. There are 16 teams in the competition...

, and the first to play in Russia.

He was selected as the 2005 AFC Youth Player of the Year

Asian Young Footballer of the Year

The Asian Young Footballer of the Year award is presented to the best young football player from AFC. Officially awarded since 1995.- Winners :-Wins By Country:-See also:* Asian Footballer of the Year* AFC...

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Before moving to Russia

Russia

Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...

, Choe Myong-Ho had played for the Ministry of Light Industry team (Kyonggongop) in the DPR Korea League

DPR Korea League

Highest Class Football League is the football league-system championship in North Korea. The competition was founded in 2010....

 of his native country.

Due to his remarkable skills and talent the player has been called the "North Korean Ronaldo

Ronaldo

Ronaldo Luís Nazário de Lima , commonly known as Ronaldo, is a retired Brazilian footballer who last played for Corinthians. Ronaldo is widely considered to be the greatest 'pure' striker in the history of the modern game, and by some accounts, in the history of football. Ronaldo was one of the...

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Despite moving to the Russian club in 2006, Choe only made his full debut for the first team on June 27, 2007, in the Russian Cup, as Krylia Sovetov lost to KAMAZ Naberezhnye Chelny, by a single goal.

One of his teammates at Samara was Oh Beom-Seok

Oh Beom-Seok

Oh Beom-Seok is a South Korean football right back, who plays for K-League side Suwon Bluewings.He played at the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship in UAE and played in all matches of Korea that advanced to the round of 16. He was a member of the South Korea national team for 2007 AFC Asian...

 who is from the South Korea

South Korea

The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...

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Choe wasn't registered by Krylia to play in the 2009 season.

International career

He was a member of his country's U-17 national team, Choe Myong-Ho took part in the 2005 FIFA U-17 World Championship

2005 FIFA U-17 World Championship

The 2005 FIFA U-17 World Championship was held in the cities of Lima, Trujillo, Chiclayo, Piura and Iquitos in Peru between 16 September and 2 October 2005. Players born after 1 January 1988 could participate in this tournament...

 (scoring three times in four games) and the AFC U-17 Championship 2006

AFC U-17 Championship 2006

The 2006 AFC U-17 Championship was the 12th AFC U-17 Championship football competition organised by the Asian Football Confederation , which was held between September 3 and September 16, 2006 in Singapore...

, where his side finished runners-up.