Cho Wi-je
Squad number 14 · Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Their 2026 World Cup
Cho Wi-je travelled to the 2026 World Cup with South Korea, wearing number 14, without ever getting on the pitch. His side played 3 matches (1 win and 2 defeats) and bowed out in the group stage (Group A), beaten by South Africa 1-0.
Defence went to Lee Han-Beom (3 matches, 270′) and Lee Gi-Hyuk (3 matches, 270′).
Another 3 players in the South Korea squad ended up the same way, without a single minute. The full run is on the South Korea team page.
Biography
Cho Wi-je (Korean: 조위제; born 25 August 2001) is a South Korean professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors and the South Korea national team.
Club career In 2021, Cho Wi-je signed a professional contract with Busan IPark. Four years later, he received a call from Jeonbuk and joined Jeonbuk in January 2026.
International career Cho Wi-je was called up to the South Korea squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup on 31 May 2026 as a replacement for the injured Cho Yu-min.
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · text adapted from the article.
See all the tournament stats on the World Cup data hub.
Photo: Explicit · Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)