Koo Ja-cheol
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South KoreaCounted from the international goal archive — every scorer-credited goal in the matches it covers, 1916 to today. A record of covered matches, not a complete career count; own goals never join a scorer's tally.
Koo Ja-cheol is a South Korean former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Koo is considered one of the most successful South Korean players at the Bundesliga. He made 211 Bundesliga appearances, while playing for VfL Wolfsburg, FC Augsburg and Mainz 05. On the international side, he won a bronze medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics, and captained the South Korea national team at the 2014 FIFA World Cup. — Wikipedia
identity matched to Wikidata · last verified 2026-09-01
In the line-ups
15 appearances in recorded line-ups · 2011–2019The archive holds 15 team sheets naming Koo Ja-cheol in South Korea's starting line-up, from 2011-01-10 to 2019-01-11.
15 appearances in the starting line-ups the archive holds — not a career total. Our line-up coverage is partial, so a match he played that we hold no sheet for is simply not counted here.
International goals in our archive
12 goals across 11 scoring matches · 3 tournaments · 2011–2016| Date | Opponent | Result | Minutes | Competition | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-11-15 |  Uzbekistan | W2–1(h) | 85' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Seoul |
| 2016-09-01 |  China | W3–2(h) | 66' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Seoul |
| 2015-11-12 |  Myanmar | W4–0(h) | 30' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Suwon |
| 2015-10-08 |  Kuwait | W1–0(a) | 12' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Kuwait City |
| 2014-06-22 |  Algeria | L2–4(n) | 72' | FIFA World Cup | Porto Alegre |
| 2012-06-12 |  Lebanon | W3–0(h) | 90' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Goyang |
| 2011-11-15 | Lebanon | L1–2(a) | 20' (pen) | FIFA World Cup qualification | Beirut |
| 2011-01-28 | Uzbekistan | W3–2(n) | 18' | AFC Asian Cup | Doha |
| 2011-01-18 |  India | W4–1(n) | 9' | AFC Asian Cup | Doha |
| 2011-01-14 |  Australia | D1–1(n) | 24' | AFC Asian Cup | Doha |
| 2011-01-10 |  Bahrain | W2–1(n) | 41' 56' | AFC Asian Cup | Doha |
Honours
3 team trophies · Wikipedia + Wikidata, community-updated| Team honours3 | ||||
| Asian Games bronze medal | ×1 | 2010 | South Korea U23 | |
| EAFF Championship | ×1 | 2008 | South Korea | |
| Summer Olympics bronze medal | ×1 | 2012 | South Korea U23 | |
| Individual honours7 | ||||
| Scoring titles · 2 | ||||
| AFC Asian Cup top goalscorer | 2011 | |||
| K League 1 top assist provider | 2010 | |||
| Player of the year · 1 | ||||
| K League All-Star Game Most Valuable Player | 2013 | |||
| More honours · 4 | ||||
| FC Augsburg All-time XI | 2020 | |||
| K League 1 Best XI | 2010 | |||
| K League All-Star | 2010 | |||
| K League FANtastic Player | 2010 | |||