| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Park Joo-Ho | ||
| Date of birth | 16 January 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Seoul, South Korea | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Leftback/Wingback | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | 1. FSV Mainz 05 | ||
| Number | 24 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Soongsil University | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2008 | Mito HollyHock | 24 | (0) |
| 2009 | Kashima Antlers | 19 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Júbilo Iwata | 34 | (2) |
| 2011–2013 | FC Basel | 47 | (1) |
| 2013– | 1. FSV Mainz 05 | 15 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2006–2007 | South Korea U-20 | 21 | (2) |
| 2007 | South Korea U-23 | 1 | (0) |
| 2010– | South Korea | 13 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 December 2013.
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19 November 2013 | |||
| Park Joo-Ho | |
| Hangul | 박주호 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 朴柱昊 |
| Revised Romanization | Bak Ju-ho |
| McCune–Reischauer | Pak Chu-ho |
Park Joo-Ho (Korean: 박주호; born 16 January 1987 in Seoul) is a South Korean football player currently playing for 1. FSV Mainz 05 in the Bundesliga. As captain, he played for South Korea national under-20 football team in 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Canada.
Career
Japan
Park began his professional career by Mito HollyHock in the J. League Division 2. He played there for one year and transferred to Kashima Antlers in the J. League Division 1. At the end of the 2009 season he won the championship title with his club. He then transferred to Júbilo Iwata.
Basel
In June 2011, Park Joo-Ho signed a 4-year contract with Swiss Super League club FC Basel.[1][2] In July 2011, he played with his new club in the Uhrencup and won the tournament. He played his League debut on 20 August 2011 in the 3:1 away defeat against FC Luzern.[3] He has since established himself as Basel's first choice left back, and helped his team become the first Swiss club to advance to the knockout stages of a UEFA Champions League. At the end of the 2011–12 season, Park won the Double, the LeagueChampionship title[4] and the Swiss Cup[5] with the club.
The following season Basel had to rotate their players a lot because they played twenty European games,Champions League qualifiers and Europa League. Park lost his first-choice place in their defense, but still came to 21 League matches. Park scored his first league goal for Basel on 21 April 2013, in the 2–2 away draw against Thun.[6] At the end of the Swiss Super League season 2012–13, Park won the Championship title[7] and was Swiss Cup runner up with Basel.[8] In the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League, Basel advanced to the semi-finals, there being matched against the reigning UEFA Champions League holders Chelsea, but they were beaten 2–5 on aggregate.[9]
1. FSV Mainz 05
On 17 July 2013, 1. FSV Mainz 05 announced the signing of Park on a full transfer from Basel. He signed a two-year contract through June 2015 with a club option for an additional two years.[10]
International career
His international career began when he played for the South Korea U-20. He was a member of 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup.
On 18 January 2010, he made his first international cap for South Korea at the friendly match against Finland. In May 2012, Park was recalled to the national team for their World Cup qualifying matches against Qatar and Lebanon
