{{Short description|South Korean footballer (born 2001)}} {{family name hatnote|Choi|lang=Korean}} {{Use mdy dates|date=November 2025}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Choi Sung-beom | image = | alt = | caption = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2001|12|24}} | birth_place = South Korea | height = 1.73 m | position = Winger | currentclub = FC Anyang | clubnumber = 11 | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = | youthyears2 = | youthclubs2 = | years1 = 2023– | clubs1 = FC Anyang | caps1 = 57 | goals1 = 7 | nationalyears1 = 2022–2024 | nationalteam1 = South Korea U-23 | nationalcaps1 = 0 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | club-update = November 1, 2025 | module = {{Infobox Korean name/auto|child=yes | hangul = %최성범 | hanja = }} }}
'''Choi Sung-beom''' ({{Korean|hangul=최성범}}; born December 24, 2001) is a South Korean professional footballer who plays as a winger for K League 1 club FC Anyang. He made his appearance in the 2023 K League 2 season and scored his debut goal at the 2023 Korean FA Cup. His first pair of league goals occurred in 2024 and, following Anyang's promotion to the top division, he scored a second pair in the 2025 season.
==Early life and youth career== Choi Sung-beom was born December 24, 2001.<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ko:FC안양 > 선수단 > 선수 상세보기 – 최성범|url=https://www.fc-anyang.com/player/player_view.asp?idx=111&pos=FW|publisher=FC Anyang|access-date=November 7, 2025|language=ko}}</ref> His hometown in Cheongju in North Chungcheong Province.<ref name="Sports-G">{{cite news|last=Kim|first=Gwi-hyeok|script-title=ko:"내친김에 오늘 목표 깨야죠" FC안양 최성범의 동기부여 '공격 포인트 2개'|url=http://www.sports-g.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=212505|access-date=November 7, 2025|agency=Sports-G|date=October 18, 2025|language=ko}}</ref> He attended Yeongdeungpo Technical High School and later studied at Sungkyunkwan University.<ref name="InterFootball">{{cite news|last=Shin|first=In-seop|script-title=ko:[오피셜] 안양, 김성동, 문성우, 최성범 등 신인 3명 영입|url=https://www.interfootball.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=593606|access-date=November 7, 2025|work=InterFootball|date=December 29, 2022|language=ko}}</ref>
==Senior career== In 2022, Choi signed a professional contract with K League 2 club FC Anyang.<ref name="InterFootball"/> He made his first appearance in March at the opening match of the 2023 K League 2 season, a 1–0 victory against Jeonnam Dragons.<ref>{{cite news|last=Yu|first=Chang-hyeon|script-title=ko:'조나탄 극장골' FC안양, 전남과의 개막전 승리로 장식|url=https://www.kgnews.co.kr/news/article.html?no=738531|access-date=November 7, 2025|work=KG News|date=March 1, 2023|language=ko}}</ref> Later that month, he made his debut goal in a 1–4 loss against Busan IPark at the 2023 Korean FA Cup.<ref>{{cite news|last=An|first=Hong-seok|script-title=ko:K리그2 부산, FC안양 4-1로 꺾고 FA컵 3라운드 진출|url=https://www.yna.co.kr/view/AKR20230329179300007|access-date=November 7, 2025|agency=Yonhap News Agency|date=March 29, 2023|language=ko}}</ref> He made ten appearances during the season, recording one assist.<ref name="Sports-G"/>
In the 2024 season, Choi provided both assists in Anyang's 2–0 victory against Chungbuk Cheongju FC in June, contributing to the club's rise to the summit of the second division standings. He accomplished the uncommon feat of attaining his first two assists of the season in a single match.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Kim|first=Yu-mi|script-title=ko:[b11 인터뷰] "인터뷰는 처음이라..." 떨며 이야기한 안양 최성범, 피치에선 '강심장' 모드|url=https://www.besteleven.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=225157|access-date=November 7, 2025|work=Best Eleven|date=June 3, 2024|language=ko}}</ref> By the end of the year, he scored his first two league goals.<ref name="Sports-G"/>
Following Anyang's promotion to K League 1, Choi netted his first top-division goal in the 2025 season, becoming the first Anyang player to score against FC Seoul in a 2–1 defeat.<ref>{{cite news|last=Kang|first=Guk-jin|script-title=ko:떠난 주민규 앞에서 새로 온 허율 터졌다|url=https://www.seoul.co.kr/news/sport/soccer/2025/02/24/20250224026002|access-date=November 7, 2025|work=Seoul Shinmun|date=February 23, 2025|language=ko}}</ref> He later contributed one goal in a 4–0 victory over Daegu FC, his first home-game score in the top tier league, ending a three-game losing streak for Anyang. Throughout his career, he has primarily been utilized as a substitute.<ref>{{cite web|last=Kim|first=Hee-jun|script-title=ko:[케터뷰] 안양 최성범, 4달간 같은 자리에서 응원한 아이를 위한 특별한 세리머니|url=https://www.footballist.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=199528|access-date=November 7, 2025|work=Footballist|date=July 26, 2024|language=ko}}</ref>
==International career== In 2022, Choi received a call-up to the South Korea national under-23 football team.<ref>{{cite news|last=Kim|first=Yong-il|script-title=ko:연이은 한일전 참패에...덴소컵 앞두고 '분위기 A대표팀 저리가라' [SS현장]|url=https://www.sportsseoul.com/news/read/1155410|access-date=November 7, 2025|work=Sportsseoul|date=August 30, 2022|language=ko}}</ref>
==Style of play== Choi is a winger who can be deployed as a central midfielder. He is noted for his quick speed and dribbling ability.<ref name="InterFootball"/>
==Career statistics== {{updated|November 1, 2025.}}<ref>{{Soccerway|new_id=choi-sung-bum/Ovq1MwvU|access-date=November 7, 2025}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition |- ! rowspan="2"|Club ! rowspan="2"|Season ! colspan="3"|League ! colspan="2"|Cup ! colspan="2"|Continental ! colspan="2"|Other ! colspan="2"|Total |- ! Division ! Apps ! Goals ! Apps ! Goals ! Apps ! Goals ! Apps ! Goals ! Apps ! Goals |- | rowspan="3"|FC Anyang | 2023 | rowspan="2"|K League 2 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 |- | 2024 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 |- | 2025 | K League 1 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 2 |- ! colspan="3"|Career total ! 43 ! 4 ! 2 ! 1 ! 0 ! 0 ! 0 ! 0 ! 45 ! 5 |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{K League player}}
{{FC Anyang squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Choi, Sung-beom}} Category:21st-century South Korean sportsmen Category:2001 births Category:FC Anyang players Category:K League 1 players Category:K League 2 players Category:Living people Category:Men's association football wingers Category:South Korea men's under-23 international footballers Category:South Korea men's youth international footballers Category:Sportspeople from Cheongju Category:Sungkyunkwan University alumni