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{{short description|Japanese-born North Korean footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2022}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name           = Son Min-chol
| image          = Minchol_Son_shillong.JPG
| image_size     = 220
| fullname       = Minchol Son
| birth_date     = {{birth date and age|1986|10|27|df=y}}
| birth_place    = [[Kyoto]], [[Japan]]
| height         = {{height|m=1.84|precision=0}}
| position       = [[Defender (football)|Centre back]]
| currentclub    =
| clubnumber     =
| youthyears1    =  |youthclubs1 =
| years1         = 2009–2010 |clubs1 = [[F.C. Ryūkyū|Ryūkyū]]                   |caps1= 21 |goals1= 0
| years2         = 2010–2012 |clubs2 = [[F.C. Korea]]                           |caps2= 60 |goals2= 5
| years3         = 2012–2015 |clubs3 = [[Shillong Lajong F.C.|Shillong Lajong]] |caps3= 61 |goals3= 1
| years4         = 2015–2016 |clubs4 = [[Mumbai FC|Mumbai]]                     |caps4= 12 |goals4= 2
| years5         = 2017      |clubs5 = [[Songkhla United F.C.|Songkhla United]] |caps5= 0  |goals5= 0
| years6         = 2017–2018 |clubs6 = [[Lee Man F.C.|Lee Man]]                 |caps6= 17 |goals6= 0
| nationalyears1 = 2007
| nationalteam1  = [[Korea DPR national football team|North Korea U23]]
| nationalcaps1  = 4 | nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2018
| nationalteam2  = [[United Koreans in Japan official football team|United Koreans in Japan]]
| nationalcaps2  = 1 | nationalgoals2 = 0
| pcupdate       = 31 May 2018
| ntupdate       =
}}
'''Son Min-chol''' ({{langx|ko|손민철/孫民哲}}; born 27 October 1986) is a former professional [[Association football|football]]er.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/indian-football/shillong-lajong-fc-minchol-son-voted-fans-mvp-of-the-season|title=Minchol Son voted fans MVP of the season|publisher=sportskeeda.com|access-date=24 July 2023|archive-date=20 June 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230620154617/https://www.sportskeeda.com/indian-football/shillong-lajong-fc-minchol-son-voted-fans-mvp-of-the-season|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.footballcounter.com/2016/minchol-son-expects-a-strong-challenge-in-his-new-club-mumbai-fc/|title=Minchol Son expects a strong challenge in his new club Mumbai FC|publisher=footballcounter.com|access-date=24 July 2023|archive-date=20 June 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230620154624/https://www.footballcounter.com/2016/minchol-son-expects-a-strong-challenge-in-his-new-club-mumbai-fc/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/north-korean-son-adds-some-brawn-to-mumbai-fc-defence/articleshow/50449365.cms|title=Son adds some brawn|publisher=indiatimes.com|access-date=24 July 2023|archive-date=21 June 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230621183619/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/north-korean-son-adds-some-brawn-to-mumbai-fc-defence/articleshow/50449365.cms|url-status=live}}</ref> Born in Japan, he represented [[North Korea national football team|North Korea]] at the youth level internationally.
==Career==
===Japan===
He played for [[F.C. Ryūkyū]] in the [[Japan Football League]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.syncar.jp/fc_ryukyu/players/13 |title=Syncar しんか〜 クラブプロフィール - 孫 民哲 |access-date=2012-10-07 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121208020648/http://www.syncar.jp/fc_ryukyu/players/13 |archive-date=2012-12-08 }}</ref> and later the [[Japanese Regional Leagues]] side [[FC Korea]].
===India===
On 9 June it was announced that he had signed a contract with [[I-League]] side [[Shillong Lajong FC|Shillong Laong]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.espnstar.com/football/news/detail/item812826/ |title=Football {{!}} Des Bulpin signs for Shillong Lajong {{!}} ESPNSTAR.com |website=www.espnstar.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120611011739/http://www.espnstar.com/football/news/detail/item812826 |archive-date=2012-06-11}}</ref> On 6 October he made his [[I-League]] debut against [[Mohun Bagan]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/93649/shillong-lajong-fc-vs-mohun-bagan/report |title=Report: Shillong Lajong 2-0 Mohun Bagan - Goal.com |website=www.goal.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121011070002/http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/93649/shillong-lajong-fc-vs-mohun-bagan/report |archive-date=2012-10-11}}</ref>
On 17 April 2013, his header gave his side a lead against [[Mumbai F.C.|Mumbai]], to help his side register a 2–0 win. Minchol was also captain of the Shillong Lajong squad for the 2013–14 season where the club finished at its highest ever standing.{{citation needed|date=August 2022}}
In 2015, he moved to another I-League club [[Mumbai FC|Mumbai]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.footballcounter.com/2016/minchol-son-expects-a-strong-challenge-in-his-new-club-mumbai-fc/|title=Minchol Son expects a strong challenge in his new club Mumbai FC|date=1 January 2016|first=Siddharth|last=Yadav|access-date=15 January 2022|website=footballcounter.com|publisher=Football Counter India|archive-date=20 June 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230620145308/https://www.footballcounter.com/2016/minchol-son-expects-a-strong-challenge-in-his-new-club-mumbai-fc/}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/indian-football/mumbai-fc-sign-two-foreign-players/article8034310.ece/amp/|title=Mumbai FC sign two foreign players|date=27 December 2015|agency=PTI|access-date=15 January 2022|website=sportstar.thehindu.com|publisher=[[Sportstar]]|archive-date=24 July 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230724074707/https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/indian-football/mumbai-fc-sign-two-foreign-players/article8034310.ece}}</ref>
===Hong Kong===
On 4 August 2017, Son was announced as a player for [[Hong Kong Premier League]] club [[Lee Man F.C.|Lee Man]].<ref>{{cite web|title=理文目標做巨人殺手 新韓援解釋「脫北」的故事|url=https://www.hk01.com/%E9%AB%94%E8%82%B2/110035/-%E6%B8%AF%E8%B6%85-%E7%90%86%E6%96%87%E7%9B%AE%E6%A8%99%E5%81%9A%E5%B7%A8%E4%BA%BA%E6%AE%BA%E6%89%8B-%E6%96%B0%E9%9F%93%E6%8F%B4%E8%A7%A3%E9%87%8B-%E8%84%AB%E5%8C%97-%E7%9A%84%E6%95%85%E4%BA%8B|website=HK01|accessdate=5 August 2017|archive-date=2 May 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230502153001/https://www.hk01.com/%E5%8D%B3%E6%99%82%E9%AB%94%E8%82%B2/110035/%E6%B8%AF%E8%B6%85-%E7%90%86%E6%96%87%E7%9B%AE%E6%A8%99%E5%81%9A%E5%B7%A8%E4%BA%BA%E6%AE%BA%E6%89%8B-%E6%96%B0%E9%9F%93%E6%8F%B4%E8%A7%A3%E9%87%8B-%E8%84%AB%E5%8C%97-%E7%9A%84%E6%95%85%E4%BA%8B|url-status=live}} {{in lang|zh-hk}}</ref>
==International career==
Son was called up to the [[North Korea national football team|North Korean squad]] in June 2014. In 2018, Son received a call-up from the [[FC Korea#Zainichi Koreans international side|United Koreans in Japan squad]] ahead of the [[2018 ConIFA World Football Cup]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.conifa.org/en/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Paddy-Power-CONIFA-WFC-2018-Team-Lists-All-Teams-No-MB.pdf|title=Paddy Power CONIFA World Football Cup 2018 Team List|publisher=CONIFA|access-date=3 May 2018|archive-date=4 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180504011256/http://www.conifa.org/en/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Paddy-Power-CONIFA-WFC-2018-Team-Lists-All-Teams-No-MB.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref>
==Personal life==
Minchol is a [[Koreans in Japan|North Korean born in Japan]]. He studied at [[Korea University (Japan)|Korea University]].
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
* {{Soccerway|minchol-son/271529}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Son, Minchol}}
[[Category:1986 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:North Korean men's footballers]]
[[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in India]]
[[Category:North Korean expatriate sportspeople in India]]
[[Category:Shillong Lajong FC players]]
[[Category:I-League players]]
[[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Japan]]
[[Category:Association football people from Kyoto]]
[[Category:North Korean expatriates in Japan]]
[[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Hong Kong]]
[[Category:Lee Man FC players]]
[[Category:Hong Kong Premier League players]]
[[Category:Zainichi Korean men's footballers]]
[[Category:Men's association football defenders]]
[[Category:21st-century South Korean sportsmen]]