Veteran women’s national football team midfielder Cho So-hyun, 35, has joined Birmingham City of the English Women’s Second Division (Championship).Birmingham City announced the signing of Cho on Friday (15 November). The contract is for one year with an option to extend for a further year.Cho is one of the most iconic players in South Korean women’s football, with 148 caps for the senior national team, tied with Ji So-yeon (Suwon FC) for the most caps in history.At the FIFA Women’s World Cup Australia-New Zealand, which concluded last month, she scored the opening goal in the final group game against Germany to become the only goal scorer of the tournament for South Korea, who finished bottom of the group with one point after a 1-1 draw. It was his 26th goal in A-matches.After playing for Suwon Facilities Management and Incheon Hyundai Steel in the WK League, he had his first taste of life abroad in 2016 when he joined Kobe Ainak (Japan) on loan, and also tried his hand at European football when he joined Norwegian side Avaldnes in 2018.In 2019, she broke into the English Women’s Super League (WSL) in a West Ham shirt, and from 2021, she played for Tottenham.Her contract with Spurs ended ahead of the World Cup and she has been looking for a new club ever since.Birmingham City Women won the Women’s Football Association (FA) Cup in 2011-2012 and were WSL runners-up in 2011 and 2012.After being relegated to the bottom of the WSL in the 2021-2022 season, they finished second in the Championship in 2022-2023, but have had a slow start to the season with one draw and two defeats in three league games.Birmingham City are also reportedly pursuing the signing of South Korean international striker 온라인카지노 Choi Yoo-ri (Hyundai Steel), with the possibility of the two players playing together.