Cho Hyun-woo, who kept his promise for the first time as an active player, donated all 10 million won in MVP prize money to the K-League assist
Feb 17, 2025
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The donation delivery ceremony was held ahead of the opening match between Ulsan and Anyang on the 16th 'Hana Bank K League 1 2025'. Cho Hyun-woo won the K League 1 MVP award at the 'Hana Bank K League 2024 Awards' held last year and will donate the entire prize money to young friends who dream of becoming soccer players even in difficult circumstances"I promised.
Cho Hyun-woo donated the entire prize money of 10 million won to fulfill this promise, and the donation will be used for 'K League Dream Assistance' through the foundation at Cho's request.
K-League Dream Assist is a representative social contribution project being carried out by the foundation, and it is a program in which former and current K-League and WK-League players conduct one-on-one mentoring throughout the year for soccer youth who dream of becoming professional soccer players. K-League Dream Association was launched in 2020 and marks its sixth year this year.
In particular, Cho Hyun-woo participated as a mentor for a total of three years from the 1st to the 3rd term of the K-League Dream Association, and among them, Chun Min-chul, who was Cho Hyun-woo's 2nd mentee, is now growing into the Gimcheon Sangmu U-18 goalkeeper.
Cho Hyun-woo's donation is also special in that it is the first time an active K-League player has made an individual donation to the foundation. Until now, retired players such as Lee Chun-soo and Kim Byung-ji have made individual donations to the foundation. Among the active players, all Ulsan athletes donate 1% of their salary every month.
Therefore, the donation is expected to show that K-League players not only play games but also play as social responsibility players, and to serve as an opportunity and a good precedent for more K-League players to participate in this move in the future.
Cho never imagined "'MVP Award and Donation' I set a good precedent thanks to the help and suggestions of my family. In addition, I am grateful to my colleagues and fans for helping me to come to this place."
K League Assistance is a social contribution foundation established by the Korea Professional Football Federation in 2023. The federation wants the foundation to play a central role in the social contribution activities of all K-League members (the federation, clubs, players, and fans) and take the lead in creating a healthy community through this.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
