Born in
Pyongyang, Choe was one of the first native North Koreans to join a club abroad,
Krylia Sovetov Samara of the
Russian Premier League and the first to play in Russia. He was selected as the 2005
AFC Youth Player of the Year. Before moving to
Russia, Choe Myong-ho had played for the Ministry of Light Industry team (
Kyonggongop) in the
DPR Korea League of his native country. Despite moving to the Russian club in 2006, Choe only made his full debut for the first team on 27 June 2007, in the
Russian Cup, as Krylia Sovetov lost to
KAMAZ Naberezhnye Chelny, by a single goal. Choe wasn't registered by Krylia to play in the 2009 season. ==International career==