Netherlands “Attention Song Min-gyu, Eom Won-sang, Baek Seung-ho’s advancement to European soccer”
Will the three gold medalists from the Korean men’s soccer team at the 19th Hangzhou Asian Games in China challenge for Europe in January 2024?
The Dutch ‘Hayscamer Scout’ selected ▲ Song Min-gyu (24, Jeonbuk Hyundai) ▲ Eom Won-sang (24, Ulsan Hyundai) ▲ Baek Seung-ho (26, Jeonbuk Hyundai) as “winning members of the Hangzhou Asian Games awaiting advancement to Europe in the upcoming winter transfer market.” mentioned together.
‘Hayscamer Scout’ is a talent search company established in Groningen, Netherlands in 2011. The Netherlands is ranked 5th in the 2023-24 UEFA league rankings.
Song Min-gyu, Eom Won-sang, and Baek Seung-ho were scheduled to fulfill their national defense duties as men’s soccer players of the 2nd Gyeonggi University of the Armed Forces Athletic Corps (Sangmu) from December 4, 2023 to June 3, 2025, but were granted ‘special military service exemption’ after winning the gold medal at the Hangzhou Asian Games. What they have in common is that they have met the criteria for being transferred to athletic personnel.토토사이트
The three are tied for 9th place in the number of MVP selections in K League 1 games this season. Baek Seung-ho, captain of the Hangzhou Asian Games national team, is an all-round midfielder who plays defensive/central/offensive midfielder and scored 3 goals in 7 games in this tournament. He played an average of 74.3 minutes and averaged 0.52 points per 90 minutes.
Eom Won-sang played as an attacking midfielder and right winger, contributing 2 goals and 2 assists in 6 games to help the team reach the top of the Hangzhou Asian Games. Even though he only played 48.8 minutes per appearance, his average attack points per 90 minutes was 1.23. Song Min-gyu scored a key goal in the quarterfinals (2-0 win) against the host country, China.
Baek Seung-ho played for ▲Barcelona ▲Ferralada ▲Girona (both Spain) ▲Darmstadt (Germany) ▲2 points in 57 games in the Spanish 3rd division from 2016 to 2019 ▲3 games in the Spanish 1st division in 2019 ▲Germany from 2019 to 2021 He is a European player who recorded 2 goals and 6 assists in 41 games in the second division.
From the left, Song Min-gyu, Eom Won-sang, and Baek Seung-ho 2023 K League 1 profiles. Photo = Korea Professional Football League
He shone with the 2022 FIFA Qatar World Cup round of 16 match against Brazil (1-4 loss) as a consolation goal and the 2023 K League 1 Player of the Month award. He is also one of the seven Koreans who have played in Spain’s La Liga, which ranks second in the European league rankings.
Song Min-gyu attracted attention as the protagonist of transfer rumors for ▲Udinese (Italy) ▲Celtic (Scotland) ▲Fenerbahce (Turkiye) from October 2021 to January 2022. At the time, the European league rankings were ▲Italy 3rd ▲Scotland 11th ▲Turkiye 13th.
Since his professional debut in 2018, he is an all-round striker who has scored in four different positions, including ▲left wing, ▲right wing, ▲center forward, and ▲offensive midfielder, including the side, center, and first and second lines.
Um Won-sang contributed to the victory in the Hangzhou Asian Games based on his international experience accumulated through ▲2018 AFC U-19 Championship runner-up ▲2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup runner-up ▲2020 AFC U-23 Championship winner ▲2021 Tokyo Olympics quarterfinals .