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| Junho, head of the UNESCO Korea Committee's Sponsored Public Relations Center, delivers a gift to Lee Jae-sung, a member of the UNESCO Friends national team, at a farewell ceremony held at Incheon International Airport Terminal 1 on the 14th. Photo courtesy = UNESCO Korea Committee |
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'National team body'Lee Jae-sung (32, Mainz) has once again been recognized as an offensive midfielder representing the Bundesliga.
The German soccer magazine 'Kicker' is announcing Langliste by position in the second half of the German Bundesliga in the 2023-2024 season ahead of the 2024-2025 season. In German, 'Rangliste" means a sports table, ranking. It's a kind of player evaluation ranking. This time, based on the performance in the second half of last season, players were graded by position. Only 12 of the best performers were selected for the Langliste attacking midfielder category. Lee Jae-sung received a rating of 'Nationale Klase'. 'National Class' refers to a player who will work for any team in the domestic (Bundesliga) stage. Lee Jae-sung came in 11th place. In the second half of the year, he played in 13 games and was highly praised for his explosive performance with four goals and four assists. Thanks to Lee Jae-sung's strong performance, Mainz managed to stay in 13th place.
Lee Jae-sung, who joined Mainz in the summer of 2021 after passing through Jeonbuk (2014-2018) and Holstein Kill (2018-2021), was listed on the Langlist for the third time in his personal career after the first half of the 2021-2022 season (10th) and the second half of the 2022-2023 season (7th). At the time of selection for the second half of the 2022-2023 season 'Kicker'"Little South Korean phenomenon Lee Jae-sung scored five goals and five assists in the second half for Mainz. At the time, Bayern Munich's 'Living Legend'Thomas Müller ranked eighth, one place lower than Lee Jae-sung. Again, Mueller ranked 12th, just below Lee Jae-sung. In the second half of the 2023-2024 season, Florian Birtz (Leverkusen) ranked first in the Langliste offensive midfielder, Dani Olmo (Leifchich), Xavi Simmons (Leifchich) ranked third, and Jamal Musiala (München) ranked fourth. There was no 'world class'.
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| The match between South Korea and China in the second qualifying round of the 2026 FIFA North-China World Cup at Seoul World Cup Stadium on the 11th. Lee Jae-sung is trying to break through. Sangam = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2024.06.11/ |
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Lee Jae-sung recorded the second highest number of selections among Korean players who received the National Class or higher level after Cha Bum-keun (14 times). Son Heung-min (Tottenham), who played for Hamburg and Leverkusen, was selected twice, Koo Ja-cheol (Jeju), who played for Augsburg and Mainz, and Park Joo-ho (retired), who played for Dortmund and Mainz, were selected once each. Cha Bum-keun is still one of the "International Classes" who can work on international stages such as the European Champions League. In the first half of the 1979-1980 season, Cha Bum-keun received a 'World Class' grade evaluation. In the second half of the 1979-1980 season, the first half of the 1982-1983 season, the first half of the 1985-1986 season, and the second half of the 1985-1986 season, they were selected as "International Class". There has been no Korean International Class for 36 years since 'Cha Boom'.
Unfortunately, Kim Min-jae, who joined Munich last summer, was not listed on the Langlist. As for the reason for omitting Kim Min-jae from the center-back standings "Kim Min-jae lost his starting position in Munich after the Asian Cup. The performance also dropped sharply. For example, in the first leg (2-2) of the Champions League semi-final against Real Madrid, he provided an excuse for both goals to be lost. Teammate Eric Dier finished eighth and Matthijs De Licht ninth. Hiroki Ito, a member of the Japanese national team recruited from Stuttgart this summer, came in third place with 'International Class'.
Langliste began in 1956 and boasts nearly 70 years of history and tradition. It is famous for its strict evaluation criteria, such as not overusing 'World Class' easily.
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| Lee Jae-sung, who attended the 2024 Asian Cup national soccer team's list announcement ceremony and list announcement ceremony held at Yongsan CGV on the 28th, poses. Yongsan= Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2023.12.28/ |
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