"亞's best defender"Jang Hyun-soo, Algarapa to play with Hoselu on a three-year extension."
Jul 03, 2024
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Algarapa signed a three-year contract with Korean player Jang Hyun-soo on the 3rd (Korea Standard Time) "After recruiting Real Madrid star Hosselu, the team succeeded in signing a three-year contract with South Korean player Jang Hyun-soo with an internal judgment to go one step further." he announced.
Jang Hyun-soo is considered one of the best defenders on the Asian continent. His performance with the Panthers (known as Algarapa) in the second half of last season was a decisive motive for signing a contract. Jang Hyun-soo said, "I have leadership as well as skills."
Jang Hyun-soo left Saudi Arabia's Al-Hilal in November last year to join Al-Garafa, and in the second half of the Qatar Stars League, he became the main center back in the favor of coach Pedro Martins Al-Garafa and played in 11 games.
It was a season where he showed off his good health. Jang Hyun-soo stopped his activities and devoted himself to treatment after a lymphatic gland-positive tumor was found in June last year. On September 1st, through a private channel "100% recovered from cancer." made public the fact. Al-Hilal exceptionally gave two-sided support to a player from Korea. 'Jang' was the most beloved alien in al-Hilal. Even when he left for Algarapa, he even received a special farewell ceremony.
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Jang Hyun-soo, a gold medalist at the 2014 Incheon Asian Games, played 58 A matches (three goals). However, in 2018, he was permanently deprived of his qualifications for the national team after he was found to have falsely submitted his performance as a volunteer for special military service. At the time, former national team coach Paulo Bento said, `Jang Hyun-soo's exclusion from the list is clearly a loss in terms of performance. Jang Hyun-soo was basically a player who helped the team a lot."
Jang Hyun-soo was once rumored to return to Korea, but he will continue his challenge in Qatar for the next three years. He will soon share a team with Spanish striker Hosselu, who won the European Champions League at Real Madrid in the 2023-2024 season. Algarapa ranked third in the Qatar League in the 2023-2024 season and qualified for the Asian Champions League Elite Playoff.
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