'21-year-old military-pil scammer'Lee Young-joon joins the ranks of European leagues → Until 2028 when he joined Grashofer
Jul 30, 2024
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Swiss club Grashofer announced on its official channel on the 30th (Korea time) that it has recruited center forward Lee Young-joon (21), who played for Suwon FC.
Regarding Lee Young-joon, Grashofer recently proved his ability by playing on loan at Kimcheon Sangmu in the K League 1. He gained international experience with South Korea's U-19, U-20, and U-23 national teams. He is tall, physically, and physically strong.'
Sports director Stefan Schwarz of Grashofer "Lee Young-jun is a resource that fits exactly our requirements. He is a young player with a lot of potential as well as proven skills. I'm glad he chose Grashofer."
Lee Young-joon said, `I'm really happy to join Grashofer. This transfer will be a whole new challenge for me. I'm really looking forward to being given the opportunity to contribute to the team" he said.
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It is the first time in two years that a Korean player has joined Grashofer since Jung Sang-bin (Minnesota) in 2022.
Lee Young-joon, who has a confident build of 1m92-87kg, stood out at the U-20 World Cup last year with a high level of scoring sense.
As a member of the Olympic team, he also scored four goals in four games.
Lee Young-joon was from Suwon Samsung Youth and made his professional debut at Suwon FC in 2021 and played for three years. While serving in the military in Gimcheon from 2023 to 2024, he played in 21 games in both K League 1 and K League 2, scoring four goals and two assists. Lee Young-joon, who completed his military service on the 15th, has the conditions to freely challenge the European stage like Oh Hyun-kyu.
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