Director POSTECH, are you watching?'Tottenham Teenage Shindong Yang Min-hyuk Chooses Korean National Team for the First Time' Local Lighting in 英
Aug 26, 2024
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The fact that Yang Min-hyuk (18, Tottenham) of the 'High School Express' was selected for the Korean national soccer A team was also highlighted in the field.
Yang Min-hyuk was included in the final 26 members of the A-match final list in September released by A national team coach Hong Myung-bo on the 26th. South Korea will play the first and second rounds of the third Asian qualifying round for the 2026 North-China World Cup against Palestine on September 5 and Oman on September 9.
Tottenham's news website Spurs Web reported that Yang Min-hyuk, Tottenham's summer recruit, was selected for the Korean national team for the first time through his impressive performance in Gangwon Province this season.
The media said Yang Min-hyuk made his K-League debut as a member of Gangwon this year and drew attention with his performance of eight goals and five assists in 28 games.
"'Spurs Web' is 'Yang Min-hyuk's performance was enough to attract the attention of European clubs"Tottenham invested about 4 million euros (about 6 billion won) to recruit Yang Min-hyuk," he added.
He went on to say, `We have made an important milestone before we take a big move to Europe,' `Yang Min-hyuk will hope to make a strong impression in the A-match.'
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`Spursweb' is not surprising. Yang Min-hyuk is considered one of the best strikers in the K-League this season."
Meanwhile, Hong Myung-bo responded to Yang Min-hyuk's selection by saying, `He showed enough performance to make the national team. Although there is a point (of form) that is inferior to the best July, I thought I deserved to be in the national team just by my appearance so far. I thought it was time to give a chance to young player Yang Minhyuk`"Yang Min-hyuk is a player we all look forward to. I hope you do well in the national team, too", he explained the background of the selection.
Through the Gangwon club, Yang Min-hyuk said, `I'm very honored. I would like to thank the coaching staff, the fans, my teammates, and all the people who helped and supported me in selecting the national team"As it represents the country, I will work harder with a sense of responsibility. I will do my best to show you good performances on the field," he said, expressing his feelings about having a meal in advance with Son Heung-min, who will be a teammate of his team in January next year.
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