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| ◇If Son Heung-min played against Jordan, wouldn't he have celebrated like this. Sangam = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2023.03.28/ |
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| The national soccer team players, led by head coach Klinsmann, continued their call-up training at the Busan Asiad Stadium on the 15th.. Son Heung-min and Oh Hyun-kyu are warming up by running. Busan = Reporter Choi Moon-young @sportschosun.com /2023.06.15/ |
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Oh Hyun-kyu's debut goal for the national team, cheering Korean residents
(Amman =Yonhap News) Ryu Young-seok = The match between South Korea and Jordan in the third round of the 2026 FIFA World Cup Asia qualifying round at Amman International Stadium in Jordan on the 10th (local time). Oh Hyun-kyu is delighted with Bae Joon-ho in front of cheering Korean residents after scoring his team's second goal and his national team debut goal. 2024.10.11
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"It's taken a long time."
This is how national striker Oh Hyun-kyu (23, Genk) felt after scoring an additional goal in the third Group B match of the 2026 North-China World Cup Asia 3rd qualifying round against Jordan at Amman International Stadium in Jordan on the 10th (Korea time). Oh Hyun-kyu, who was substituted for Joo Min-kyu (Ulsan) in the 7th minute of the second half with Lee Jae-sung (Mainz)'s header first goal in the 38th minute of the first half, cut the net with a sharp right foot shot in the 23rd minute of the second half. With captain Son Heung-min (Tottenham) falling due to a hamstring injury and Hwang Hee-chan (Wolverhampton) away due to an injury in the middle of the first half, he contributed to the victory with his trademark daredevil and bold shots.
It took a long time, as Oh Hyun-kyu said, from his debut in the A match to his first goal. Oh Hyun-kyu made his A national team debut in a friendly match against Iceland in November 2022 while playing for Suwon Samsung, and did not have a goal when he played for Celtic (2023-2024). No goals have been scored in 11 A matches in two years. In a friendly match against Uruguay in March last year, Lee Kang-in's cross was scored with a right-footed turning shot in the 39th minute of the second half, but as a result of the VAR, the score was invalidated and the score was swallowed up. Since the Qatar Asian Cup last year, it has not been re-signed to the national team for nearly eight months until the A-match day in October, so he may have become increasingly anxious.
It was none other than captain Son Heung-min who instilled the driving force for Oh Hyun-kyu to endure the match against Jordan. Son Heung-min started against Uruguay in June last year and was replaced in the 17th minute of the second half without income and expressed disappointment on the bench, saying, 'Hyun-kyu, don't be disappointed. Okay? That's how you learn. There are more important games left in the future,' he encouraged. Son Heung-min picked Oh Hyun-kyu as the most grateful player after the Qatar World Cup. In the aftermath of his orbital fracture, he sacrificed himself because of me to Oh Hyun-kyu, who was selected to the waiting group and watched all four games from the stands until the round of 16. Despite being a young player, he knew exactly what this team needed and was faithful to the role. Although he was not included in the final list, he played the most important role among the players who played this World Cup together. I want to say thank you very much.
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| ◇Hunk striker Oh Hyun-kyu is performing a"Hulk ceremony" in which he takes off his uniform top after scoring the come-from-behind winning goal in the 7th minute of the second half against Mehelen on the 28th. Oh Hyun-kyu has continued his amazing performance with three goals in the last two games. AFP Yonhap News |
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Oh Hyun-kyu preparing for the shot
(Amman=Yonhap News) Ryu Young-seok = The match between South Korea and Jordan in the third round of the 2026 FIFA U.S. World Cup Asia qualifying round at Amman International Stadium in Jordan on the 10th (local time).
Oh Hyun-kyu is dribbling. 2024.10.11
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Oh Hyun-kyu worked tirelessly to meet the expectations of his seniors. After showing no signs of being given a chance to play at Celtic, he boldly moved to Genk, Belgium, in July. The transfer was an excellent decision. Oh Hyun-kyu, who boosted his performance with steady opportunities to play, scored his Belgian debut goal against Dender last month and shot multiple goals against Mechelen in five days, boosting his momentum to the fullest. Through this performance, Oh Hyun-kyu, who re-elected to the national team for the first time in eight months, cut the net 17 minutes after the substitution was introduced, clearly impressing A national team coach Hong Myung-bo and soccer fans.
Oh Hyun-kyu's goal process was similar to that of Hwang Ui-jo (Alanyaspor). Oh Hyun-kyu boldly attempted a mid-range shot twice before scoring a goal by receiving a pass from Bae Joon-ho in the counterattack situation. Rather than giving up a pass stably to his teammates around him, he boldly knocked on the goal like a striker. Oh Hyun-kyu was the first daredevil and hot-styled striker since Hwang Ui-jo's career in the national team was temporarily suspended due to personal problems. Looking back at the scoring scene, it was similar to what Hwang Ui-jo often showed during his peak performance. The two strikers selected this time, Joo Min-kyu and Oh Se-hoon (Machida), were specialized in movements in the opponent's penalty box. 'Left striker' Son Heung-min, Hwang Hee-chan, and Um Ji-sung (Swansea City) played the expected role instead.
Son Heung-min was also behind Oh Hyun-kyu's debut goal. "(Son) Heung-min is a big presence to the players whether he is in the national team or not," Oh said in an interview on his return to Korea on the 11th. I was able to participate in the game with confidence because they said a lot of good things in the group chat room"I expressed my appreciation. In the past year since October 2023, only two games have been won by South Korea against Iraq (1-0 win) and Jordan in January, when Son Heung-min and Lee Kang-in (Paris Saint-Germain) failed to score goals at the same time. In both games, Lee Jae-sung scored the winning goal, and Oh Hyun-kyu added one goal. Oh Hyun-kyu, who is aiming for the Iraqi goal on the 15th, said "I'm so excited and I think it'll be fun"
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