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| Kim Min-soo made his debut in the European Champions League (UCL) and appeared on the star stage at the age of 18. Girona lost 0-4 in the fourth round of the 2024-2025 UCL League phase against PSV Eindhoven at Phillips Stadion in Eindhoven, Netherlands, on the 6th (Korea time). Kim Min-soo took the field as a substitute. Kim Min-soo made his UCL debut in the 33rd minute of the second half of the game, replacing Brian Hill. Lee Kang-in (18 years and six months) and Jung Woo-young (19 years old) were the only Korean players who entered the UCL stage as teenagers. Kim Min-soo failed to break the record of his youngest debut at 18 years and 10 months, but he showed off his potential by appearing on the UCL stage at the age of 18. Photo = Girona SNS Capture |
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| Kim Min-soo made his debut in the European Champions League (UCL) and appeared on the star stage at the age of 18. Girona lost 0-4 in the fourth round of the 2024-2025 UCL League phase against PSV Eindhoven at Phillips Stadion in Eindhoven, Netherlands, on the 6th (Korea time). Kim Min-soo took the field as a substitute. Kim Min-soo made his UCL debut in the 33rd minute of the second half of the game, replacing Brian Hill. Lee Kang-in (18 years and six months) and Jung Woo-young (19 years old) were the only Korean players who entered the UCL stage as teenagers. Kim Min-soo failed to break the record of his youngest debut at 18 years and 10 months, but he showed off his potential by appearing on the UCL stage at the age of 18. EPA Yonhap News |
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Kim Min-soo made his debut on the European Champions League (UCL) stage and appeared on the star stage at the age of 18.
Kim Min-soo stepped on the ground as a substitute in the fourth round of the 2024-2025 UCL League phase against PSV Eindhoven at Phillips Stadion in Eindhoven, Netherlands, on the 6th (Korea time). Kim Min-soo made his UCL debut in the 33rd minute of the second half of the game, replacing Brian Hill.
Lee Kang-in (18 years and six months) and Jung Woo-young (19 years) were the only South Korean players who entered the UCL stage as teenagers before Kim Min-soo. Kim Min-soo failed to break the record of his youngest debut at 18 years and 10 months, but he showed off his potential by appearing on the UCL stage at the age of 18. Kim Min-soo played for about 11 minutes, and although there was no clear performance with three passes and two restoration of ball ownership, he worked hard. Girona had already allowed three runs to Eindhoven before Kim Min-soo played, and later lost 0-4 by giving up one more goal.
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| Kim Min-soo made his debut in the European Champions League (UCL) and appeared on the star stage at the age of 18. Girona lost 0-4 in the fourth round of the 2024-2025 UCL League phase against PSV Eindhoven at Phillips Stadion in Eindhoven, Netherlands, on the 6th (Korea time). Kim Min-soo took the field as a substitute. Kim Min-soo made his UCL debut in the 33rd minute of the second half of the game, replacing Brian Hill. Lee Kang-in (18 years and six months) and Jung Woo-young (19 years old) were the only Korean players who entered the UCL stage as teenagers. Kim Min-soo failed to break the record of his youngest debut at 18 years and 10 months, but he showed off his potential by appearing on the UCL stage at the age of 18. Photo = Girona SNS Capture |
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Prospect Kim Min-soo, who was born in 2006, went through Dongseon Elementary School and Gwangju Elementary School in Gwangju, Gyeonggi-do, and moved to Spain as a child to start living abroad. Kim Min-soo, who went through CE Mercantile and CF wall in 2020, joined the Girona U-19 (under 19) team in 2022. Kim Min-soo, who performed well at the time, was called up to Team B soon after. While playing with outstanding prospects in Girona B team, his talent stood out. It was considered one of Girona Academy's greatest talents.
In the summer of 2023, he played a pre-season with first-team players, drawing great attention, and even scored in friendly matches against UE Ulot and Andorra in the fourth division. This summer, he played in a friendly match against Napoli and also appeared in the first-team shootings. Last season and this season have continued to be included in Girona's B team, raising expectations for Girona's first-team call-up.
They also renewed their contracts this summer. Girona was able to sign a professional contract with Kim Min-soo, who turned 18, and did not miss this opportunity and signed an extension immediately. The Girona Academy has officially announced that it has decided to extend its existing contract by three years until the summer of 2027.
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| Kim Min-soo made his debut in the European Champions League (UCL) and appeared on the star stage at the age of 18. Girona lost 0-4 in the fourth round of the 2024-2025 UCL League phase against PSV Eindhoven at Phillips Stadion in Eindhoven, Netherlands, on the 6th (Korea time). Kim Min-soo took the field as a substitute. Kim Min-soo made his UCL debut in the 33rd minute of the second half of the game, replacing Brian Hill. Lee Kang-in (18 years and six months) and Jung Woo-young (19 years old) were the only Korean players who entered the UCL stage as teenagers. Kim Min-soo failed to break the record of his youngest debut at 18 years and 10 months, but he showed off his potential by appearing on the UCL stage at the age of 18. Photo = Girona SNS Capture |
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Through his La Liga debut against Sociedad, Kim Min-soo became the eighth Korean La Liga player in history. Earlier, Lee Chun-soo, Lee Ho-jin, Park Joo-young, Kim Young-kyu, Lee Kang-in, Baek Seung-ho and Ki Sung-yueng took the stage in La Liga, and Kim Min-soo followed suit. He was also listed as the second player to take the La Liga stage after Baek Seung-ho as a member of Girona.
It has already been well received in the Spanish media. Spain's Sport praised Kim Min-soo's performance award, saying, `Pearl from Girona.' Sport showed that Kim Min-soo's embroidered No. 7 on the back of his uniform was further ahead at the youth league level against Feyenoord. Kim Min-soo, who has already shown a dynamic appearance in Team B rather than the youth team, was a headache for Feyenoord's defense. He moves freely throughout the attack and is more like a player to play for Team B. He has already scored three goals in the first half of the season for Team B, and it is not surprising to see him flirting with the players as he is growing fast.
In the Copa del Rey game, he played his first team start. Kim Min-soo started in the first round of the Copa del Rey (King's Cup) in the 2024-2025 season against Girona and Extremadura 1924 (Spain's fifth league), and although he did not score an attack point, he played full time and showed off his potential against adult players on the first-team stage. Kim Min-soo recorded 27 pass successes, 2 chances creation, 3 dribbles successful, 8 ball competitions and 2 tackles successful in 90 minutes. He also tried shooting 6 times, but was not recorded as a goal.
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| Kim Min-soo made his debut in the European Champions League (UCL) and appeared on the star stage at the age of 18. Girona lost 0-4 in the fourth round of the 2024-2025 UCL League phase against PSV Eindhoven at Phillips Stadion in Eindhoven, Netherlands, on the 6th (Korea time). Kim Min-soo took the field as a substitute. Kim Min-soo made his UCL debut in the 33rd minute of the second half of the game, replacing Brian Hill. Lee Kang-in (18 years and six months) and Jung Woo-young (19 years old) were the only Korean players who entered the UCL stage as teenagers. Kim Min-soo failed to break the record of his youngest debut at 18 years and 10 months, but he showed off his potential by appearing on the UCL stage at the age of 18. Photo = Girona SNS Capture |
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Coach Mitchell Sanchez has already expressed his willingness to steadily use Kim Min-soo in the first team. Mitchell said "Kim Min-soo has spent two pre-seasons with us, and he has energy and skill in the game. His best positions are an attacking midfielder and a reverse-footed winger. He has physical strength and shooting, and he has high expectations.' He continues to accompany Kim Min-soo to games.
Kim Min-soo has succeeded in making his UCL debut and is on his way to becoming a top prospect in La Liga. If he can show his talent properly in the increasing number of opportunities to play, the settlement of La Liga will not be a big problem.
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