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FC Seoul, which succeeded in rebounding by advancing to the top split for the first time in five years in the 2024 season, has a top fullback Kim Jin-soo (32) ahead of next year's presidential challenge.
Seoul, led by head coach Kim Ki-dong, announced on the 30th that it has recruited veteran left back Kim Jin-soo, who played for Jeonbuk. Jeonbuk Ends Companion with Kim Jin-sooShortly after the official announcement of 'Goodbye', Seoul announced 'Clothes Official'(Clothes+Official). Kim Jin-soo wore a Seoul uniform and took an official photo in front of the statue of King Sejong in Gwanghwamun.
Seoul set a new record of 500,000 spectators for the first time in the K-League in the 2024 season, and Seoul, which proved to be Korea's most popular club by catching both box office hits and performances, chose Kim Jin-soo, a national left-back resource, as the first signal for a greater leap forward in the 2025 season, adding that the club has strengthened its power more systematically on the left side with the addition of Kim Jin-soo.
In addition, just as the team's stability was added by the addition of Choi Joon, a right-side resource in the 2024 season, Kim Jin-soo completed a stronger power with an evenly stable left-right balance. Seoul also expects to be a strong engine for future Asian stage challenges as well as the K-League, with the addition of veteran specialists to harmonize the old and new in the team, as well as European advanced soccer and multi-year experience in the Asian Champions League,' he added.
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Kim Jin-soo is said to have decided to transfer with a firm will to regain his old skills through new challenges and achieve a second leap forward as a soccer player with Kim Ki-dong, who became a coach and player during the U-23 national team. Coach Kim and Kim Jin-soo collaborated for the gold medal at the Incheon Asian Games in 2024. Kim Jin-su said, "It is an honor to join Seoul, the club representing Korea. I know there are many fans who always cheer for me passionately, and I know what to do. I will return to my initial intention and show you my best to make you happy in the 2025 season. I'll try to melt into Seoul as soon as possible"How do you feel about joining the team?"
Kim Jin-soo made his professional debut with Albirex Niigata in Japan in 2012. After moving to Hoffenheim, Germany in 2014 and experiencing the European stage, he settled in the K-League in 2017 and played as the best side defender resource in Korea. Wearing Jeonbuk jerseys, he contributed to winning the K League 1 four times in 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2021. He moved to Saudi Arabia's al-Nasr in 2020, but returned to the K-League stage in 2021 and recorded nine goals and 18 assists in 160 K-League games until the 2024 season. In 2017 and 2022, he was named the K League 1 Best Eleven.
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Kim Jin-soo, who has served as a youth representative at all levels, played 74 A matches for the A national team, scoring two goals and 11 assists. He also played in the 2022 Qatar World Cup and contributed to advancing to the round of 16. Kim Jin-soo, who naturally took a step away from the national team since June as he narrowed his position in his team in the second half of last season, headed to Seoul, one of Jeonbuk's rival clubs, with the determination to rebound in the 2025 season.
Seoul, which ranked fourth last season, is also reportedly set to recruit an all-weather midfielder and a fast winger who has an advantage in his activities along with Kim Jin-soo. Seoul plans to hold the first training session in Hanoi, Vietnam, from Jan. 5 to Jan. 24, and then move to Kagoshima, Japan, for the second training session from Jan. 27 to Feb. 10.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
