Busan I'Park Recruited 3 Top Prospects from Representatives by Age...Striker Kim Hyun-min and Baek Ga-on, GK Kim Yu-rae will be energized

Jan 01, 2025

김현민. Photo courtesy = Busan I-Park

Busan I'Park will strengthen its inner strength by recruiting Kim Hyun-min, Baek Ga-on Kim Yu-rae, a former representative of age, as a rookie player.

Winger Kim Hyun-min, born in 2006, is a player who shows high school-level solo play and breakthrough skills in terms of fast feet. Kim Hyun-min, from Yeongdeungpo Technical High School, has played as a main player since the first grade, and last year contributed to the national high school football league's King Wangjung match, Baegungi, and the presidential gold medal. In particular, in the Baegungi final, he contributed to the team's victory with the first goal.

With these performances, he joined the U-17 national team, participated in the U-17 Asian Cup and World Cup, and was recognized for his talent early on, winning the Football Star Award at the '2023 Futures Star Awards' selected by Star News. In 2024, he also won the best player award at the presidential gold medal by leading the team to win the Geumgang atmosphere and achieve two consecutive presidential gold medals.

Kim Hyun-min, who said his strength is that he can finish with a sudden breakthrough from the side, said, `I'm so grateful that the first professional team is Busan I'Park, and I feel new.' `I'm going to throw away my younger self and let the fans see my play and say, 'What's this?I'll show you how ambitious I am so that you can feel it" he expressed his bold ambition.

백가온. Photo courtesy = Busan I-Park

Baek Ga-on, who joined Busan with Kim Hyun-min, is an all-weather striker capable of both striker and wing forward. With a height of 1m81 and quick feet and line-breaking ability, Baek Gaon led the team to victory with the first goal in the 2024 Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism's final.

Baek Gaon, who was recognized for his talent early on, even took a tryout test after receiving a love call from Mönchengladbach, a prestigious German Bundesliga team. Baek Ga-on, who has consistently been on the national team by age, was selected to the U-19 national team last year and led the team to all four U-20 Asian Cup qualifiers held in September 2024.

Baek Ga-on, who said he learned how to participate in defense and move during rear build-up in the national team, graduated from Busan Jungang Middle School and has ties to the Busan area. When asked about his determination to join the team, he also expressed a simple and clear and ambitious determination to play with his head in the air.

김유래. Photo courtesy = Busan I-Park

Goalkeeper Kim Yu-rae, who was recruited together, is from Kaesong High School, a youth team in Busan. Kim Yu-rae, who was recognized for his talent enough to be selected for the U-16 national team in 2022, has excellent unique quickness and build-up ability. Last year, they shared Kaesong High School's heyday, including the runner-up at the national high school soccer tournament and the runner-up at the 2024 K-League Junior U-18 Top Split.

Kim Yu-rae said, "It's an honor to join the professional team that I've dreamed of since I was young. As I joined the prestigious Busan I-Park team, I will prepare well so as not to fall behind and do my best, he said.

Meanwhile, Busan, which recruited three top prospects born in 2006, will sharpen its efforts through overseas training in Chiang Mai, Thailand, on the 3rd.

This article was translated by Naver AI translator.