K League for the 2025 season from traditional Brazil to Italian national university, which new foreign player to watch?
Feb 12, 2025
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In line with this, new foreign players are challenging the K-League this season. From European big leagues to former and current national teams, Brazilian players who have joined this season as well as players from various nationalities such as Europe and South America, we will look into new foreign players who are noteworthy.
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Jeonbuk has hired Compagno, a former member of the Italian national team. Compagno is a striker with excellent provision and ability to use both feet using his 1m95-tall height. Compagno has gone through European leagues such as Italy and Romania, and was also named in the Italian national team led by Mancini in 2023.
Ulsan has hired active Venezuelan national team winger Lacava. Rakaba is characterized by both wingers' position, ball possession, dribbling, and speed. Based on his abundant overseas experience, including the Venezuelan, Brazilian and Portuguese leagues, Lacava intends to help Ulsan's bid for a fourth consecutive league victory.
Gangwon strengthened its offense by recruiting Mario, a striker from Croatia's age group, and Homariu, who plays for the Guinea-Bissau A national team through Portugal's age group. Mario is a native of the prestigious Croatian club Dinamo Zagreb Youth and has experienced various leagues such as Croatia, Ukraine and Bosnia and Herzegovina, while Homariu is a native of the prestigious Portuguese club SL Benfica Youth and played mostly in European leagues such as Portugal and Poland.
In addition, Seoul E-Land added weight to the offense by simultaneously recruiting striker Eidale, a former Australian national team member, and Ewler, a former Brazilian age-based representative, while Gyeongnam recruited Henan, a former Brazilian age-based representative.
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A large number of Brazilian players, who have been revitalizing the K-League every season, have joined this time again.
Anyang, which is set to play its first season in the K League 1 stage, has hired Brazilian midfielder Eduardo. Eduardo has played only in the Brazilian league throughout his career, and will be in charge of Anyang's midfield based on stable ball control and active activity.
Meanwhile, most of the new Brazilian players will take their first steps in K League 2 teams this season.
Seoul E-Land, which is seeking promotion this season following last season, recruited the Brazilian duo Pedringo and Eouler, and Gyeongnam also recruited its first foreign player as midfielder Henan from Brazil's national team by age since Lee Eul-yong's appointment.
In addition, Gabriel (Chungbuk Cheongju), Dijuma (Gimpo), Samuel (Seongnam), Xavier (Busan), and Tia Gingyo (Bucheon) will experience the K-League through the K-League 2 stage this season.
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Foreign players of various nationalities such as Europe and South America also stand out.
Suwon FC added weight to both sides of the offense and defense by recruiting a wide range of multinational foreign players, including fullback Abanda from the Greek first division, winger Ofkir from the Norwegian first division, and central striker Sambak from the Colombian first division.
Chungcheongnam-do Asan also recruited a wide range of multinational players, including Japanese midfielder Misaki, Swedish winger Adam, and front-line striker Semir from Bosnia and Herzegovina, all of whom will help Chungcheongnam-do Asan knock on the door to K League 1 promotion again this season.
Anyang recruited Thomas and Chungcheongbuk-do Cheongju recruited Van de Avalt, respectively, but both players are Dutch center backs. They are expected to show good performance in the K-League after Timo (former Gwangju) and Bultuis (former Ulsan, Suwon), who were previously Dutch defenders and showed good performance in the K-League.
In addition, Jeonnam recruited Alberti from Uruguay. Alberti is a defensive midfielder who controls the game based on his heavy activity in the midfield and is a veteran of 260 games in the Uruguay League for nine years.
Reporter Park Chan-joon vanbasten@sportschosun.com
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
