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'Football Goddess'Lee Min-ah (34) will move to Lapid FC Ottawa, Canada, in the new year.
South Korea's national women's soccer midfielder Lee Min-ah's contract with Incheon Hyundai Steel was terminated last year. Lee Min-ah recently agreed to a contract with Ottawa Lapid FC for the highest level of annual salary and conditions and '1+1 year'. Many leagues, including England, Spain, Italy, and the United States, have had their eyes on her. After much consideration, he decided to go to the Northern Super League (NSL), a Canadian women's professional football league that will be launched ambitiously in April this year. He will fly to Ottawa in Canada around the 14th.
Lee Min-ah is the most loved player by Korean women's soccer fans. After ranking third in the FIFA U-20 World Cup in 2010 with best friends such as Ji So-yeon and Kim Hye-ri, he joined Incheon Hyundai Steel in the WK League in 2011 and lifted the trophy every season from 2013 to 2017, and returned to Incheon Hyundai Steel after playing for Kobe Ainak in Japan's Nadeshiko League in 2018, leading the league's record of 11 consecutive losses.
Lee Min-ah, who has cute beauty and smart soccer intelligence, is the ace of women's soccer with a passionate fandom. Although he is small, he has dominated the ground with excellent skills, fast feet, sensational passes, and ball possession ability. In 2021, his marriage to former Gyeongnam midfielder Lee Woo-hyuk became a hot topic, and even after his marriage, he has consistently continued to challenge soccer in his team and the national team. Born in 1991, he will again take on new challenges to develop into a soccer player, the future of Korean women's soccer, and the age of mid-30s. Just in time, Choo Hyo-joo (25), a junior member of the team, was also decided to go to Ottawa. Choo Hyo-joo, a multiplayer whom former coach Colin Bell trusted and used, will leave the country first to join the pre-season camp on the 10th.
Ottawa, Canada, is a sacred place for Korean women's soccer. Thanks to Cho So-hyun's equalizer and Kim Soo-yeon's come-from-behind goal at the 2019 Women's World Cup in Canada, the women's national soccer team will continue with New Year's Lee Min-ah and Choo Hyo-joo, who wrote the first-ever round of 16 miracles with a 2-1 come-from-behind victory over Spain.
The NSL, which officially opens on April 16 this year, will be a professional league of a total of six regional clubs, including the Montreal Roses, Ottawa Lapid, AFC Toronto, Vancouver Rise, Calgary, and Wild Halifax Ties. The final winning team will be decided through 25 regular league games and the playoffs, followed by the autumn championship (champion match). Training camps began this week for each club. Eight foreign players can be recruited by each club, and national defender Hong Hye-ji confirmed her trip to AFC Toronto last month. Women's soccer aces around the world, including veteran Canadian national team players, Olympic gold medalists, national teams of various nationalities and prospects at home and abroad, are scrambling to fly to Canada.
Lee Min-ah said, `The rest of my soccer life will not be very long, but I want to continue to develop by experiencing more and experiencing various soccer games," he said, explaining the reason for the challenge. "At first, I was interested in England and Europe, but after much thought, I chose Canada. The Ottawa coach asked me to have a meeting, and the Ottawa club also actively wanted me. The director is Irish, and Colin Bell also recommended it while playing a role in the middle. "Looking back on why I wanted to go to Europe, I wanted to play with better players and better players and play with physically big and strong opponents to learn and develop to overcome any soccer." I thought I could do enough in Canada. I thought it would be good to study English, and I chose it because all the conditions were 'this is okay' After consulting with my husband, I decided to go to Ottawa."
On deciding to challenge again at the age of 34, Lee said, `If you are a soccer player, you should continue to challenge and continue to improve regardless of your age. Rather than being comfortable, it is important to continue to challenge without stopping.' Choo Hyo-joo, who was born in 2000, and 'Same Rice' were also welcomed. "It was good to hear that Hyo-joo (Chu) also went with each other because the agents were different. I think it'd be good to rely on each other and adapt well in the same team" he said.
In 2015, Lee Min-ah said "I got goosebumps" when she heard the story of the Korean women's soccer team 'Ota and Miracle". "I think I'll be in good spirits." I will work harder to continue that miracle," he said with a smile. "I hope many Korean residents will come and support us like during the World Cup, and I hope Korea will also show a lot of interest." was also quoted as saying. .
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
