Young Korean defender Lee Han-beom entered Europe by transferring to Denmark's Mittjylland, where Cho Kyu-seong plays. Danish Super League (1st division) Mittjyllan announced on the club's official website on the 28th (Korean time), "21-year-old center back Lee Han-beom signed a 4-year contract with Mittjyllan and transferred from FC Seoul to Mittjyllan." did. Young defender Lee Han-beom, born in 2002, made his professional debut at FC Seoul, a big club representing the K-League in 2021, and played a total of 51 games over the past three years. He has a strong physique with a height of 188 cm and the ability to deliver, and his ball handling skills are also excellent as he played as a midfielder until his first year of high school.
Lee Han-beom, who has been attracting attention since his teens, was also selected for the Republic of Korea under-17 national team led by coach Kim Jeong-soo at the time, and participated in the 2019 FIFA (International Football Federation) U-17 Brazil World Cup. Korea advanced to the quarterfinals for the third time in its career following 1987 and 2009 and tried to advance to the semifinals for the first time, but lost 0-1 to Mexico and finished the tournament in the quarterfinals. 안전놀이터 During the U-17 World Cup, Lee Han-beom lost 1-3 to France, a world-class football powerhouse, in the group stage, but helped the national team advance to the round of 16 by helping to win 2-0 and 2-1, respectively, against Haiti and Chile. In the round of 16, he led the team to a 1-0 victory, showing solid defense against Angola, which had strong African physical strength.
Lee Han-beom, who has accumulated experience and improved his skills at the U-17 World Cup and FC Seoul, was included in the 22-member Asian Games men's soccer team list led by coach Hwang Seon-hong ahead of the 2023 Hangzhou Asian Games to be held on September 23. With Lee Han-beom gradually being reborn as the future of South Korea's defense, Mittwillan, who highly appreciated Lee Han-beom's growth and potential, promoted his recruitment before the 2023 summer transfer window ended. Ahead of the deadline for the transfer market, which closes on September 2, Mittwillan quickly reached an agreement with FC Seoul and succeeded in recruiting Lee Han-beom. His contract period is a four-year contract until 2027, and the transfer fee is reported to be 1.5 million euros (2.15 billion won).
After completing the medical test and contract writing of Lee Han-beom, who left for Denmark on the 26th, Mittwillan immediately announced the recruitment. Sven Graversen, Sports Director of Meatwillan, praised Lee Han-beom, saying, "Lee Han-beom is a young player who has made significant progress in the top league in Korea over the past year." "Lee Han-bum is physically strong, has excellent athletic ability, is good at physical combat, and is good at both power and reading the game," he said. "At the same time, he is a ball playing defender who can make the game. is," he added. “We are dealing with a humble young man who has big dreams and knows he has a lot of work to do,” he said. We have to make it happen," he said.
Lee Han-beom, who entered the European stage for the first time in his life after joining Meatwillan, expressed his joy and determination, saying, "I am happy to come to Europe and Meatwillan. The important thing for me now is to make a difference in the stadium." He said, "I watched the team's many games and felt it was attractive to move to Mittwillan because of the aggressive and active play style." "This is my clear goal for next year." Lee Han-beom's transfer to Mittwillan became a hot topic among Korean soccer fans. Not only because the young player has entered Europe, but also because there is already Korean striker Cho Kyu-seong in Mitwillan, .Cho Kyu-seong, who played for Jeonbuk Hyundai in the K-League 1, took his first steps on the European stage when he transferred to Mitwillan on the 11th of last month. Meatwillan signed a 5-year contract with Cho Kyu-sung while paying a transfer fee of 3 million euros (approximately 4.3 billion won) to Jeonbuk.
Cho Kyu-seong, who scored 17 league goals in the 2022 K-League 1 and won the league's top scorer, also wore the Taegeuk mark at the 2022 Qatar World Cup and scored multiple goals in the second game of Group H against Ghana, making his name widely known in Europe. Cho Kyu-seong, who received European attention during the winter transfer market last January, chose a summer transfer to adapt easily. He decided to wear the Mi Twillan jersey, which he was most actively courting in the transfer market this summer. Mittwillan decided to rewrite the club's all-time transfer fee record for the recruitment of Cho Kyu-sung. Unlike other European clubs that spend tens of billions of won to bring in a player, Mittjyllan is a team with ample finances so far, the number one transfer fee ever spent was right-hander Anders Dreyer, who was recruited for 5 million euros (approximately 7.1 billion won) last summer. this is not
The 3 million euros (approximately 4.3 billion won) spent on recruiting Cho Kyu-sung is the club's 5th highest transfer fee expenditure, showing that Mittwillan has high expectations for Cho Kyu-sung. As soon as Cho Kyu-seong joined, he met the expectations of the club. Cho Kyu-seong, wearing a Mittwillan uniform amidst many worries and expectations, scored the winning goal on the 22nd of last month in the 2023/24 season Danish Super League opening game against Hvidovre in the 10th minute of the second half. Thanks to the performance of Kyu-Sung Cho, who scored his debut goal in his debut match, Mi Twillan won the opening game 1-0. Cho Kyu-seong later scored a key goal to make the score 2-0 in the home game against Silkeborg in the second round of the league, scoring two goals in a row in the league. After leading 1-0 in the extra time of the first half, he received a pass from Christopher Olsson and scored an additional goal with a right-footed non-stop shot towards the corner of the goal.
Cho Kyu-sung's momentum did not know how to stop. In the 3rd round of the league on the 6th, in the away game against Lyubbi BK, Cho Kyu-seong was put in as a late substitute in the 35th minute of the second half, but after a wonderful penetration in the second half, he scored three consecutive goals in the league. In the past 15 years, Cho Kyu-seong is the first player to score goals in 3 consecutive matches right after his debut. On the 18th, he scored a penalty kick in the 2nd leg of the 2023/24 season UEFA (European Football Federation) Europa Conference League 3rd qualifying round against Cyprus club AC Omonia, which ended in a 5-1 win, and scored the first goal in the European competition.