We found No. 9 inside. FC Seoul's new No. 9 star was Cho Young-wook.
FC Seoul, led by head coach Kim Ki-dong, has left hope for the 2024 season. As the K-League's leading coach Kim Ki-dong took the helm, the team had high expectations and was classified as the champion if it recruited "superstar" Lingard, Choi Joon, Kang Sang-woo and Ryu Jae-moon. Although the team was disappointed at the beginning of the season, the team started to revive as Kim Ki-dong's soccer was transplanted towards the middle of the season. In addition, Kang Hyun-moo, Yazan, and Lucas were recruited in the summer transfer market, which gained momentum.
As a result, he secured tickets to the AFC Champions League (ALC) by advancing to Final A in five years and finishing the season in fourth place. In addition, he achieved a new record of 500,000 spectators in a single season for the first time in the K-League, proving that he is Korea's most popular club by catching both box office hits and performance.
Expectations are high even higher this season. Following the recruitment of Kim Jin-su, the national team and the best flanker in the K-League, Korean national team winger Moon Sun-min and K-League multiplayer Jung Seung-won are continuing their recruitment. With Kim Ki-dong's soccer surely transplanted on top of this, he is considered a strong candidate for the title.
Kim Ki-dong also made no secret of his aspiration to win the title. "I had such a hard time in the early days of last year, so I have to pay attention from the beginning this year. I think the players must be aware of this. Of course, they are greedy. I will try to win the title. I want to be in a higher position this year than last year. I told the players about my goal," he said, setting his goal. 메이저사이트
Seoul, which is aiming to win the title, announced its uniform number for the 2025 season. It received the "Captain" Lingard No. 10, while key players such as Ki Sung-yueng, Choi Joon, Yazan, Kim Joo-sung and Kang Hyun-moo maintained their existing numbers. Jung Seung-won, who joined the team this time, chose No. 7, Kim Jin-soo chose No. 22, Moon Sun-min No. 27, and Lee Han-do chose No. 20.
Some players had their jersey numbers changed. Cho Young-wook. He chose No. 10 ahead of last season, but when Lingard was recruited, he conceded No. 10 and then got No. 32. This season, he chose a closer number, and eventually became the main character of No. 9.
Just because Cho received No. 9, doesn't mean Seoul won't reinforce its frontline strikers. According to a transfer market official, Seoul is looking for foreign strikers and plans to make careful choices during the transfer window.