'Lee Chang-Won-ho's 1st generation'

U-19 soccer team confirmed to participate in China friendly competition

Lee Chang-won, new U-19 national team coach

The U-19 national soccer team, starting under the new coach Lee Chang-won, has confirmed the 24 players who will participate in the friendly tournament in China.

The Korea Football Association said on the 24th, "The U-19 national team led by coach Lee Chang-won will participate in the Four Nations Friendly Tournament held in Weinan, China from the 4th to the 10th of next month. 24 players were included in the call-up list." “He said.

The U-19 national team from Korea, host country China, Uzbekistan, and Vietnam will participate in this tournament. Korea will face Uzbekistan on the 4th of next month, Vietnam on the 7th, and China on the 10th.

Of the 24 players, 18 are players from K-League clubs. The only overseas player is goalkeeper Kim Min-jun (Tochigi), who plays in Japan.

21 people were born in 2005, and Ko Jong-hyun (Suwon), Yoon Do-young (Daejeon), and Kang Joo-hyuk (Seoul U-18) were born in 2006.

Yang Min-hyuk (Gangwon) and Jeong Ma-ho (Chungnam Asan), who are active in the K-League, were not included in this call-up list.

The U-19 national team is preparing for the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U-20 Asian Cup and the FIFA U-20 World Cup to be held next year. The U-20 Asian Cup qualifiers are scheduled for September.

Coach Lee Chang-won, who took charge of the U-19 national team on the 20th, played for the Jeonnam Dragons and Pohang Steelers, and achieved good results on the high school stage as the coach of Pohang Steel High School, attracting attention as an expert in developing promising players.

Afterwards, he served as coach of Daejeon Citizen and director of Daegu University of the Arts.

◇ List of players participating in the U-19 national soccer team China friendly competition (24 players)

▲ Goalkeeper (GK) = Gong Si-hyun (Jeonbuk), Kim Min-soo (Daejeon), Kim Min-jun (Tochigi)

▲ Defender (DF) = Bae Hyun-seo, Ham Sun-woo (Seoul), Shim Yeon-won (Daegu), Jo In-jeong (Jeju), Choi Seung-gu (Incheon), Ko Jong-hyeon (Suwon), Kim Hyun-jun (Chung-Ang University), Park Si-young (Jangan University), Hwang Jeong-gu (Dongmyung University) )

▲ Midfielder (MF) = Kang Min-seong, Kim Do-yoon (Suwon FC), Kim Dong-min, Hwang Seo-woong (Pohang), Min Ji-hoon (Seoul), Baek Min-gyu, Lee Gar-ram (Incheon), Yoon Do-young (Daejeon), Kang Joo-hyuk (Seoul U-18) , Jeong Tae-in (Chung-Ang University)

▲ Attacker (FW) = Ha Jung-woo (Suwon FC), Jin Jun-seo (Incheon National University) 스포츠토토맨