Joining the 187cm left-footed center back... Kang Young-hoon, "I'm very happy to be part of Incheon."

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Incheon United strengthened its defense line by recruiting Kang Young-hoon (27), a defender from Cheonan City FC.

Incheon officially announced in a press release on the 5th that it has recruited defender Kang Young-hoon, who has strength in repression and forward pass capabilities. Kang Young-hoon is a left-footed center back with a solid 187cm physique condition and is considered to have excellent build-up ability to penetrate forward pressure. He joined Cheonan in the 2024 season and gained practical experience by playing 47 K-League games (1 point and 1 assist) in two seasons.

Kang Young-hoon said through the club, "I'm very happy to be a part of Incheon. We will do our best to win the team and achieve our goals," he said. Kang Young-hoon has completed all of his joining procedures, including medical tests, and will join the team in earnest from winter training in Andalusia, Spain, in January.

Incheon, which is making a major improvement in its constitution ahead of its return to the K League 1 in the 2026 season, is building a structured squad on both sides of offense and defense through successive recruitments.

Incheon has recently been maximizing its power by transfusing net resources across all positions. On the 31st of last month, he recruited striker Oh Ho-sung (26), who passed through Daegu FC and Gwangju FC. Having played for eight seasons in the K League 1 alone (93 games with six points and five assists), Oh is a wing that contributed to Gwangju's advance to the quarterfinals of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Asian Champions League (ACLE) last season. Incheon expects the afternoon star's vigorous activity and multi-play ability to energize the offense.

He succeeded in reinforcing midfield and side defense. Seo Jae-min (22), who won the K League 2 Young Player Award in the 2024 season, was recruited to build a young and dynamic midfield with three previous Young Player winners along with Lee Dong-ryul and Park Seung-ho. In addition, Yeo Seung-won (25), who was hired on loan from Daejeon, will add weight to his side power based on his sharp left foot kick power as a multi-defense resource that can play both left and right sides.

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