'Surprise Official at 3 a.m.' Gangwon FC recruited Ko Young-joon of European leagues on a surprise lease

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Kangwon FC of the K League 1 has recruited Ko Young-joon (25) who was active in Europe.

The Gangwon club announced on the 8th that it has hired Ko Young-joon, who played in Gurnik Zabze, Poland, on loan. Ko Young-joon is a multi-player who can play both offensive midfielder and wing forward. It has strengths in spatial penetration and dribbling. He has a lot of activity and excellent kick accuracy. Gangwon FC added diversity to its offense with the addition of Ko Young-joon.

Ko Young-joon said, "I'm grateful to Kangwon FC. The goal is to play as many games as possible. "I want to contribute to the team's victory," he said. "I heard that Gangwon FC fans are close and family-like. I want to return the support. I will do my best to show good play on the field," he said.

Ko Young-joon joined the Pohang Steelers ahead of the last 2020 season. In his debut season, he showed potential with two goals and one assist in eight league games. In the 2021 season, he played 32 league games (three goals and two assists). Two years after entering the K-League, he grew into the team's main player and was nominated for the K-League 1 Young Player Award. He made a strong impression on K-League fans by scoring 6 goals and 4 assists in 37 league games in the 2022 season, and 8 goals and 1 assist in 28 league games in the 2023 season. The overall K-League record is 19 goals and 8 assists in 105 games. Later, he challenged the European stage and played for FK Partizan and Gurnik Zabze.

Ko Young-joon also has a great career in the national team. He played for U-17 (5 games), U-20 (1 goal in 7 games), U-23 (2 goals in 18 games), and adult (1 game). He led South Korea to its third consecutive Asian Games title with the main focus of the national team on the stage of the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games. He was also named in the senior national team. He made his debut in the 2022 EAFF E-1 Championship match against China.

Meanwhile, in Gangwon Province, CEO Kim Byung-ji announced the news of Ko Young-joon's loan recruitment through a surprise live broadcast at 3 a.m., and Ko Young-joon's "surprise official" came out as a press release through the club less than 3:30 a.m. CEO Kim Byung-ji said, "The 10th position and offensive midfielder were essential for the team. He wanted to recruit a player who could also serve as a wing forward. "Ko Young-joon, who can perform the club's direction and role of No. 10 excellently," he said.

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