"I want to do better than Osmar." Croatian midfielder joins FC Seoul

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FC Seoul strengthened its midfield by recruiting a midfielder from the Croatian national team by age.

Seoul officially announced in a press release on the 9th that it has recruited Babets (27) as a foreign player.

Babets said through the club, "I'm happy to join Seoul, the best club in Korea," adding, "It's my first time on the Asian stage, but I'm not afraid of challenges. As I came to the best club, I will set a goal accordingly," he said.

Regarding the comparison with Osmar (currently Seoul E-Land FC), a legendary midfielder of the team in the past, he said, "I watched Osmar's highlight video and thought there were many similarities with me. I will do my best to be like Osmar. Maybe I want to do better than that," he said.

Babets was born in 1999 and served as captain of the FC Metz Youth Team (U-19) in France after playing for the Croatian national team by age. He played for Croatia's Bihor Yelisavatz and NHK Gorica in 2018, and led Croatia to the quarterfinals of the Euro Under-21 tournament in 2021. After playing in the Latvian League in 2022, he recently played as a main midfielder for NK Osijek in Croatia.

According to the club, Babets, a defensive midfielder, is considered to be strong in developing rear build-ups based on stable basic skills and coordinating the balance of offense and defense. It is evaluated as having high tactical value in the height fight of the midfield as well as mobility and activity.

Seoul expects Babets' joining to be able to operate various tactics while maintaining a sense of stability in attack and defense.

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