[Official] Kim Hyun-oh, a promising striker from a star award, transferred to Gyeongnam FC on loan

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Striker Kim Hyun-oh (19), a member of the FIFA U-20 World Cup 2025 and a former star player in the football division for the 2025 Futures Star Awards, has transferred to Gyeongnam FC in the K League 2 on loan.

The Gyeongnam club announced on the 9th that it has secured young and promising front-line resources by recruiting promising prospect Kim Hyun-oh from the FIFA U-20 World Cup team on loan. The number is 90.

Kim Hyun-oh, who grew up through Shintan Joongang Middle School and Chungnam Machinery Technical High School, entered the professional stage last year by signing a semi-professional contract with Daejeon Hana Citizen. Last year, he made his professional debut at the age of 17.

In particular, Kim Hyun-oh, who made a strong impression with his debut goal in his professional debut, has steadily gained opportunities to play since then and played in 14 K League 11 games in his first season. In July, he signed a professional contract and recognized his growth potential and competitiveness.

At the FIFA U-20 World Cup held in Chile in September last year, he skipped two years and became a member of the national flag, and played in four games to gain experience on the international stage.

With this performance, Kim Hyun-oh even won the Star Award in the Football Division at the 2025 Futures Star Awards hosted and organized by Star News last year. At that time, Kim Hyun-oh received the most support from the selection committee members. Sohn Seung-joon, the former leader of the Korea Football Association under the age of 18 (U-18), who participated as a winner selection committee member at the time, said, "He is a striker with enough potential to play in the U-20 World Cup by two years and a half." Although he is a high school student, he is a promising player enough to play on the professional stage."

In addition, the Jongmin Lee Daejeon scout said of Kim Hyun-oh, "He is a player who is good at penetrating the opponent's back space despite his high height and large physique and utilizes high speed. After protecting the ball through post-play, it can play an important role in quick attack conversion, and through excellent physicality, it can dominate the competition and create a breakthrough. He also introduced that he can press forward with a lot of activity and has good header ability and goal determination.

Kim Hyun-oh said through the club, "I'm very honored to be a part of Gyeongnam," adding, "I'll do my best to train every moment and repay you with a responsible appearance on the field." Kim Hyun-oh is currently training in Chiang Mai, Thailand, where off-season training for the Gyeongnam Winter is underway. From the 15th, the 2nd winter off-season training in Namhae, Gyeongsangnam-do will continue to be held for the 2026 season.

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