[Official] Korea, a member of the Korean national team who won the 'overwhelming vote,' received his team's Player of the Month award 'again.'

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Jens Kastroff (23, Mönchengladbach), the first foreign-born mixed-race player on the Korean men's national soccer team, was honored with his team's Player of the Month award in March. This is the first selection since switching to wingback and the second selection this season.

The Mönchengladbach club announced on its official channel on the 26th (Korea Standard Time) that "Kastrov was selected as the player of the month in March, which was selected by fan voting." According to the club, Castrov's vote share was 76%, beating Wael Mohiya (16%) and Kevin Stoeger (8%).

Castrov, who also received the Player of the Month award in September last year, was honored for the second time this season alone. Only two Mönchengladbach players have received the Player of the Month award more than two times this season: Kastrov and Moritz Nicholas.

If he won the Player of the Month award in September last year for playing as an attacking midfielder, it was significant that he won the Player of the Month award by playing as a wingback this time. Kastrov started three German Bundesliga matches and scored two goals as a left wing-back for a month in March.

In particular, he scored the first goal 26 seconds into the first half in an away match against FC Cologne in the 27th round of the German Bundesliga at Line Energie Stadion in Cologne, Germany, on the 21st, and also drew attention for his "multi-goal" performance that shook the net in the 15th minute of the second half.

"Kastrov started against Bayern Munich in March and contributed greatly to an equal game, and he also played outstandingly on the left side in the match against Jeankt Pauli," Mönchengladbach said. "He then showed his best performance (2 goals) this season against Cologne."

Castrov, who turned into a wingback and has established himself as a key player in his team, is also on board the Hong Myung-bo team, which is preparing for the 2026 FIFA 2026 FIFA North and Central America World Cup, and is preparing for a warm-up match against Ivory Coast and Austria in March.

Coach Hong Myung-bo, who paid attention to Castrov as a new midfield resource when he first selected Castrov for the national team in September last year, called him up in a warm-up match in March by classifying him as a "defender" rather than a midfielder. This means that he will put him to the test as a wingback who is showing good performance in his team.

However, he played with pain in his foot in the match against Cologne, which scored multiple goals, and he is still recovering from his injury after the national team was called up, so it is unclear whether he will play in his first warm-up match against Ivory Coast. However, it is not a serious injury, so in some cases, he may make his 'national wingback debut' through the second warm-up match against Austria.

Hong Myung-bo Team will face Ivory Coast at Stadium MK in Milton Kins, England, at 11 p.m. on the 28th and Austria at 3:45 a.m. on the 1st of next month at Ernst Havel Stadion in Vienna, Austria. The FIFA ranking is 22nd, higher than Ivory Coast (37th) and Austria (24th).

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