'Star Award' winner Yang Min-hyeok visits Gangwon again! Fan signing event for Ulsan match on the 17th, plus autographed balls as gifts

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Yang Min-hyeok (20, Tottenham), who has been active in England, will visit his former club Gangwon FC again this year.

Gangwon FC announced on the 14th that "Yang Min-hyeok will visit the GangneungHigh1 Resort Arena on the 17th at 7 p.m. for the Hana Bank K League 1 2026 Round 15 home match against Ulsan HD, where he will create special memories with Gangwon fans." Yang had previously visited the GangneungHigh1 Resort Arena last year.

Gangwon FC has arranged time for Yang Min-hyeok to meet with fans. Yang will meet fans directly through the Haifa Eve event and a fan signing session before the match. The fan signing session will recruit 47 teams on a first-come, first-served basis, matching Yang's symbolic jersey number 47. Families can participate in May, which is designated as Family Month. For more details, please check Gangwon FC's official SNS.

A welcome event for Yang Min-hyeok will be held during halftime. Yang, who is visiting the GangneungHigh1 Resort Arena for the first time in a year, will personally greet the fans. A video showcasing Yang's performances during his time with Gangwon FC will be played on the stadium's large screen, allowing fans to share memories together. Yang is also scheduled to walk through the stands and gift autographed balls to fans.

Yang Min-hyeok was a key figure in leading the Gangwon FC storm in the 2024 season. Making his professional debut as a semi-pro player, Yang recorded 12 goals and 6 assists in 38 league matches. He became the first player in K League history to win the K League Player of the Month award four times Yeon Sok (수상). At the end of the season, he won both the K League 1 Best 11 and the Player of the Month award simultaneously, completing a historic debut season.

Additionally, Yang Min-hyeok won the grand prize in the soccer category at the 2024 Futures Star Awards, hosted and organized by StarNews, while he was still with Gangwon FC in 2024. Commentator Han Jun-hee, who served on the selection committee, praised Yang as "the future of Korean football challenging the world."

After his outstanding performances with Gangwon, Yang Min-hyeok signed with England's Premier League club Tottenham in January last year, making his move to the European stage. In the second half of his first season in Europe, he was loaned to Queens Park Rangers (QPR) in the English Championship. This season, he spent time on loan with Portsmouth and Coventry City, both Championship clubs.

Gangwon FC stated, "The story of Yang Min-hyeok, who started with jersey number 47, is now heading to a bigger stage." They added, "Yang Min-hyeok made his European debut by joining Tottenham Hotspur in England. Last year, he also wore the national team jersey for the first time in the third round of the Asian qualifiers for the 2026 FIFA World Cup against Jordan. Yang, who once roamed the GangneungHigh1 Resort Arena, will return to the fans with a more matured image."

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