'Miracle Star Award' Winner Daegu FC's Park Do-hoon Celebrates Double Joy: First Semi-Professional Contract in Club History, Selected for U19 National Team

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Park Do-hoon (18, Daegu FC), winner of the Miracle Star Award at the 2025 Futures Star Awards, has been called up to the U19 national soccer team. This follows his signing of a semi-professional contract, marking a double celebration for the club.

According to the Korea Football Association and Daegu FC on the 6th, Park Do-hoon has been selected for the fifth and final domestic training session of the U19 national soccer team, scheduled from the 10th to the 18th at Korea Football Park in Cheonan, Chungcheongnam-do.

The U19 national team, led by coach Kim Jeong-su, is preparing for the 2027 AFC U20 Asian Cup qualifiers, which will be held in Kyrgyzstan later this month.

This training session, where Park Do-hoon's name appears, is the final training before the announcement of the 23rd-player final roster for the qualifiers. Immediately after the final training, three players out of the 26th will be dropped. Among the goalkeepers, only three were called up: Park Do-hoon, along with Song An-ton (Busan IPark) and Choi Ju-ho (Ulsan HD), are confirmed to participate in the qualifiers.

Park Do-hoon, who also plays for Hyeonpung High School, Daegu FC's U18 youth team, made history on the 4th as the club's first semi-professional player.

He is a so-called "Star Youth" player who has grown through Daegu's youth system and is regarded as a promising goalkeeper with excellent judgment, saving ability, and precise kicking skills. In May, he led the DaeHan Chuk-gu-hyeop (Chairman) National High School Soccer Tournament to victory and was awarded the tournament's best goalkeeper.

He has consistently worn the Taegeuk mark. Starting with the U15 national team, he served as the starting goalkeeper for the U17 national team, protecting the goal during the 2025 FIFA U17 World Cup in Qatar and the 2025 AFC U17 Asian Cup last year. With 22 caps (19 goals conceded) in his U17 career alone, he has firmly established himself among goalkeepers of his age group, naturally leading to his selection for the U19 national team.

Due to his strong presence, he was awarded the Soccer Division Miracle Star Award at the 2025 Futures Star Awards, hosted and organized by StarNews last year. The award selection committee stated, "He is the most outstanding high school goalkeeper. With excellent judgment, saving ability, and mental strength, he is a top-tier high school-level goalkeeper." They also noted, "His strengths extend beyond saving skills to build-up play, which is essential for modern goalkeepers, making him a highly promising talent."

Meanwhile, the U19 national team led by coach Kim Jeong-su will depart for Uzbekistan on the 21st after finalizing its 23-player roster. The team will face Lebanon on the 31st of this month and Kyrgyzstan on the 6th of next month. A match against the Philippines, originally scheduled between these two games, was canceled due to the opponent's withdrawal.

- Goalkeepers: Song An-ton (Busan IPark), Park Do-hoon (Daegu FC), Choi Ju-ho (Ulsan HD)

- Defenders: Ko Jeong-min, Lee Jun-seop (both Incheon United), Kwon Jun-seong (Busan IPark), Kim Ju-hyeong (Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors), Lee Jun-woo (Suwon Samsung), Kim Gyu-min (Gyeongnam FC), Lee Hyo-bin (Gangwon FC), Jo Young-jun (Pohang Steelers)

- Midfielders: Lee Yong-jae (Gangwon FC), Jeong Seong-bin (Yonsei University), Kim Min-woo (Korea University), Kang Dong-hwi, Yoo Seung-jae (both Jeju SK), Kim Beom-jun (Pohang Steelers), Park Seo-bin (Honnam University), Go Pil-gwan, Jung Hyun-woong (both FC Seoul), Ahn Tae-hoon (Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors), Lee Ji-woo (Ulsan University), Kim Kang (FC Anyang)

- Forwards: Lee Ho-jin (Busan IPark), Kim Yoon-ho (Gwangju FC), Kim Tae-hyung (Korea University)

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