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FC Seoul has signed semi-professional contracts with five promising players from its youth team, Seoul Osan High. This marks the first time in the club's history that five youth players have been signed to semi-professional contracts simultaneously.
On the 7th, Seoul announced, "We have signed semi-professional contracts with a total of five players: third-year high school students Jung Hyun-woong, Kim Kang-jun, Shin Ji-seop, Lee Seo-hyun, and second-year student Jung Ha-won." The Osan High School team they belong to has consecutively won the Baekun-gi National High School Soccer Tournament, the Korea Football Park U18 Champions Cup, and the K League U17 Championship this season.
This large-scale semi-professional signing is a measure taken in preparation for the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Champions League 2 (ACL2) schedule starting in September. Seoul aims to deepen its squad while providing youth-origin players with early international experience.
The newly joined players each possess distinct strengths at their respective positions. Winger Jung Hyun-woong, a former U-17 national team player, boasts exceptional dribbling ability and has recently been named to the U-20 national team training roster. Central defender Kim Kang-jun excels in man-to-man defense and building play from the back, leveraging his 190cm height.

Right-sided defender Shin Ji-seop stands out for his tactical understanding and high work rate, befitting a former central midfielder. Winger Lee Seo-hyun is an intelligent asset with a solid fundamental skill set capable of playing on both flanks. The only second-year player, defensive midfielder Jung Ha-won, is noted for his 188cm physique and precise passing ability.
Seoul stated, "Through these semi-professional contracts, we will enhance the team's competitiveness and continue to discover and nurture top talent based on our systematic youth system."
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