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South Korean national team defender Seol Young-woo (27) recorded his first attacking point just one minute after coming on as a substitute in his Bundesliga debut for Augsburg.
On the 31st (Korea time), Augsburg secured a decisive 3-0 victory over Schalke 04 in the opening match of the 2026-2027 Bundesliga Round 1 at Germany's WWK Arena.
Seol Young-woo entered the field to replace Marius Wolf in the first minute of stoppage time in the second half, when his team was leading 2-0. Just one minute after being substituted in, in the 47th minute of the second half, he delivered a precise left-footed return pass to Rodrigo Hibeiro, who cut into the right side of the penalty box, assisting the go-ahead goal. This moment marked his first touch in the Bundesliga as a debut assist.
On this day, Augsburg took the lead with an early goal by Michael Gregoritsch in the 18th minute of the first half. In the 17th minute of the second half, Schalke's Ron Schallenberg was sent off for a harsh back-tackle, giving Augsburg a numerical advantage. The victory was sealed with Anton Kade's additional goal in the 34th minute of the second half and Hibeiro's go-ahead goal assisted by Seol Young-woo.
Seol Young-woo, who developed at Ulsan HD in the professional K League 1, successfully entered the BIG League just two years after moving to Crvena Zvezda (Serbia) in 2024 to make his mark on the European stage.
Joining Augsburg for a transfer fee of approximately 4 million euros (about 6.4 billion won) on the 27th, he became the fourth Korean player in club history after Koo Ja-cheol, Ji Dong-won, and Hong Jeong-ho. Unusually for a defender, he was assigned jersey number 7, proving the club's expectations.
Having completed a successful BIG League debut, Seol Young-woo will aim for his first start and consecutive attacking points in two matches during the upcoming Round 2 away game against Frankfurt on September 7.
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