The 17-year-old An Ju-wan shook up the K League, and despite being booed by 5,000 Suwon away fans, he said, "This is also a first experience"... Poised to overcome growing pains and make a leap [Mokdong On-site]

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An Ju-wan (17), who has sparked a youngest-ever sensation in the K League, swallowed his regrets amid fierce booing from Suwon Samsung fans. He vowed to take another step forward based on this experience.

Seoul E-Land suffered a narrow 0-1 defeat against Suwon Samsung at Mokdong Stadium on the 12th in their Round 26 home match of 'Hana Bank K League2 2026'.

This match, which drew attention as a showdown between the top two teams, saw Seoul E-Land fall further behind the leading Suwon by eight points. Moreover, with Daegu FC (46 points) securing victory on this day, Seoul E-Land dropped to third place, ceding second place to them.

An Ju-wan could not smile either. Starting as a left wing forward, An showed active movement in the early stages of the match, attempting powerful curling shots. However, his play became increasingly subdued, and he was substituted for Kim Hyun simultaneously with the start of the second half amid coach Kim Do-gyun's tactical changes.

Meeting An Ju-wan in the post-match mixed zone, he reflected on the game: "I didn't get many touches and couldn't run well, so I'm disappointed." He added, "The most unsatisfactory part was that I played passively due to being intimidated." Regarding his initial active movements followed by a sudden drop in performance, he simply assessed it as "not my day."

Every time An Ju-wan touched the ball today, nearly 5,000 Suwon away fans responded with fierce booing. This was partly because An played for Maetan High School, a Suwon youth team, until last year before transferring to Sinpyeong High School earlier this year. He also broke the K League record for youngest appearance and goal scored, previously held by Park Seung-soo (Newcastle) of Suwon.

Regarding the barrage of booing, An admitted, "It had a slight effect and I felt intimidated. Since it was right in front of the Suwon bench with all their fans there, it wasn't easy to control my mind."

On the intense marking by opposing teams, he said, "Since this is my first experience like this, I think I will get used to it if I play more in the future."

Recently, An Ju-wan has been smashing various K League records with terrifying momentum. On the 4th, during Round 25 against Cheongju in Chungbuk, he exploded for two goals, setting a new record as the youngest player to score a multi-goal game at 17 years, 4 months, and 21 days old. Based on this performance, he also became the youngest MVP in K League2 history for Round 25.

However, regarding the title of "record breaker," An remained calm: "I am not satisfied with the present and want to do even better later." When asked about his ambition for the Young Player Award, he replied, "If the team gets promoted and we all succeed together, I think those individual records will naturally follow," prioritizing team goals over personal achievements.

An Ju-wan's father is An Seongnam, a coach at Seoul E-Land. When asked about any advice he receives while commuting to work with his father, An answered, "He gives me many harsh words about what needs fixing or improving, but rarely says anything about the good parts."

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