[Official] 'Kim Ye-geon and Yoon Do-young selected': Kim Eun-jung-led Olympic national team announces roster for October Australia away friendly matches

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The Kim Eun-jung-led Olympic football national team, set to face the Australian U21 national team in friendly matches next month, has announced its roster.

The Korea Football Association (KFA) released a 24-player call-up list for the U21 Olympic national team friendly matches scheduled to be held on the 3rd and 6th of next month at Polytech Stadium in Gosford, New South Wales, Australia.

Coach Kim Eun-jung, who took charge last May and led two domestic training camps, has selected players from a wide range of sources including K League and universities ahead of his first overseas trip, including four players currently playing abroad.

The players currently abroad called up are Kim Ye-geon (Crvena Zvezda), Yoon Do-young (Magdeburg), Kang Min-woo, and Kim Tae-won (both at Gamba Osaka).

They are joined by K League players Son Jeong-beom (FC Seoul), Ko Jong-hyun (Suwon Samsung), Choi Byung-wook (Jeju SK), and Sung Ye-geon (Bucheon FC 1995), along with Min Si-young (Ulsan University) and Lee Tae-kyung (Chung-Ang University).

The Kim Eun-jung-led team will assemble on the 21st, conduct training domestically, and depart for Australia via Incheon International Airport on the 28th. They will play their first friendly match against Australia at 2:00 PM (Korean time) on the 3rd. The second match on the 6th at noon will be held behind closed doors.

The U21 national team led by Coach Kim Eun-jung is preparing for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. Only two Olympic qualification spots are allocated to Asia.

- Goalkeepers: Kim Min-su (Daejeon Hana Citizen), Lee Sang-hyun (Bucheon FC 1995), Hong Seong-min (Pohang Steelers)

- Defenders: Kang Min-woo (Gamba Osaka, Japan), Ko Jong-hyun, Lee Geon-hee (both at Suwon Samsung), Kwon Ki-min, Park Min-jae (both at Jeju SK), Kim Seo-jin (Kim Cheon (SVP)), Choi Seung-gu (Incheon United), Han Jae-bin (Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors), Ham Sun-woo (Hwaseong FC)

- Midfielders: Kim Ye-geon (FK Crvena Zvezda, Serbia), Min Si-young (Ulsan University), Park Hae-seong (Busan IPark), Sung Ye-geon (Bucheon FC 1995), Son Jeong-beom (FC Seoul), Hwang Seo-woong (Pohang Steelers)

- Forwards: Kim Tae-won (Gamba Osaka, Japan), Yoon Do-young (1. FC Magdeburg, Germany), Lee Tae-kyung (Chung-Ang University), Jeon Min-gyu (Seongnam FC), Choi Byung-wook (Jeju SK), Ha Jung-woo (Suwon FC)

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