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The chemistry between Serbia's first-team Tsurvena Zvezda and Korean players is amazing.
National fullback Seol Young-woo of Zvezda led his team to a 4-0 victory by scoring two goals in the 23rd round of Serbia's Super Liga in the 2024-2025 season against Nafredak Krushevats at Mladost Stadium in Krushevats, Serbia on the 15th (Korea time).
He scored two goals in the first half alone when he started as a right fullback in the 4-2-3-1 formation, increasing his score for the season to five. He scored three goals with his right foot, two with his left foot, three goals in the penalty box, and two goals outside the penalty box. Seol Young-woo, who left his hometown of Ulsan last summer and entered the European stage by joining Zvezda, showed off his strength to score his first consecutive goal and first multi-goal. Seol Young-woo also scored in the match against Radnicki (6-0 win) on the 8th.
Seol has increased his offensive points, including the Cup, to double digits (five goals and five assists). He has five goals and two assists in the league and three assists in the European Champions League. Seol Young-woo, who was focused on helping as a side defender in the first half, has been producing points with aggression comparable to a winger since December last year as a special military exemption following the gold medal at the Hangzhou Asian Games.
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| Seol Young-woo's first goal shooting scene. |
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| Seol Young-woo's extra goal shooting scene. |
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Seol Young-woo, who received 9.2 points (Sofascore), the most in the team, ranks second overall in the league with a season average of 7.63 points. Only team-mate Gehlot Kanga (7.76 points) has a higher rating based on players who have played more than half of all games this season.
Amid Seol Young-woo's strong performance, Zvezda won 21 consecutive league games. Zvezda, who has not lost a single game throughout the season, scored 67 points, widening the gap with second-place Partizan (46 points). Local media observe that the league's championship could be confirmed early in mid-March.
Seol Young-woo is increasingly likely to walk along the path of Hwang In-beom (Feyenoord), who ate a meal in Zvezda until the beginning of this season.
Hwang In-beom was selected as the league's player of the year in the 2023-2024 season with four goals and four assists (22 games) in the Serbian Superliga. Based on this performance, he joined Dutch club Feyenoord last summer for a club record of 8 million euros (current exchange rate of about 12 billion won). Zvezda has recovered all 6.5 million euros (about 9.8 billion won) invested in recruiting two Koreans, Hwang In-beom and Seol Young-woo.
If Seol Young-woo wins the league MVP after Hwang In-beom, he will be selected as the team of the year even if he fails to win the Player of the Year Award. Seol scored more goals than any other defender in the league. The pass success rate (90.05%) is 5th overall. It is difficult to find a fullback who has as much presence as Seol Young-woo in Serbia.
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| Seol Young-woo, heat map against Nafredark on the 15th. He actually played like a winger. Sofa Score |
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| Seol Young-woo's season heat map. He is playing on both sides. Sofa Score |
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Making it to the big leagues is not a dream. Seol Young-woo made three assists in the European Champions League this season, including the winning goal assist against Young Boys on the 29th of last month. In November last year, he also recorded assists in Barcelona (2-5 losses) and Stuttgart (5-1 wins).
The fact that the 27-year-old Korean player who solved the military service problem can play both fullbacks deserves the attention of the big league. Currently, Seol Young-woo's market value, which is evaluated by Transfer Markt, a transfer fee website, is 2 million euros (about 3 billion won).
A national team coach Hong Myung-bo, who is preparing for an A-match in March with the goal of the 2026 World Cup in North Korea and the U.S., is also likely to be smiling at Seol Young-woo's quick adaptation and performance.
On the 23rd, Seol Young-woo will play against his rival Partizan 'Eternal Derby'. Partizan is a club that belongs to Ko Young-joon, a teammate of the Hangzhou Asian Games team, and Ko Young-joon, who lost his position in the changing trend of team management and coaches, returned to the ground after about four months through the Spartak Subotica match on the 1st.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
