18-year-old Premier Leaguer Born Yoon Do-young Confirms His Transfer to Brighton, Will Return As A Player Who Shines Up This Summer
Mar 21, 2025
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Daejeon officially announced Yoon Do-young's trip to Brighton on its official channel on the 21st. The contract is for five years. Yoon Do-young went to Brighton through the A-match break period and completed the final signing. Yoon Do-young will join Brighton this summer when the European transfer market opens. As Brighton has planned to foster Yoon Do-young in the long term, he is expected to leave the loan immediately.
The Brighton club will also join the club on its website 'Yoon Do-young on July 1 when the transfer market begins. The contract period is expected to last until June 2030, with a lease expected for the next season'
Yoon Do-young, who was born in 2006, has been attracting attention as a top prospect since her high school days. He joined Daejeon Hana Citizen U-15 in 2019 and was a key player in achieving three gold medals in the 2021 U-15 tournament, and participated in the 2023 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U-17 Asian Cup (Thailand) and the FIFA U-17 World Cup (Indonesia) as a member of the U-18 (Chungnam Technical High School).
Yoon Do-young, who was recognized for his potential, signed his second semi-professional contract in January 2024 as a member of Chungnam Machinery Technical High School and made his youngest professional debut at the age of 17 years, 6 months, and 27 days in the 14th round of the K League 1 in the 2024 season against Ulsan. In the home game against Daegu in the 16th round, he achieved valuable help and scored his debut attack point.
In particular, after the home game against Suwon FC in the 20th round, Hwang Sun-hong said, `I feel very satisfied with Yoon's aggressive and challenging play and everyone should follow suit," he said with a thumbs-up.
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In August 2024, Daejeon Hana Citizen was the first to sign a formal professional contract during the semi-professional period. Yoon Do-young started in a home game against Gwangju in the 29th round and scored his K League 1 debut goal less than a minute into the game. This marks the youngest scoring record since the club and the 2013 promotion system, with a score of 17 years, 10 months, and 4 days, setting a page in K-League history.
Yoon Do-young, who had the best debut season, scored one goal and three assists in 19 K League games in 2024 as a member of Daejeon Hana Citizen. He achieved the most help in the team with Martha and others.
Prior to the 2025 season, he played for the AFC U-20 Asian Cup (China) and qualified for the FIFA U-20 World Cup finals in Chile in September. He made a decisive contribution to achieving third place in the national team, including one goal and one assist in all games.
Yoon Do-young naturally received attention from many European clubs for his outstanding talent and potential. Yoon Do-young, who received attention from Manchester City, Newcastle, Liverpool, and Wolverhampton, has been confirmed to transfer to Brighton, which has been the most active in recruiting. Brighton is an excellent club for nurturing promising players and is called a bridgehead for big club transfers.
Yoon Do-young said, "Thanks to the team called Daejeon, I was able to grow a lot as a player, and I have a great affection for Daejeon as I have spent time in Daejeon since middle school until now. I won't forget to thank those who gave me so much support and love that I deserve. We will do our best to contribute to the team until the end of the rest of the year, and we will come back as a proud player who shines the club called Daejeon", he expressed his feelings.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
