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"I'm ready!"
Jeon Yoo-kyung (21) joined Norwegian women's soccer club MoldeFK Women in a surprise move. MoldeFK Women announced the recruitment of Jeon Yu-kyung through the official social network service at 8 p.m. on the 19th (Korea time). The contract period was one year until the end of this year, and he was given 'absolute offensive ace's number'.
The MoldeFK Women's Club released a video of Jeon Yu-kyung wearing the No. 9 uniform at the stadium, along with a video of Jeon Yu-kyung's goal scene during Wideok University and her under-20 Women's World Cup performance. Jeon Yu-kyung's brave comment "Molde, I'm ready! I'm ready!" inflated fans' expectations.
Molde FK is famous as a team led by coach Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and a prestigious Norwegian team where Erling Holan played before the transfer to Salzburg, but the women's soccer team is now at the stage of starting to take off again. MoldeFK Women, who was promoted from the third division to the second division '1Division Women' last year, did not spare any investment ahead of the new season. Starting next season, the first division will be expanded from 10 teams to 12 teams, and three of the 12 teams in the second division will be promoted at once, and Jeon Yu-kyung, the representative striker of the Republic of Korea, has been recruited to strengthen his power.
Jeon Yoo-kyung, a former Pohang opponent elementary school, Pohang Hangdo Middle School, Pohang Yeondae High School, and Wideok University, was in charge of the national team captain by age and attracted attention as a strong cotyledon that would succeed Cho So-hyun and Ji So-yeon's offensive lineage early on. Jeon Yoo-kyung, who was loved by fans for her long eyelashes, big eyes without double eyelids, and cool features 'Handsome (Handsome + Pretty)' as a female ace, joined the A-team led by coach Colin Bell at the age of 18 after participating in the 2022 U-20 World Cup in Costa Rica, and led a dramatic trip to the World Cup as a captain in the under-20 national team led by head coach Park Yoon-jung in 2024 with the second-highest score (4 goals) 'Future Star'. Jeon Yu-kyung was in the spotlight as the `university's biggest fish' and `best prospect' ahead of the opening of the WK League this season, but chose to challenge the overseas league instead of the domestic league draft for higher goals and greater growth ahead of the 2027 Women's World Cup in Brazil. It is a striker resource with a height of 1m70, fast feet, back play, bold shooting, unscrupulous fighting spirit and activity. When I was captain of the under-15 national team, I wanted to do better and play in the World Cup'Dun soccer girl finally achieved her first dream.
Jeon Yu-kyung said, `I am happy to enter Europe, which has been my dream since I was a child. It's the beginning of the challenge, and it's going to be difficult, but I'll do my best" expressed a bold determination. "I'm adapting well at Molde at the moment, and as the club gave me nine times, I'll prepare well for the opening game and try to score."
Jin Sports Representative Kim Jin-woo explained, "'I'm happy to help Jeon Yu-kyung, a promising player representing Korean women's soccer, challenge to Europe' and "'transfer was possible because of the player's strong will to challenge'. "I will work hard to support Jeon Yu-kyung so that she can adapt well to the Norwegian league and dream bigger." he said. Meanwhile, Jeon Yu-kyung's MoldeFK Women is Arna Bjorn at midnight on the 24th (Korea time)Narwa will play the opening game of the season at the Aker Stadion.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
