"The ugly duckling becomes a swan." Yang Min-hyuk, who sent Tottenham on loan as if they were throwing it away, finally scored his first goal. Amazing growth, it's just beginning

Mar 30, 2025

'The ugly duckling becomes a swan.' Yang Min-hyuk, who sent Tottenham on loan as if they were throwing it away, finally scored his first goal. Amazing growth, it's just beginning
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'The ugly duckling becomes a swan.' Yang Min-hyuk, who sent Tottenham on loan as if they were throwing it away, finally scored his first goal. Amazing growth, it's just beginning
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Tottenham Hotspur Chairman Daniel Levy and Coach Enze Postecoglou are likely to fall into a swamp of regret. This is because promising Yang Min-hyuk (19, QPR), who they turned a blind eye to, is growing day by day.

deserve to be called a 'day-to-day book' After being called up to the Korean national soccer team and making his A-match debut, he became more confident in the play. In the end, he exploded his England debut goal with a cheerful mid-range shot. It seems that the buds of potential burst in the spring breeze.

Yang Min-hyuk of the Queens Park Rangers scored his first goal after moving to England in the 39th round of the English Championship (second division) of the 2024-2025 season against Stoke City at Bet365 Stadium in Stoke-on-Trent, England, on the morning of the 30th (Korea time). Yang Min-hyuk, who was excluded from the selection on the day, was put on the ground at the beginning of the second half. The team is already trailing 0-2 by conceding two goals in the first half.




Yang Min-hyuk was given the role of a key player leading the counterattack. The effect was not immediately apparent. Even if Yang Min-hyuk went in, QPR rarely led the game, and eventually allowed one more goal in the 9th minute of the second half, leading to 0-3.

'The ugly duckling becomes a swan.' Yang Min-hyuk, who sent Tottenham on loan as if they were throwing it away, finally scored his first goal. Amazing growth, it's just beginning
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At the end of the game, when the defeat was getting thick, Yang Min-hyuk's season-high goal was finally scored. Last year, when he joined Gangwon FC as a semi-professional and became a K-League supernova, reappeared for the first time in a long time.

Yang Min-hyuk caught the ball in front of the penalty area in the 33rd minute of the second half, folded it to the left and fired a powerful left-footed turning shot. The thunderous medium-range gun shook Stoke City's net. It was QPR's first and last score of the day. The flow of the game, which had been heated for a while due to Yang Min-hyuk's cheerful mid-range shot, cooled quickly, and QPR eventually lost 1-3.




Just in time, Bae Jun-ho scored the first goal of Stoke City in the match. In the 21st minute of the first half, Cha Maddoo's cross, which penetrated the right side, rushed into the gate and pushed it with his left foot to score the first goal. Bae Joon-ho opened the scoring for both teams of the game, and Yang Min-hyuk finished the last game. The performance of the Korean players was brilliant.

Bae Jun-ho also performed well, but it cannot be denied that it was Yang Min-hyuk who received more attention on the day. This is because of the recent atmosphere surrounding Yang Min-hyuk and his position in the team.

'The ugly duckling becomes a swan.' Yang Min-hyuk, who sent Tottenham on loan as if they were throwing it away, finally scored his first goal. Amazing growth, it's just beginning
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Yang Min-hyuk, who appeared in the K-League like Hye-sung, signed with Tottenham in a surprise move last summer, raising expectations as another Korean Premier Leaguer. Tottenham also raised expectations by asking for early joining in December.




However, Tottenham's attitude cooled down after Yang Min-hyuk arrived in England. Postecoglou openly ignored Yang Min-hyuk, who came from the K-League, saying, `The level is different between the K-League and the EPL.' In fact, Yang Min-hyuk's role in the team training process has been significantly reduced. Yang Min-hyuk scored 12 goals and 6 assists in the K-League, but he didn't care much. It was treated as a grade that didn't mean much.

As a result, England's debut match and first goal hunt, which seemed to take place soon, have become far away without promise. Tottenham have been keen to collect top 10 prospects in the meantime. Yang Min-hyuk, who had no chance to play at Tottenham, was eventually loaned to QPR on January 30.

'The ugly duckling becomes a swan.' Yang Min-hyuk, who sent Tottenham on loan as if they were throwing it away, finally scored his first goal. Amazing growth, it's just beginning
The match between South Korea and Jordan in the third Asian qualifying round for the 2026 FIFA North-China World Cup held at Suwon World Cup Stadium on the 25th. Yang Min-hyuk is trying to pass. Suwon = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.03.25/
Yang Min-hyuk looked somewhat depressed at the beginning of the QRP lease. The game didn't go well. He only posted one assist in eight games. The goal didn't come out. My stomach must have burned.

However, coach Hong Myung-bo summoned Yang Min-hyuk to the national team. And on the 25th, they gave them a chance to make their debut in Group B's eighth match in the third Asian qualifying round for the 2026 North-China World Cup against Jordan. This was the day when Yang Min-hyuk was 18 years old and 343 days old. Cha Bum-kun's record of 18 years and 351 days was pushed to 13th place.

Yang Min-hyuk, who regained his confidence through this, eventually scored a goal with a thunderous mid-range shot in his first game after returning to QPR. The confidence that `I can communicate with you' seems to have filled my whole body. A teenager with skills and confidence is scary. Yang Min-hyuk's performance is expected to continue further. In addition, the regret of Chairman Levi and Coach Postecoglou could grow. You might think, 'We need to bring him back quickly'.



This article was translated by Naver AI translator.