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South Korean national team fullback Seol Young-woo enjoyed the joy of winning the league in his first season in Europe.
Tsurvena Zvezda won 3-1 in the 30th round of the Serbian Super Liga in 2024-2025 season against Belgrade at Stadion Leiko Mitich in Belgrade, Serbia on the 7th (Korea time).
Zvezda secured Belgrade to reach 86 points. He widened the gap with second-place Partizan (63 points) to 23 points, and with only seven games remaining, he confirmed the championship with as many as seven games to go. Partizan, who is also Ko Young-joon's team, chased Zvezda with hope as second place, but now he cannot catch up with Zvezda's points even if he wins all the remaining schedules.
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Zvezda took the lead with Andriya Masimovic's first goal in the second minute of the first half. Immediately after, in the 9th and 11th minutes of the first half, Aleksandar Khatai and Chereif Ndiaye scored additional goals to break down the opponent early. Seol Young-woo also added to his performance. Seol Young-woo, who started as a right fullback, won a penalty in the 45th minute of the first half, but unfortunately failed to score as Güllor Kanga, who played kicker, missed. Although Belgrade scored one goal at the end of the second half, the two teams later finished with a 3-1 victory by Zvezda without additional points.
Seol Young-woo played the full time of the game on the day, contributing to the team's victory and victory with stable performances such as three clearings, four tackles, 65 successful passes and one key pass.
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Seol Young-woo's performance this season was an amazing performance that Zvezda was consistently satisfied with Korean players following Hwang In-beom last season. Seol Young-woo, who changed his uniform from Ulsan HD to Zvezda in June last year, immediately became the main player this season. There was no need for a period of adaptation. He has already played in 20 league games and is considered a key player. Coach Vladan Milojevic Zvezda is actively using the team regardless of the left and right, and Seol Young-woo also played an active role in repaying his faith. In a match against Nafredak Krusevats in February, he also showed off his sharpness by scoring multiple goals.
He has five goals and three assists in 21 games in the league alone this season, and has five goals and six assists in 31 official games. It is a performance that can even aim to advance to the big leagues. Seol Young-woo previously received a military service exemption through the 2023 Hangzhou Asian Games gold medal. He is 27 years old, in his prime, and it is also attractive that he can play both left and right fullbacks. Earlier, Hwang In-beom, a senior member of the team, also transferred to Feyenoord, a prestigious Dutch league, through his performance at Zvezda.
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Interest has also recently arrived from Belgium. Serbia's Espresso is interested in Sul Young-woo from Zvezda but is unlikely to leave the club this summer. Seol reportedly targeted not only Al Jazeera in the United Arab Emirates, but also multiple Saudi Arabian clubs and Hent. Hent is one of the prestigious Belgian league clubs where Hong Hyun-seok played in the past. However, Zvezda is satisfied with Seol Young-woo's performance, so it is not expected to send Seol Young-woo unless it is a large transfer fee for the time being.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
