Why did Feyenoord take a picture of unknown Bae Seungkyun

Apr 09, 2025

Why did Feyenoord take a picture of unknown Bae Seungkyun
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Why did Feyenoord take a picture of unknown Bae Seungkyun
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"We will raise the next Hwang In-beom"

This is why Feyenoord recruited Bae Seung-kyun (18, Boingo). Feyenoord recruited midfielder Bae Seung-kyun, who plays for Boingo, through its official SNS on the 8th (Korea Standard Time)' is officially announced. The period was from July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2028, with a contract of '1 Army', not Youth, for three years.

It's literally a surprise recruit. Although he played as an ace in Gunpo Middle School and Boyne High School, Bae Seung-kyun was not a widely known player with his popularity, with his vulgar expression of 'chewing' the high school soccer world. He was so unknown that he was selected for the U-17 national team in a friendly tournament in Croatia in September last year that he was the first Korean national team member.




The trip to Feyenoord began on a chance. Feyenoord has been looking for promising Korean players since last year. The first player I watched was a third-year player from Boyne High School. However, the timing and the situation were not right. Then Bae Seung-kyun caught my eye. Feyenoord dispatched officials to watch the national high school soccer tournament of the Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism in May last year. It gave him a passing point for his excellent skills as well as his smartness to recognize the surrounding situation in the stadium.

Feyenoord immediately conducted Bae Seung-kyun's tryout in October. Like Lee Kyung-hyun, who recently confirmed his trip to Copenhagen, he followed the formal procedures set by FIFA to conduct an official trial. During the trial period, he supported not only the players but also the staying expenses of coach Shim Hyun-bo Bo-go. It was a test conducted with only one Bae Seung-kyun, not several players. Initially, he was supposed to train with the first team, but due to the schedule change, he was with the teams under the age of 19 and 21.

Why did Feyenoord take a picture of unknown Bae Seungkyun
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In fact, he did not show very satisfactory performance in the try-out test. Nevertheless, Feyenoord raised his thumb on Bae Seung-kyun. Ahn Ji-young, CEO of Plan A who spearheaded Bae Seung-kyun's trip to Feyenoord, said, `There are scouting standards that Feyenoord has. It is divided into skills, attitudes, personality, and leadership, and of course, it received high scores early in terms of technology. The test also showed only 80% of what Seung-kyun had, but considering the long flight and time difference, it is said that it is natural. "Rather, what I paid attention to was personality and attitude. In order to adapt to a completely different stage of Europe, we focused on this part, saying that activism is necessary. In Korea, he is also a second grader, but he gave a high score to the third grader for actively calling. On the first day of training, he even checked the appearance of carrying the goalpost first without knowing anything. I thought it was very different from us."




There is a reason Feyenoord particularly emphasized personality and attitude. It was because of Hwang In-beom. Oh Chang-hyun, CEO of Plan A Global, said "When I went to Feyenoord in person, everyone, regardless of the coaching staff and club officials, gave a thumbs up to Hwang Eon-beom." For that reason, when Brian Friske was replaced, the other players were saying, 'The manager was the problem, he's out, so it's going to work out nowWhile Hwang In-beom said ', it was his responsibility to all of us. He cited this personality and attitude as the secret to Hwang In-beom's success in Feyenoord. That's why I like Seung-kyun."

Why did Feyenoord take a picture of unknown Bae Seungkyun
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Bae Seung-kyun received high scores in this area even during his Boin High School days. After entering the school, when asked by director Shim Hyun-bo, 'Which position are you confident in?' Unlike other freshmen who are "10" and "Wingyo," Bae said "I can do my best in any position the director gives me." Director Shim predicted a great success, saying 'Look at this guy. Of course, he fully supported his trip to Europe.

The tryout test was carried out quickly, but it took time to complete the contract. This is because there were many variables, as well as the replacement of the coach. Nevertheless, Feyenoord remained convinced of Bae Seung-kyun. Representative Oh said "The Dutch league has a minimum salary rule when recruiting prospects from non-EU countries. This money is bigger than I thought. There were doubts about whether we should hire Asian players with this money, but Hwang In-beom's success changed his mind. Feyenoord spent the club's highest transfer fee ever to recruit Hwang In-beom, but rather than spending that big money in the future, we decided to raise the `second Hwang In-beom' ourselves. "Seungkyun evaluated that Hwang In-beom has the strengths of Hwang In-beom."




Bae Seung-kyun met Hwang In-beom on the first day of the test. Hwang In-beom gave him a pep talk "See you again", but it became a reality. Ahn plans to join the team and join the team in the pre-season. Since he is still young, it is expected that the field will determine how to manage it in the future. First of all, Feyenoord plans to apply until graduation."



This article was translated by Naver AI translator.