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How would a Korean player play in the same team as Son Heung-min feel. An anecdote has emerged that can be experienced indirectly.
Jonathan, who transferred to Bayern Munich, had time to reflect on his career at Bayer Leverkusen through 'Players the Tribune' after his transfer to Bayern on the 29th (Korea time).
Ta left Hamburg in the summer of 2015 and joined Leverkusen. In the summer of 2015, there were two Korean players in Leverkusen. Son Heung-min, like Ta, emerged as Germany's top Bundesliga prospect in Hamburg and became a Leverkusen player in 2013. As soon as Son Heung-min moved to Leverkusen, he scored 10 league goals and four assists, and gradually raised his stock price in recognition of Leverkusen's present and future.
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Shortly after Son Heung-min arrived at Leverkusen, Ryu Seung-woo also became a Leverkusen player. Ryu Seung-woo received European attention by playing an active role in the FIFA Under-20 World Cup held in the summer of 2013 and was loaned to Leverkusen in the winter transfer market in 2013. Leverkusen only played in two league games as it recruited Ryu Seung-woo after seeing his potential for development. Still, Leverkusen fully recruited Ryu Seung-woo, believing he had good potential. Korean fans expected Son Heung-min and Ryu Seung-woo to stir up the German stage together.
In the summer of 2015, when Ta was recruited, Son Heung-min and Ryu Seung-woo were still affiliated with Leverkusen. It seems that the relationship between Son Heung-min and Ryu Seung-woo was interesting. Ta "At that time, we had a young Korean player (Ryu Seung-woo), who respected Son so much that he talked to Son, or even just looked at him, and he bowed politely to Son."He remembered Son Heung-min and Ryu Seung-woo.
Ta also briefly explained how Son Heung-min and Ryu Seung-woo were doing. He seemed to greet "For example 'Your senior". Even if Son Heung-min asked for salt, he said, "'Yes, senior.'"
In fact, the age difference between Ryu Seung-woo and Son Heung-min is only one year. Ryu Seung-woo was born in 1993, and Son Heung-min was born in 1992. A one-year difference could have been like an older brother and a younger brother, but Ryu Seung-woo felt too high for Son Heung-min, who was already recognized in the German Bundesliga, a European big league.
The two players didn't just have a hard time. After moving to Leverkusen, Ryu Seung-woo said, `There is nothing I can do without Son Heung-min. He translated and helped me with everything."
Unfortunately, however, the summer of 2015 became the last time Ryu Seung-woo and Son Heung-min spent together. This is because Son Heung-min left for England after receiving Tottenham's proposal. Ryu Seung-woo held out to succeed at Leverkusen, but failed to leap to the starting lineup, and returned to Jeju United in 2017 after moving around on loan several times. Ryu Seung-woo, who has not fully established himself in the K-League, moved to Kkonkai United in Thailand in 2024 and is playing.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
