National team → Team Korea is happy and honored because it has always dreamed of Elling Horand Lee Ho-jae, the first Taegeuk mark in his life
Jun 23, 2025
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Pohang Steelers Park Seung-wook, Lee Ho-jae, and Lee Tae-seok will wear the national flag together and compete in the '2025 EAFF E-1 Football Championship' to be held from the 7th of next month. The three players plan to join the national team after the away game in Seoul on the 29th. In particular, Lee Ho-jae was honored to become the first national team member with this selection.
Lee Ho-jae, who joined Pohang Steelers in the 2021 season, scored two goals in 15 games in his first year of debut, impressing fans. After growing over the years, he achieved his 'career high' with nine goals and five assists in 27 games until August of the 2024 season. However, he ended the season unfortunately due to an ankle injury. After returning from injury, he has scored eight goals and one assist in 19 games this year, showing his side as a front-line striker. With this selection, he became a member of the 父 national team that succeeded his father, Lee Ki-hyung (Yan Bianlongding).
Lee Ho-jae said, `I am very happy and honored to be selected as a national soccer player, which I have always dreamed of as a soccer player since I was young.' `Since I think the national team is a place to prove, I will try to show good performances on the field with a sense of responsibility and pride as a national soccer player rather than tension," he said.
Park Seung-wook, who returned to the team after being discharged from the military on the 17th with Lee Ho-jae, and Lee Tae-seok, who has recently established himself as a left fullback of the national team, have been selected for the national team in a row. The Pohang Steelers, which had a double celebration after three players were selected for the national team, will play the 21st round of Hana Bank K League 1 2025 against FC Seoul at 7 p.m. on the 29th at Seoul World Cup Stadium.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
