Lee Seung-won, who runs like Bae Jun-ho, joins Lee Min-sung-ho first on the 30th → Hong Myung-bo on the 3rd of next month...U22 Recall Training List Revealed
Jun 24, 2025
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The Korea Football Association announced on the 24th that the U-22 national team, led by head coach Lee Min-sung, will hold a convocation training in Gyeongju, North Gyeongsang Province from the 30th to the 4th of next month. The call-up is in preparation for the 2026 Asian U-23 Asian Cup qualifiers in Indonesia in September. On July 2nd, during the training period, a practice game was scheduled with Ulsan Citizens' Soccer Team.
Coach Lee selected 27 K Leaguers for this call-up. It consists of 18 players from K League 1 and 9 from K League 2, mostly born in 2003. Moon Hyun-ho, Lee Seung-won, Choi Ye-hoon (Kimcheon Sangmu), Lee Hyun-yong, Jung Seung-bae, Hwang Jae-yoon (Suwon FC), Kim Jung-hyun (Chungnam Asan), Lee Joon-kyu (Daejeon), and Chae Hyun-woo (Anyang) were all called up for the last friendly match against Australia, and the rest are Lee Min-sung's first call-up. Jeong Ma-ho (Asan, Chungcheongnam-do), Lee Kun-hee (Suwon Samsung), and Kim Jun-ha (Jeju SK) were also newly named. Director Lee said at an inauguration press conference on the 4th that `I have no intention of limiting my age. You have to keep skipping," he said, adding that he would select players with good performance regardless of their age.
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In addition, Lee Seung-won (Kim Cheon Sang-mu), who was selected on the A-team list for the 2025 EAFF E-1 Championship, will participate in U-22 national team training from June 30th through this call-up and then move to the A-team on the 3rd of next month. This was decided through consultation between A national team coach Hong Myung-bo and coach Lee. Coach Lee maintains his position to actively support young players to get on board with the A team, according to his usual philosophy that `Korean soccer is first for the A team.' Bae Joon-ho (Stoke City) trained for the U-22 national team earlier this month and moved to the A team and played the third Asian qualifying round for the 2026 North-China World Cup. He helped his team win a 4-0 victory against Kuwait with multiple assistance. The E-1 Championship Men's Championship will be held in Yongin from July 7 to 15.
Lee Min-sung was in Group J with Indonesia, Laos and Macau at the U-23 Asian Cup qualifying round in Indonesia in September. In this preliminary round, a total of 16 teams, including 11 first-place teams in 11 groups, four teams with good performance among the second-place teams, and Saudi Arabia, the host country, will advance to the Asian Cup finals in January next year. Coach Lee plans to accelerate team inspection and organizational strengthening before the qualifying round.
Lee Min-sung's goal, which was launched earlier this month, is to win four consecutive Asian Games and advance to the finals of the 2028 LA Olympics through the gold medal at the Aichi and Nagoya Asian Games in 2026.
Reporter Yoon Jin-man yoonjinman@sportschosun.com
◇U-22 national team domestic call-up training list (27 players)
GK = Moon Hyun-ho (Kim Cheon Managing Director) Hwang Jae-yoon (Suwon FC)
DF = Kang Min-joon Han Hyun-seo (Pohang), Park Kyung-seop (Incheon), Park Joon-seo (Hwaseong), Lee Kun-hee (Suwon Samsung), Lee Hyun-yong (Suwon FC), Lee Joon-jae (Gyeongnam), Choi Ye-hoon (Kim Cheon) Choi Hyun-woong (Chungnam Asan)
MF = Kim Dong-jin (Pohang), Kim Jung-hyun, Jeong Ma-ho (Chungnam Asan), Kim Joo-chan, Lee Seung-won (Kimcheon), Kim Han-seo, Lee Joon-kyu (Daejeon), Moon-ho (Cheonan), Jung Seung-bae (Suwon FC), Chae Hyun-woo (Anyang), Choi Byung-wook (Jeju)
FW = Kim Jun-ha (Jeju), Park Seung-ho (Incheon), Bae Seo-joon (E-land), Jo Sang-hyuk (Pohang), Lee Kyu-dong (Jeonbuk)
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
