E-land in crisis, I've got it! GK Koo Sung-yoon from Kuk University was recruited in a surprise move

Jul 15, 2025

E-land in crisis, I've got it! GK Koo Sung-yoon from Kuk University was recruited in a surprise move



E-land in crisis, I've got it! GK Koo Sung-yoon from Kuk University was recruited in a surprise move
Seoul E-Land has a big fish. The main character is Koo Sung-yoon, the goalkeeper who was a former member of the national team.

An official familiar with the K-League transfer market said "E-Land agreed to recruit Koo Sung-yoon. There will be an announcement soon." "Koo Sung-yoon, who entered the country on the 14th due to a complete transfer, is scheduled to conduct a medical test on the 15th," he said. Koo Sung-yoon is scheduled to sign the medical test as soon as it is completed.

E-Land has been suffering from serious defensive difficulties this season. He has conceded 17 goals in the last seven games. It is more than the 15 goals allowed in the previous 13 games. The last scoreless game was the match against Hwaseong FC (1-0 victory) on May 24, about two months ago. The defense faltered and fell into a seven-game winless quagmire. The ranking, which once led the way, fell to sixth place (30 points).




Kim Oh-kyu and Osmar, who defended their defense well last season, fell into a serious 'aging curve', and the central defense collapsed, but goal anxiety also played a part. E-Land changed its No. 1 goalkeeper ahead of this season. He sent Moon Jung-in to Ulsan HD and brought in Roh Dong-gun, who played for Suwon FC. It's not a big name, but he expected Noh Dong-gun's rich experience to stabilize the goal.

It wasn't bad at the beginning of the season, but mistakes, a disadvantage, were repeated. In the match against Busan I'Park, he also lost the victory due to a rudimentary mistake. Since then, Noh Dong-gun has also shown a disappointing play in a scene that can be sufficiently prevented. I repeated my mistakes in the build-up as well.

E-land in crisis, I've got it! GK Koo Sung-yoon from Kuk University was recruited in a surprise move
E-land in crisis, I've got it! GK Koo Sung-yoon from Kuk University was recruited in a surprise move
The summer transfer market opened, and E-Land started to reinforce the goal. Kim Seung-gyu was the first choice. Kim Seung-gyu, who was seriously injured with a broken cruciate ligament, found a place to build his body after his contract with Al Shabab ended. I trained with E-Land, which has coach Kim Do-kyun, who has been associated since Ulsan. E-Land, who was fascinated by Kim Seung-gyu, who is not 100% but still has a class, offered to recruit him. Kim Seung-gyu was also very interested in moving to E-Land. But negotiations were not easy. Disagreements were made during the contract period, and just in time, the proposal came from FC Tokyo in the J-League. Kim Seung-gyu, who played for Vissel Kobe and Kashiwa Reysol, chose a new challenge in Japan, which he is familiar with.

Eland immediately turned to Plan B. E-Land, who was looking for a goalkeeper with high-quality skills, was connected to Koo Sung-yoon, who played for Kyoto Sanga FC in the J-League. Koo Seong-yoon, who gave up his starting position in Kyoto, was active in returning to Korea. However, he was blocked by the director's opposition. This was because there was no second goalkeeper as much as Koo Sung-yoon. In the end, E-Land had to eat.

E-Land, who was suffering from goal anxiety, consistently contacted Koo Sung-yoon under the water. Koo Sung-yoon, who had a strong will to go to Korea, even hinted at giving up his remaining salary. In the end, coach Takayuki also raised his hand. Koo Sung-yoon decided to join E-Land's promotion challenge, although the amount is far below the amount he received in Japan.

Koo Sung-yoon will return to the K League for the first time in three years while wearing an E-Land uniform. Koo Sung-yoon, who made his professional debut in the J League, moved to Daegu in the summer of 2020 for military service after passing through Cerezo Osaka and Gonsadore Sapporo. Koo Sung-yoon, who showed good performance in Daegu, joined Gimcheon Sangmu and returned to Gonsadore Sapporo after being discharged from the military. Koo Sung-yoon, who later left for Kyoto on loan, helped the team stay and succeeded in a complete transfer. Koo Sung-yoon, who lost his place after failing to play this season, will seek a new path after returning to Korea.




Koo Sung-yoon, who wore the national flag for the first time under Coach Uli Stielike in 2015, was steadily selected for the national team even after the appointment of Shin Tae-yong and Paulo Bento. Although he has recently moved away from the national team, he is determined to seek opportunities once again through his trip to Korea. Koo Sung-yoon is expected to be a great boost to E-Land, which has a large height of 1m97 and excellent reflexes. E-Land is ready for a rebound in the second half, adding a 'Verified Foreign Defender'Aaron to 'From the National University' Koo Sung-yoon. E-Land plans to add more defenders.



Reporter Park Chan-joon vanbasten@sportschosun.com



This article was translated by Naver AI translator.