Is it the wrong meeting? Jung Ho-yeon's continuous ordeal, MLS bench → Cross ligament rupture season out
Jul 20, 2025
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He left the K-League in February this year and moved to the Minnesota United of Major League Soccer (MLS). But it was not easy to adapt. I spent more time on the bench than playing the game.
Jung Ho-yeon played only four games in the MLS, which is 'Chunchuje'. The starter played one game and three games as a substitute. The competition time is only 86 minutes.
On top of that, he ended the season early due to injury. The Minnesota club announced on the 20th (Korea time) that "Jung Ho-yeon ruptured the anterior cruciate ligament of his right knee in a friendly match against Holstein Kiel (Germany) on the 7th of this month" and that "he underwent surgery on the 18th and will not be able to play in the rest of this year's MLS season."
Jung Ho-yeon is a former Gwangju FC youth and made her professional debut in Gwangju in 2022 and played a key role in 'Jeong Hyo-ball' for three seasons. Lee Jung-hyo was one of Gwangju's most cherished disciples. He led Gwangju to promotion to the first division through the K League 2 victory in 2022 and won the K League 1 Young Player Award in 2023.
Jung Ho-yeon was selected as a member of the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games held in 2023, contributing to South Korean soccer's third consecutive gold medal. In March last year, he made his A-match debut through the second Asian qualifying match for the 2026 North-China World Cup against Thailand.
Since last summer, it has been connected to leading European clubs such as England, Germany and Belgium, but the transfer has not been made due to problems such as transfer fees. Jeong Ho-yeon, who decided this year was the right time to go overseas to grow further, postponed her European dream for a while and accepted Minnesota's proposal.
But Minnesota's first season is more tears than smiles.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
