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Sint Traiden, a Belgian club, is actually a club for Japanese players.
On the 28th, Japan Sports Hochi said 'Belgium's first division played its opening four games, and a total of nine Japanese players participated. In the match between Sint Trawidon and Hent, goalkeeper Kokubo Leo of Sint Trawidon, defender Hata Taiga, who transferred from Shonan this summer, midfielder Rihito Yamamoto and Ryotaro Ito participated. Midfielder Ito Atsuki started at Hent. From the 31st minute of the second half, Shingo Taniguchi, a defender who played as a substitute, also played as a substitute. Ito's goal was scored in second-half stoppage time, with Sint Trawidan winning 3-1.'
In 2017, Japanese company 'DMM.com ' acquired Belgian club Sint Trawidon. Sint Traudon is steadily recruiting Japanese players who are struggling in the Japanese J-League or Europe. It is playing the same role as a satellite club that recruits players who have shown their potential to succeed in the European league and re-exports them to the big leagues.
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There are already many success stories. In the summer of 2019, he traded Japanese national team center back Takehiro Tomiyasu to Bologna, Italy's Serie A, and Japanese national team captain Endo Wataru to Stuttgart. Last summer, Suzuki Zaion, the Japanese national team's goalkeeper, was sent to Serie club Parma. Since they had time to adapt to European culture in Sint Traweedon, they adapted to the new team without difficulty and succeeded.
As it has become a club that greatly contributes to the success of Japanese soccer, Japanese companies are also investing. Recently, the Japanese media Football Channel reported that DMM.com has held management rights since 2017 and has been known as a gateway for Japanese players to advance to Europe. Until now, many Japanese players, including Takehiro, Wataru, and Daichi Kamada, have been affiliated with Sint Traiden. Jafanet Holdings, Inc. has been actively investing in the sports business, and this capital and business partnership is drawing attention as a new development linking Europe to Japan'
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In 2022, Japanese entertainment company 'Maruhan' has decided to invest in capital from SintTrawidan and Platinum Sponsors, and Japanese marketing company 'Septeni' in 2023, making SintTrawidan more Japanese. This season, six Japanese players were included in the first team, with four starting players and one substitute playing from the opening game. Captain Sint Trawidan also has no choice but to look better at the Japanese player who played well in the Belgian league when recruiting players from big league clubs because the level of the Belgian league is not far behind the European big leagues.
As Japanese players advance to Europe smoothly, Japanese soccer development is taking place faster. Jeong Dae-se, a North Korean, recently appeared on a Japanese broadcast about the development of Japanese soccer "Now, it is a structure in which (players) must first enter overseas clubs and perform well before being selected for the national team." As such, it has become closer to the world, and it has become an environment where you cannot become a representative of Japan if you do not play at the world level,' he said, adding that his entry into Europe is increasing Japan's competitiveness.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
