Surprise! K League's top talent born in 2007 enters Europe, Austria's prestigious Salzburg → Reffering loan Hwang Hee-chan follows

Jul 01, 2025

Surprise! K League's top talent born in 2007 enters Europe, Austria's prestigious Salzburg → Reffering loan Hwang Hee-chan follows
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Surprise! K League's top talent born in 2007 enters Europe, Austria's prestigious Salzburg → Reffering loan Hwang Hee-chan follows
Korean soccer prospects continue to advance to Europe.

On the 1st (Korea time), FC Reffering, an Austrian second division club, announced the recruitment on its official website, saying, "'18-year-old central defender Jung Sung-bin will join Ulsan HD, a club World Cup participating team, on a one-season loan'. Jung Sung-bin will sign with Red Bull Salzburg in Austria's first division and then be loaned to Riping.

Jung Sung-bin is a promising player raised in Ulsan, a prestigious K-League team. Born in 2007, he is only 18 years old, but his growth has been different. He has been consistently selected for the national team by age since the age of 16, and recently was also selected for the under-19 national team, which has two-year-old brothers.




Ulsan highly appreciated Jung Sung-bin's talent and signed a semi-professional contract in February 2025. Jung Sang-bin immediately made his debut in the Asian Champions League Elite (ACLE), setting a record for the youngest player in Ulsan history. In other words, he is a player with that much potential.

The reason why Jung Sung-bin was able to go to Europe was the U-17 national team's off-season training in Germany last year. The national team played a practice match against the Salzburg youth team, and at that time, Jung Sung-bin performed well and was caught on Salzburg's radar network. Salzburg has been really active in recruiting Jung Sung-bin.
Surprise! K League's top talent born in 2007 enters Europe, Austria's prestigious Salzburg → Reffering loan Hwang Hee-chan follows
Salzburg even sent a scout to Korea to watch Jeong Seong-bin. Salzburg, who appreciated Jung's potential, decided to recruit him. Negotiations were reached on the terms of the transfer after the lease. Salzburg offered to pay a high transfer fee even if it was fully recruited for a considerable amount of rent.

Jung Sung-bin, who went to Salzburg, will immediately go on loan to Reffering, a club under Red Bull. If you play well in the refurbishment, you can immediately enter the main competition in Salzburg. Just as Hwang Hee-chan moved to Salzburg in the past and jumped from refurbishment to Salzburg through good performance, Jung Sung-bin will receive such an opportunity. Salzburg plans to occasionally call Jung Sung-bin, who joined as a refiling, so that he can receive first-team training.




If he makes a leap to Salzburg's starting lineup with his development in refurbishment, it is not difficult to advance to the European big league. Salzburg is the strongest team in the Austrian league. If you are recognized as only a key player, it will be easier to advance to the big league.



This article was translated by Naver AI translator.