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'Shinsung Born in 2007'Park Seung-soo (Newcastle) returned flying the Korean flag.
Newcastle (England), led by head coach Eddie Howe, arrived at Incheon International Airport on the afternoon of the 28th. Coach Howe and veteran defender Dan Byrne, as well as Kieran Trippier, Joelinton, Bruno Guimarães, Sandro Tonali and Jacob Murphy, visited South Korea. Newcastle players also took commemorative photos with the national flag. Some players, including Guimarães, Joelinton, and Tonali, remained at the arrival hall for a while and signed autographs to fans.
Park Seung-soo, who recently moved to Newcastle after playing for Suwon Samsung, also visited Korea in his new uniform. Park Seung-soo, born in March 2007, signed a semi-professional contract with Suwon in July 2023 at the age of 16, the youngest in K-League history. He broke various records, including his youngest debut in K-League history, the youngest score, and the youngest assist.
Park Seung-soo took on a new challenge through the summer transfer market. Newcastle recruited Park Seung-soo through the club's website on the 24th. 'First of all, I'm going to join the Newcastle Under-21 team' Newcastle Academy Director Steve Harper said `Park Seung-soo is a young player with real potential and talent. Recently, our talent development system has produced outstanding success stories. Park joined our club's Young-gun group." Park said, "It is a great honor to join Newcastle through the club. Joining Newcastle is a big challenge for me. I'm grateful for the faith the club has shown me. I want to learn and improve from the coaching staff. I will give everything to become the best player." Park Seung-soo, who joined Newcastle, became the 20th Korean player ever to sign with an EPL club.
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Founded in 1881, Newcastle visited Korea for the first time. At 8 p.m. on the 30th at the Seoul World Cup Stadium, they will face 'Team K League'. On August 3, they will face Tottenham, the same English Premier League club.
Newcastle were a strong team that finished second in the EPL twice in the 1990s, but have since suffered ups and downs. It emerged as a strong team again after being sold to a consortium led by Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund (PIF) in 2021. Won the Carabao Cup (League Cup) last season. He is ranked fifth in the EPL and will play in the European Champions League (UCL) this season.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
