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Korea's women's soccer sign 'Jimesh' Ji So-yeon (Seattle Lane) will fly to England again in September 2025.
On the 5th (Korea time), the deadline for the transfer of the English Women's Soccer League to the WSL, Ji So-yeon confirmed her trip to Birmingham City. 'National team's best friend, junior'I'm going to share the same rice with Lee Geum-min.
Ji So-yeon, who debuted in Kobe Ainak, Japan, in 2011 immediately after leading third place in the under-20 Women's World Cup in 2010, entered the English WSL for the first time in Korean women's soccer history in 2014 and played for Chelsea Women for eight seasons, recording six league wins, four FA Cup wins, two League Cup wins, and one Community Shield victory, writing the history of 'Chelsea Women'. Ji So-yeon, who wore a Suwon FC women's uniform dreaming of a successful WK League in May 2022, chose another new challenge while playing for the second season after moving to the NWSL Seattle Lane in the U.S. Women's Soccer League with the best treatment ever immediately after the end of the 2023 season. It will play on loan at Birmingham City Women for three months until December. Ji So-yeon will head to Birmingham City immediately on the 6th after the last team training on the morning of the 5th. Three years after leaving Chelsea Women in the summer of 2022, he will be reunited with his England fans again.
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| Ji So-yeon, who covered the matchday cover on the 10th of last month, Photo source=Seattle Lane |
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It was clear why they decided to make a surprise lease. Ji So-yeon scored three goals and three assists in 28 games last season, and again this season, she started 13 out of 18 games (752 minutes) and nine of them, with two goals and two assists. He started the most recent away game in Houston (1-1 draw) on August 25, and missed the home game against San Diego on the 30th due to COVID-19 symptoms. It is by no means a considerable amount of time to play, but it was not enough for Ji So-yeon, who started Jeon Kyung-gi from a young age. As a representative veteran of the South Korean national team, he needs to play more to maintain his steady performanceThere was also a desperate need for '. WSL's summer transfer market, multiple WSL teams sent love calls to Ji So-yeon, who will become a free agent (FA) at the end of this season. At first, I didn't agree. Got the strand by staying in Seattle. However, at the end of the transfer window, he was shaken by Birmingham City's strong courtship in the second division and signed a surprise loan deal just before the transfer window closed.
Ji So-yeon said "It's my first time renting and first time in the second division. At the age of 34, you might be able to ask what kind of movie you want to enjoy to go to the second division loan, but I desperately need it. I'm confident that I can play well in either the first or the second." It plans to prepare for the future, including A-level leadership certificates, while playing soccer and studying at the English ground, which is most familiar to the national team.
Birmingham City, the founding club of England's Women's Super League WSL, have been constantly trying to return to the top flight after being relegated to the second division championship in the 2021-2022 season, but have repeatedly missed opportunities to be promoted. Last season, he ranked second (41 points) in WSL2, but failed to get promoted, falling two points behind London City Lionesses (43 points). Ahead of the new season, Ji So-yeon succeeded in recruiting 'game changer' with the goal of promotion. Birmingham City goes by the club 'friendly'. Following Choi Yu-ri, Cho So-hyun in 2023, and Lee Geum-min in 2024, Ji So-yeon even held the title of the '4th Korean Leaguer' this season. Ji So-yeon, who played for Chelsea for eight seasons and scored countless winning goals with the nickname of the "Wizard" and lifted all the trophies in the world, expressed confidence ahead of her return to the English stage, saying, `There will be no need for adaptation.' Expectations are also high for his close friend Lee Geum-min, who has played in three World Cups. It is expected that the team's teamwork will lead to synergy in the national team.
Ji So-yeon and Lee Geum-min's Birmingham City will play the season opener against Bristol City at 10 p.m. on the 7th (Korea time) 'Anbang' at St. Andrews Nighthead Park.
Reporter Jeon Young-ji sky4us@sportschosun.com
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
