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Who is the Korean Premier Leaguer recognized by the English Premier League (EPL). Only six Korean players were able to make the list.
On the 17th (Korea time), the Premier League introduced the faces of representative Premier Leaguers from various countries along with the national map through its official social network service (SNS) account. The words `Greatness comes from everywhere' along with the faces of Premier League players from Korea, Nigeria, France, Japan, Jamaica, the Netherlands, Brazil, Belgium, the United States, Cameroon, Senegal, Ivory Coast, Egypt and Portugal.
As a Korean player, Son Heung-min, the current captain of the South Korean national team, who has played for Tottenham Hotspur for 10 years, is in the center. Son Heung-min made history by winning the UEFA Europa League as Tottenham's captain last season. He is also the first Asian player to become the top scorer in the Premier League.
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Park Ji-sung, who played as a `big game player' during Manchester United's heyday, was also included in the Premier League. Park Ji-sung became the first Korean player to advance to the Premier League and played as a key player for Manchester United, which ruled as the best team in the world at the time. He has won four Premier League titles, including the UEFA Champions League trophy.
Lee Young-pyo and Lee Chung-yong, who played with Park Ji-sung at the time, also won a spot. Lee played for Tottenham, the same team as Son Heung-min. Lee Chung-yong played as an ace for Bolton and then moved to Crystal Palace after a major injury. Lee Chung-yong was overwhelmed when he was in Bolton, but he was pictured wearing a Crystal Palace uniform.
In addition, Ki Sung-yueng, who played for Newcastle United and Swansea City, and Hwang Hee-chan, who has consistently played for Wolverhampton, posted their faces.
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In addition to them, many Korean players left after experiencing the Premier League.
Seol Ki-hyun (Pulham, Reading), Lee Dong-guk (Middlesbrough), Kim Doo-hyun (West Bromwich), Cho Won-hee (Wigan), Ji Dong-won (Sunderland), Park Joo-young (Arnall), Kim Bo-kyung (Cardiff City), Yoon Seok-young (Queens Park Rangers), and Kim Ji-soo (Brentford) made their debuts in the Premier League.
Meanwhile, the faces of nine Japanese Premier Leaguers, including Shinji Kagawa (Manchester United), Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton), Wataru Endo, Takumi Minamino (Liverpool) and Shinji Okazaki (Leicester City), were included.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
