The momentum of ‘High School K-League Player’ Yang Min-hyeok (18, Gangwon) is amazing. He signed a contract with Tottenham Hotspur based on his K-League performance, and was selected for the national team at the age of 18 years and 132 days. This is even faster than the first selection of Son Heung-min (32, Tottenham), the captain and key player of the national team.
Coach Hong Myung-bo held a press conference at 11:00 AM on the 26th at the Football Association building in Shinmun-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul, and announced the list of 26 players called up to the national team for the two consecutive matches of the third round of Asian qualifying for the 2026 FIFA World Cup in North and Central America, which will be held next month.
The list includes the existing mainstays such as Son Heung-min, Lee Kang-in (Paris Saint-Germain), Kim Min-jae (Bayern Munich), and Hwang In-beom (Zvezda), as well as the name of the ‘scary teenager’ Yang Min-hyeok.
Yang Min-hyeok, who is busy with high school classes and professional schedules, is a rookie who is shaking up the K-League this season. Yang Min-hyeok, who has appeared in all of the team’s matches (28 matches) this season and recorded 8 goals and 5 assists, has won the Young Player Award for four consecutive months and is sweeping titles such as Player of the Month and Goal of the Month.
Despite his young age, his greatest strength is that he consistently displays his skills in high-pressure matches such as big matches in the K-League or the Coupang Play Series match against Tottenham.
With such performance, he has been confirmed to join Tottenham Hotspur (England) and will play in the Premier League starting in January next year.
Yang Min-hyeok, who entered the national team with great momentum, was selected at the age of 18 years and 132 days, which is even faster than Son Heung-min, who was first selected on December 7, 2010, when he was 18 years and 152 days old.
There may be environmental differences depending on the era, but he is ahead of the best players who dominated Korean soccer, such as Lee Chun-soo (18 years and 248 days), Park Joo-young (18 years and 290 days), Cha Bum-geun (18 years and 319 days), and Lee Dong-gook (19 years and 1 day). This is proof that his talent and potential are outstanding.
The youngest person ever selected for the national team is goalkeeper Cha Ki-seok, who was selected at the age of 17 years and 183 days.
There are also many voices of anticipation that if Yang Min-hyeok continues his momentum, he will adapt smoothly to the national team and quickly become the new main force leading Korean soccer.
Coach Hong Myung-bo said, “Yang Min-hyeok has shown enough performance to be a member of the national team. It is right to give him a chance now,” adding, “However, it is up to Yang Min-hyeok to decide what kind of opportunities he will receive in the future.”
He continued, “Since everyone is interested, I expect him to do well when he comes to the national team.”
(Seoul = News 1)
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