[STN스포츠] Reporter Lee Sang-wan = Ulsan Hyundai has a striker Joo Min-gyu, who has been selected as the K-League 1 Best 11 for two consecutive years. As a result, Ulsan has Martin Adam, who vomited 9 points in 14 league games last season, and Joo Min-gyu, who scored 17 points, the highest score in the league, and has firearms that were ignored by the attacking team.
Joo Min-gyu has already shown a good performance in Ulsan in the 2019 season. At that time, most of Joo Min-gyu’s goals were equalizers and winning goals that gave the team victory points, leaving a good impression on the team and fans for a short period of time. Many fans were fascinated by the high concentration of making chances into goals and the way he scored goals without covering his head, feet, and body in the box.
Joo Min-gyu started his soccer career as a central midfielder, unlike today’s flashy striker. He debuted as a defensive midfielder in his first professional team, Goyang Hi FC, but after moving to the next team, Seoul E-Land, he hit the ground as a striker. Afterwards, he scored 37 points in 72 league games at E-Land and 21 points in 45 games at Sangju Sangmu, establishing himself as the team’s main scorer. In particular, in the 2017 season K-League Classic (now K-League 1), he scored seven consecutive goals.
Joo Min-gyu, who proved his worth, transferred to Jeju United in the 2020 season, scored 47 points in 89 league games over three seasons, and won the league’s highest score and league best 11 for two consecutive seasons (2021, 2022), once again being the best striker in the league. widely publicized Above all, as a native striker in the 2021 season, he won the league’s top scorer in five years and established a more meaningful record.
Now, he is a veteran who is looking to play 300 league games, but he is producing the most goals with more active and active movements than any other player in the box. Above all, it is expected that Joo Min-gyu’s midfield position experience will move organically with the excellent resources of the midfield, maximizing Ulsan’s ‘pass soccer’.
Joo Min-gyu said, “I have already tasted the glory and growth as an individual. Of course, as always, glory and record as a team is the ultimate goal of this season. I will do my best for the victory of Ulsan and the second consecutive championship,” he said, expressing his feelings on joining.
STN Sports = Reporter Lee Sang-wan
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