Ji So-yeon Moves to the United States in the ‘Top Women’s Soccer League’… Joined Seattle
Expanding overseas again after 2 seasons… Seattle coach: “Ji So-yeon, a proven winner”
Ji So-yeon, the star of Korean women's soccer, left the domestic professional soccer WK League and joined Seattle Reign FC of the National Women's Professional Soccer (NWSL), which is considered the world's largest stage.
The Seattle team announced on its website on the 25th (Korean time) that it would accompany Ji So-yeon until the 2025 season. 스포츠토토
Seattle said, “We have reached an agreement on the transfer fee with Suwon FC.
Ji So-yeon plans to join the team and play the pre-season as soon as her visa is issued.”
At the same time, he said that this contract was an important moment in the club's history and highlighted Ji So-yeon's achievements in England and Korea.
Coach Laura Harvey said, “Ji So-yeon is a ‘proven winner.’
She is a player who solves problems on the pitch in a variety of ways.
I am very happy to be able to bring her to our team.”
Ji So-yeon, who made her professional debut at Japan's Kobe Leonesa in 2011, became the first Korean female player to enter the England Women's Super League (WSL) in 2014, winning six league titles, four England Football Association Cups, two League Cups, and one Community Shield. Experienced winning several times.
Ji So-yeon, who wanted to work more closely with the national team players, most of whom are WK Leaguers, and lead the success of the WK League for the 2023 FIFA Australia-New Zealand World Cup, debuted on the domestic stage wearing Suwon FC's uniform in the 2022 season.
Ji So-yeon, who won the WK League Midfielder Award last season, is a mainstay of the women's national soccer team, scoring 69 goals in 154 international matches, recording the most appearances and the most scores among Korean male and female players.
Ji So-yeon, who chose to go overseas again after two seasons in the WK League, failed to win a trophy domestically.
Last season, he led Suwon FC to the championship game, but was unable to overcome Incheon Hyundai Steel's 11-game losing streak.
Ji So-yeon, who is moving to the United States, will meet as an enemy in the league in the 2024 season with teammate Casey Eugene Fair, who is considered the future of Korean women's soccer.
Born in 2007 to her Korean mother and American father, Fair took her first steps as a professional player on the 18th by joining Los Angeles (LA)-based Angel City FC.
In addition, with this transfer, Ji So-yeon became the first Korean player to play in both England and the United States, which are considered the best stages in European women's soccer.
The NWSL, along with the WSL, in which 12 teams compete, is considered the highest level women's soccer league in the world.
In addition, it is considered the most successful and largest league.
Currently, 14 teams are participating. 카지노사이트 백링크
Seattle achieved 9 wins, 8 draws, and 5 losses in the 2023 regular league season, advanced to the playoffs (PO) in 4th place, and advanced to the championship game.
The championship was lost to Gotham FC.
