Seol Young-woo Moves to Big League, Joins German Club Augsburg

South Korean national football team full-back Seol Young-woo has left Red Star Belgrade of Serbia to transfer to FC Augsburg in the German Bundesliga.

Augsburg announced through its official website that it has signed Seol to a four-year contract through June 2030, and he will wear the number 7 jersey.

According to local media, the transfer fee received by Red Star is reported to be around 5.5 million euros including options, which translates to approximately 8.8 billion won in Korean currency.

The contract is known to include a sell-on clause, meaning Red Star will receive 10 percent of the transfer fee if Seol transfers from Augsburg to another team.

Seol has become the fourth South Korean player to play for Augsburg, following Koo Ja-cheol, Ji Dong-won, and Hong Jeong-ho.

Born in 1998, Seol joined K League 1 side Ulsan in 2020 before moving to Red Star in June 2024.

He has successfully entered one of Europe's top five major leagues just two years after advancing to Europe, raising expectations for peak performances.

During his three seasons at Red Star, Seol delivered strong performances by recording 8 goals in 101 official matches, experiencing regular league and Serbian Cup titles in both the 2024-2025 and 2025-2026 seasons.

A regular starter for the national team, he has earned 37 international caps, including appearances in all three group-stage matches at the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

Seol expressed his ambitions by stating, "I am looking forward to this new challenge at Augsburg," and adding, "I want to prove my skills and develop further in the Bundesliga, where the level of competition is higher."

(Photo: Captured from Augsburg official website, Yonhap News)
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