Song Min-kyu Joins Portuguese First-Division Club Nacional on Two-Year Deal

Forward Song Min-kyu (26), who played for K League 1 side FC Seoul, has completed his transfer to the Portuguese Primeira Liga club CD Nacional.

Through its official website on the 30th (Korea time), Nacional announced, "We have signed a contract with Song Min-kyu to play together for the next two seasons," adding, "Song, who is 26 years old this year, is leaving FC Seoul to join Nacional. Song, who has national team experience with South Korea, will join the team this weekend to participate in training."

Having joined Seoul as a free agent last year after leaving Jeonbuk Hyundai, Song reportedly agreed to a clause allowing him to leave the team without a transfer fee if an offer arrived from a European club at the time. Following a call from Nacional, he successfully made his move to Europe.

Having debuted on the K League stage with Pohang Steelers and subsequently playing for Jeonbuk and Seoul, Song has recorded 48 goals and 30 assists in 299 career K League 1 appearances over nine seasons.

Song, who was included in the final squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, has earned 14 caps for the South Korean national team (scoring 1 goal) and registered 5 goals and 4 assists in 25 K League 1 matches for Seoul this season.

Nacional is based in Madeira, Portugal, competing in the top-flight Primeira Liga, and finished 14th last season. Forward Suk Hyun-jun previously played for the club during the 2014-2015 season prior to Song.

(Photo: Captured from CD Nacional website, Yonhap News)
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