Daejeon's Jung Jae-hee Named K League 1 Round 27 MVP... Seoul E's Ahn Ju-wan Becomes Youngest-Ever Winner

Forward Jung Jae-hee (32), who led Daejeon Hana Citizen to a resounding victory with multiple goals, has been selected as the Most Valuable Player (MVP) of Round 27 in K League 1.

The Korea Professional Football League announced on the 8th that "Jung Jae-hee has been selected as the MVP of Round 27 of Hana Bank K League 1 2026."

Jung scored two goals in an away match against Bucheon FC held at Bucheon Stadium on the 5th, steering Daejeon to a 5-0 victory.

Jung was responsible for Daejeon's third goal in the 3rd minute of the second half and the final goal in the 37th minute of the second half.

Daejeon, joined by Masa, Diogo, and Cho Sung-kwon in the scoring spree, was also selected as the Round Best Team.

A total of five Daejeon players, including Jung Jae-hee, Diogo, Masa, Bobsin, and Lee Myung-jae, were named to the Round Best 11.

The Round 27 Best Match was the fixture between Gimcheon Sangmu and Gwangju FC held at Gimcheon Stadium on the 6th.

Gimcheon took a 2-0 lead with goals from Kim Yi-seok in the 26th minute of the first half and Ko Jae-hyun in the 9th minute of the second half, but Gwangju brought the game back to a 2-2 draw with consecutive goals from Aidel in the 21st minute of the second half and Fridjonsson in the 33rd minute of the second half.

Meanwhile, the MVP of K League 2 (second division) Round 25 went to Ahn Ju-wan of Seoul E-Land, who set a new record for the "youngest multiple goals in K League history."

Born in 2009, Ahn scored two goals in an away match against Chungbuk Cheongju held at Cheongju Stadium on the 4th, handing E-Land a 2-0 victory.

After scoring the opening and winning goal with a header in the 45th minute of the first half, he added another goal with a powerful shot right before the end of the first half.

Ahn, who set a new record for the "youngest multiple goals in the K League" at the age of 17 years, 4 months, and 21 days, also became the youngest-ever round MVP across both K League 1 and 2.

According to the K League, the previous youngest records for a round MVP were held by Yang Min-hyuk of Gangwon FC (now at Westerlo) for K League 1 in Round 24 of 2024, and Kim Hyun-o of Gyeongnam FC for K League 2 in Round 18 of this year, both of whom won at the age of 18.

(Photo provided by Korea Professional Football League, Yonhap News)
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