Seol Young-woo: "I'll Show Performance Worthy of No. 7"

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Football national team defender Seol Young-woo, who recently joined the Bundesliga, has shared his determination for a fresh start. He expressed his firm resolve to prove himself worthy of being a big-leaguer, both for his club and the national team.

Reporter Lee Jeong-Chan has the details.

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After leaving Serbia's Red Star Belgrade last month and joining Germany's FC Augsburg to fulfill his dream of playing in a top European league, Seol Young-woo is quickly integrating into the team.

After recording his first assist just one minute into his debut while wearing the number 7 jersey—which symbolizes the team's ace—he is increasing his playing time and enjoying the team's surprise streak at the top of the table with his signature bright smile.

[Seol Young-woo / Augsburg Defender: I think I chose it as a source of motivation, believing that it would drive me to do my absolute best and show performances worthy of the number 7. Like (Kim) Min-jae, I want to become a player who can play in the Bundesliga for a long time.]

For Seol, this past summer was a time when dreams came true, but also a time of hardship.

He participated in his first-ever World Cup, but his performance fell short of expectations, and the team wrapped up their journey with a shocking defeat.

Under the national team newly led by Spanish manager Moreno, Seol has promised a changed appearance.

[Since I consider this the first step toward the next World Cup, I will prepare and work as hard as I can to make up for the poor performances I showed.]

Meanwhile, manager Moreno, who is currently busy analyzing players, plans to arrive in the country this coming Sunday to state his ambitions before announcing his first roster the next day.

(Camera filming: Yoo Dong-hyuk, Video editing: Park Jung-sam, Design: Hwang Se-yeon)
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