Baek Seung-ho joins England's second division team Birmingham City Return to Europe after 3 years

Baek Seung-ho takes a free kick

The 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games men's soccer quarterfinal match against China held at the Huanglong Sports Center Stadium in Hangzhou, China on the 1st.

Midfielder Baek Seung-ho (26), whose contract with professional soccer K-League 1 Jeonbuk Hyundai ended at the end of last year, will try again on the European stage for the first time in three years wearing the English Championship (2nd division) Birmingham City uniform.

Baek Seung-ho, who was selected as a 'wild card' for the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games men's soccer team and received military service benefits while helping Hwang Seon-hong win the gold medal, returned to the European stage with a relieved mind, and among several clubs, Birmingham City was the most active in recruiting him. It was decided as the ‘next destination’.

A soccer official said on the 24th, "Baek Seung-ho is scheduled to leave for England early next week to sign a contract to join Birmingham City," and added, "The contract period is 2 years and 6 months."

Baek Seung-ho, who is about to sign a contract with Birmingham City, has been reborn as a 'European' player on the English stage three years after leaving Darmstadt (Germany) in March 2021 and returning to the K League 1 stage.

Baek Seung-ho, a youth product from Barcelona (Spain), played for Girona FC (Spain) and Darmstadt in the second division of the German Bundesliga before joining Jeonbuk in March 2021 and debuting on the K-League 1 stage.

Baek Seung-ho played 82 games for Jeonbuk over three seasons, scoring 9 goals and 6 assists.

Captain Baek Seung-ho giving greetings

Baek Seung-ho, captain of the men's national soccer team, who won the gold medal at the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games and achieved the feat of winning three times in a row, is greeting fans upon returning to Korea through Incheon Airport on the afternoon of the 8th.

Baek Seung-ho, who has been preparing to advance to the European stage since last summer, was initially strongly linked to Sunderland (England).

A Sunderland scout watched Baek Seung-ho's game in Korea and reported it to Tony Mowbray (current Birmingham City coach), who was Sunderland's head coach at the time, and the joining process was underway.

However, as Sunderland fell into a slump in performance, coach Mowbray was sacked in December of last year, and the club also changed direction to recruiting striker resources first, putting the work on recruiting Baek Seung-ho on the back burner.

Meanwhile, Baek Seung-ho's destination also changed as Manager Mowbray, who was sacked from Sunderland, took over Birmingham City after Manager Wayne Rooney left on the 8th.

Manager Mowbray, who was in charge of Birmingham City, wanted to recruit Baek Seung-ho, who had been interested in him since he was in charge of Sunderland, and Baek Seung-ho also decided to sign with Birmingham City because he thought it would be better to get a fresh start in a team that wanted him.

Baek Seung-ho plans to leave for the UK as early as next week to begin the joining process, as the domestic documents necessary for joining the team are scheduled to be completed this week.

Birmingham City, which was founded in 1875 and has 149 years of history, is ranked 20th out of 24 teams in this season's championship with 8 wins, 8 draws, and 12 losses (32 points). 카지노사이트존