'There is no departure from the main player in promotion!' Anyang re-signs with key MF Lee Young-jik
'There is no departure from the main player in promotion!' Anyang re-signs with key MF Lee Young-jik
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FC Anyang, who challenged himself to the K League 1 stage in the 2025 season, will keep the 'main players' of promotion. He will be accompanied by key midfielder Lee Young-jik.
An official familiar with the situation in the soccer community said, "Anyang will continue to accompany Lee Young-jik. It is known that he signed a contract earlier."
Ri is a Korean-Japanese midfielder who played for the North Korean national team. Born in Osaka, Ri has played in the J-League all the time. He made his professional debut with Tokushima Bortis in 2013, and continued his career for 10 years with V-Baren Nagasaki, Camatamare Sanuki, Tokyo Verdi, FC Ryukyu, and Iwate Georgia Morioka.
In March last year, he joined Anyang. He became the fifth player from the North Korean national team to play in the K-League after Ulsan HD Liang Gyu-sa in 2001, Ahn Young-hak in 2006, Jeong Dae-se in 2013, and Ahn Byung-joon in 2019.
Lee Young-jik, who is 187cm tall and has a solid physique, is a multiplayer who goes between defensive midfielders and central defenders and is the main player who led Anyang to win and promote K League 2 this season. He was in charge of the team's third term with Kim Jung-hyun, and in the second half of the season, he added a sense of stability in his position as a central defender due to the injury of defenders.
Lee, who has shown stable performance since his K-League debut season, has scored three goals and one assist in 30 official games (including the Korea Cup) this season. 안전놀이터
Anyang also renewed its contract with Ri, successfully maintaining its status as a rising star. Earlier, the team renewed contracts with veteran players including Lee Tae-hee, Kim Da-sol and Kim Young-chan. As Ri continues his journey, he will play in the K League 1 without leaving.
Meanwhile, Anyang left for off-season training in Chonburi, Thailand on the 3rd. It has begun its full-fledged quenching for the new season.