On January 23, the South Korean K-League team Ulsan HD officially announced that Korean left-winger Kim Mie-woo, who played for Chengdu Rongcheng last season, officially joined the team.
Ulsan HD is the former Ulsan Hyundai. On December 23 last year, Ulsan Hyundai announced that it would be renamed Ulsan HD and use a new team logo. At the end of October last year, Ulsan Hyundai won the K-League championship three rounds ahead of schedule and defended its title. This was also the team's fourth K-League championship trophy in the team's history.
As the team that currently has an overwhelming advantage in the K-League, Ulsan hd is fully preparing for the AFC Champions League 1/8 finals. They defeated Johor and Pathum United in the group stage and joined hands with Kawasaki Frontale to qualify. In the 1/8 finals, Ulsan hd's opponent was the Japanese second-division team Kofu Fenglin. The team still has great hope of advancing to the quarterfinals of the AFC Champions League. Ulsan HD Club officially stated that after completing the contract with the club, Jin Mieyou will join the main team and prepare for the AFC Champions League 1/8 finals with the team.
Jin Miaoyou, 33, has played in Chengdu Chengdu for two seasons. He has played a total of 58 times in the Chinese Super League, scoring 10 goals and assisting 12 times. Jin Miaoyu is the former team of Chengdu Rongcheng coach Xu Zhengyuan. When the two worked together at Suwon Blue Wings, Jin Miaoyu was also the captain of Suwon. After Xu Zhengyuan led Chengdu Chengdu to the Super League successfully, in order to strengthen the team's wing attack, he strongly invited Jin Miaoyou to join. When Chengdu fans learned that "a former South Korean international who participated in the 2018 World Cup will join", they were very excited. .
And Jin Miaoyou did not disappoint them. In the 2022 Super League season, he became the "King of Perfect Attendance" and played all 34 rounds of the league. Although he was sometimes criticized for being "too independent" on the court and liking to shoot wildly, Jin Miaoyou still showed his ability to attack from the wing during his time in Chengdu Chengdu Chengdu, which brought great help to Chengdu Chengdu Chengdu's left attack and defense.
On November 4, 2023, in the 30th round of the Chinese Super League, Chengdu Rongcheng vs. Meizhou Hakka, Jin Miaoyou ended the game according to ic photo
In the 2023 season, Jin Miaoyou was in hot form at the beginning of the season. He scored 4 goals in the first 7 rounds of the league, but then because of Injury interrupted the good trend. While playing for Chengdu Chengdu, Jin Miaoyou also gained the love of many Chengdu fans, and many people affectionately called him "Ouba".
At the end of last year, there was news that Jin Miaoyou would leave Chengdu Chengdu. At the beginning of this year, Jin Miaoyou returned to Chengdu with the Xu Zhengyuan coaching staff, but he came back to pack his personal belongings and say goodbye to his teammates in Chengdu. On the evening of January 4, brothers Gan Rui, Feng Zhuoyi, Gan Chao, Tang Xin and Tang Miao, Hu Ruibao, Geng Xiaofeng, Wang Hanlin and others also had dinner with Jin Sui to see him off.
Although Chengdu Chengdu Club has not officially announced the departure of Jin Miaoyou, many fans know that "Ouba" will not come back after leaving this time. When Jin Miaoyou flew back to South Korea from Chengdu, many Chengdu fans rushed to the airport to see him off.
On January 4, Chengdu Chengdu gathered to prepare for the new season. Before leaving the team, Jin Miaoyu signed autographs for the fans. According to ic photo
In fact, there was news last year that Jin Miaoyou would return to join the Japanese team Tosu Sandstone in the new season. At that time, Kim Mie-woo, who was studying at Yonsei University in South Korea, was expelled from Yonsei University for privately trying out for Eredivisie giants PSV Eindhoven, and therefore missed the K-League draft. Kim Min-woo, who had no ball to play, was invited by Tosu Sandrock at the most difficult time. The team's Korean coach Yoon Jeong-hwan advocated the introduction of this compatriot. After joining Tosu Sandyan, Jin Miaoyu also helped the team to be promoted to the J-League.
Although he returned to South Korea to join Sangju Sangmu (now Kimquan Sangmu) in 2017 due to military service, Kim Minyou undoubtedly has a lot of affection for Tosu Sandstone. Therefore, news came out last year that Kim Minyou, who is entering the end of his career, hopes to retire at Tosu Sandstone in order to repay the kindness of this club to him.
However, after the end of the 2023 Chinese Super League season, Jin Miaoyou should not have determined his future destination, otherwise he would not leave his personal belongings in Chengdu.
It is reported that the main reason why he chose to join Ulsan HD was that the team’s coach Hong Myung-bo personally extended an invitation to Kim Min-woo.Hong Myung-bo was the first coach to select Kim Mi-woo into the South Korean national team. When he was coaching the South Korean team in 2013, Hong Myung-bo recruited Kim Mi-woo who was still playing for Tosu Sandstone at the time and played against the Chinese team in the East Asian Cup. Kim Min Woo made his debut for the South Korean national team.
Jin Miaoyou who is training with the new team
In the eyes of many Chengdu fans, although Jin Miaoyou left Chengdu Rongcheng, he was able to join the top team of the Korean K-League in the final stage of his career and qualified for the AFC Champions League. He is undoubtedly a Very good home. Chengdu Chengdu is about to end its training in Haikou and is expected to return to Chengdu tonight. Next, Chengdu Rongcheng will also go to South Korea for training as planned.
In terms of signings for the new season, Dutch central defender Lechte, who will be used to replace Richard, has joined the team in Haikou. His agency also announced a few days ago that Lechte signed a two-year contract with Chengdu Chengdu. In terms of domestic aid, Li Yang, Chen Guoliang, and Yang Fan have all been training with Chengdu Rongcheng in Haikou, and Shanghai Haigang's Maitijiang is also expected to join Chengdu Rongcheng.
Red Star News reporter Jiang Shan
editor Bao Chengli
