Suwon FC Women, who left Ji So-yeon, maintain Moon Mi-ra as captain
The Suwon FC, a professional soccer K-League 1 team that is starting the 2024 season under coach Kim Eun-joong, has appointed ‘eldest brother’ Lee Yong as captain.
Suwon FC announced on the 8th, “Coach Kim Eun-joong has selected Lee Yong as the team leader.”
The club expected, “In the Suwon FC squad that has undergone significant changes ahead of this season, Lee Yong, the eldest brother and captain, will lead the squad with his unique soft leadership.” 파워볼게임
Seungwoo Lee, Bitgaram Yoon, and Gyubaek Choi were appointed as vice captains.
Lee Seung-woo and Yoon Bit-garam, who served as captains at the beginning of last season, assist captain Lee Yong-gi and serve as a bridge between veterans and young players.
Choi Gyu-baek, who joined Suwon FC this season, was selected as the right person to lead the team’s harmony based on his outstanding friendliness.
Lee Yong, who wore the captain’s armband, expressed his ambition, saying, “I want to provide a lot of help to the coach,” and “I will try to show my fans a good performance often.”
Suwon FC Women, who fell short of winning the Women’s Professional Soccer WK League last year, will maintain the team of captain Moon Mi-ra and vice-captain Jeon Ha-neul with their star Ji So-yeon leaving for Seattle Reign FC of the National Women’s Professional Soccer League (NWSL).
Moon Mi-ra, who was the top scorer in the WK League last season with 12 goals and even took home the Attacker of the Year award at the 2023 Korea Women’s Football Federation Awards, received support from coach Park Gil-young and the players.
Moon Mi-ra said, “As captain, I will lead the team with a sense of responsibility,” and added, “The players will play as one and challenge for the championship.”