Lee Kang-in Is a 'Young Star' to Shine in the Asian Cup…"Can I be Park Ji-sung's successor?"

"Golden Boy" Lee Kang-in (23, Paris Saint-Germain) was selected as the "Young Star" to shine at the 2023 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Asian Cup.

On the 7th (local time), AFC highlighted five young guns to pay attention to in the tournament, which will kick off on the 12th.

Lee Kang-in was named alongside Japanese national team striker Takefusa Kubo (23, Real Sociedad) and Iraqi Ali Jasim (20, Alku and Aljawiya).

The Asian Cup Organizing Committee posted pictures of Lee Kang-in and Korean soccer legend Park Ji-sung side by side on its official SNS and wrote, "Can Lee Kang-in become Park Ji-sung's successor and win the long-awaited title?"

"Lee Kang-in signed a contract with PSG, which is full of stars, last summer. He quickly established himself as a key member of Luis Enrique, who is aiming for the European title, dismissing concerns that he would not spend enough time playing," AFC said.

"Lee Kang-in, who is consistently playing for his team along with Kylian Mbappe and Usman Dembele, is having a beneficial debut season," he said. "He even scored when he beat Toulouse in the Super Cup and lifted the trophy." 헤라카지노

AFC said, "Lee Kang-in is impressing with four goals and three assists in the recent A match," adding, "This will bode well for Taegeuk Warriors and coach Jurgen Klinsmann, who are aiming to win the Asian Cup since 1960."

In addition to Lee Kang-in, AFC selected Jasim (Iraq), Gubo (Japan), Abosbek Faizulaev (Uzvekistan), and Arif Eyman (Malaysia) as young stars to shine at the tournament.

The organizing committee of the competition introduced, "I wonder if the Japanese national team's Gubo will be able to show his form at Real Sociedad in the Asian Cup." Gubo has scored six goals and three assists in Spain's Primera Liga this season, leading Real Sociedad's attack.