Joo Min-gyu and Jeon Jin-woo run, Compagno and Moda chase..."Native vs. foreigners" competition for the top scorer
Joo Min-gyu and Jeon Jin-woo run, Compagno and Moda chase..."Native vs. foreigners" competition for the top scorer
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In the early stages of the 2025 K League 1 scoring race, two foreign players are chasing in the run of two domestic players.
Daejeon Hana Citizen's "national striker" Joo Min-kyu scored eight goals and Jeonbuk Hyundai's Jeon Jin-woo, who was labeled a "full-time prospect," followed with seven goals to establish a second-tier system.
Joo Min-gyu is a player who has eaten meat. He was the top scorer at Jeju United in 2021 and Ulsan HD in 2023, respectively. With that momentum, he made his A-match debut at the age of 33 years and 343 days last year.
Joo Min-kyu, who consistently scores despite going through all the hardships, has already scored 100 goals in the K League 1, the fourth-ever triple-digit goals after legends such as Lee Dong-guk (213 goals), Dejan (184 goals), and Kim Shin-wook (116 goals).
Leaving his strong team Ulsan, he has established a new nest in Daejeon this season, and has been at the forefront of the race, scoring goals from the beginning, defying concerns among others. Joo has made eight goals, or nearly half of them, with just 20 shots, which is ranked 15th overall. Daejeon, equipped with Joo's determination, is leading the league with eight wins, three draws and two losses (27 points).
Resident regulation is expected to continue to rise. Under the training of striker-turned-Daejeon manager Hwang Sun-hong, the entire team is supporting him by moving like a cog to maximize Joo Min-gyu's finish. His experience as a two-time top scorer under the pressure of fierce competition is also a great asset.
Jeonbuk's Jeon Jin-woo is also a good candidate for this season's top scorer. Since his debut with Suwon in 2018, Jeon has played for only one team except when he was serving in the military, before moving to Jeonbuk last summer.
Jun Jin-woo, the main player of the 2019 U20 World Cup runner-up myth, was considered the best prospect in the K-League as well as Suwon, but he did not burst even though he was about to burst for the past seven seasons.
However, it is different this year. Jeon Jin-woo, who broke his shell under the leadership of Gus Foyet, has already achieved a career high by scoring seven goals in 12 matches, surpassing his highest number of goals in a single season with six goals in 25 matches in 2022. 스포츠토토
As he said himself, "I have the know-how to accumulate power so that I can pop it when it's crucial in front of the gate," the finish is clearly different from before.
Jeon Jin-woo, who has never been in the top 10 scoring rankings so far, is strong enough to write a new history this year.