Kim Seung-gyu and Cristiano Ronaldo who are playing in the Saudi Professional League

July 6, 2022. Kim Seung-gyu, the goalkeeper of the Korean national soccer team, has chosen a new challenge. He left Kashiwa Reysol in Japan's J1 League for Al-Shabab, a professional league in Saudi Arabia.

Kim Seung-gyu took the starting role from the first year of the transfer. The same goes for the 2023-2024 season, which is in its second year in Saudi Arabia. Kim Seung-gyu is al-Shabab's main goalkeeper and has played in 10 league games this season.

One thing that has changed is the attention of the global soccer community toward the professional league.

Saudi Professional League with World Football Focus

Kim Seung-gyu The professional league has caught the eye of the world's soccer community this summer. The professional league has had a series of superstars that are not strange to play as the main players in the five major European leagues.

In January, Cristiano Ronaldo headed to the professional league Al-Nasr. 2022 Ballon d'Or winners Karim Benzema, Sadio Mane, N'Golo Kante and Khalid Koulibaly headed to the professional league.

It wasn't the end. Neymar, who is considered a competitive player with Lionel Messi and Ronaldo, left Paris Saint-Germain and wore an Al Hilal uniform. Al Hilal is the most prestigious professional league and is considered a candidate for the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Champions League (ACL) every season.

Players who headed to the professional league this summer are not about to retire. They are the main players of the national team during the A match period.

September 30. The world's soccer community paid attention to al-Shabab goalkeeper Kim Seung-gyu. This is because Kim Seung-kyu showed impressive defense several times in the match against Al Hilal. In particular, Kim Seung-gyu blocked Neymar's penalty kick on the day. Neymar postponed his league debut goal for the next time due to a missed penalty kick. 토토사이트

"Superstars called Big Names joined the Professional League this summer," Kim Seung-kyu said. "These players are competing."

There were many good players in the professional league even before the superstars joined. It was a quality league. With superstars joining such a league, attention has changed. The global soccer community is paying attention to the professional league. They don't care where the opposing team is or who the opposing player is. I want to gain greater confidence by bumping into world-class players." It's Kim Seung Kyu's story.

Kim Seung-gyu and Jurgen Klinsmann are also the main players in the coach's stay

Kim Seung-gyu, the main gatekeeper of the Korean national soccer team Kim Seung-gyu has been in charge of the goal of the Korean national soccer team for the longest time since Lee Woon-jae.

Kim Seung-gyu made his A-match debut in a friendly match against Peru on 14 August 2013.

The national flag was not the first time. Kim Seung-gyu went through representatives by age (U-17-23). Starting with the U-17 World Cup held in Korea in 2007, he experienced major competitions such as the 2009 U-20 World Cup and the 2010 Guangzhou Asian Games. He led South Korea to win the 2014 Incheon Asian Games without allowing a point.

Kim Seung-gyu has scored 59 runs in 77 A matches. In the 2022 Qatar World Cup, he played a great role as Korea's main goalkeeper and led the team to the round of 16. Kim Seung-kyu is keeping his starting position even after the 2022 Qatar World Cup, when coach Jurgen Klinsmann took the helm.

Kim Seung-gyu said, "There is one thing that I value the most, both in the national team and in my team," adding, "I constantly think about how to help this team."

"It is an era where the goalkeeper's foot skills are important. Goalkeepers do not have to dribble well like field players. It is important to understand soccer well and understand what the team needs. You need to understand how the build-up starts and how you will collaborate with your colleagues. The most important thing is confidence. Mistakes can be made in kicks or passes. In that case, you have to play with confidence without shaking." These are the words of Kim Seung-gyu.

Kim Seung-gyu is considered the best goalkeeper in Korea. He is also very good in defense.