Lee Han-beom, the central defender of Meat Willan in the Danish professional football Super League, will wear the national flag for the first time in his life. Attention is focusing on whether he can show the future of South Korea’s defense now that the generation of center backs needs to be replaced.
Lee Han-beom, a prospect born in 2002, made his professional debut in the K League 1 FC Seoul in 2021.
Even at a young age, he constantly played on the ground with opportunities, but his injuries, big and small, were painful.
However, whenever he played, he showed off his potential and became the mainstay of Seoul.
As a result, Lee Han-beom succeeded in advancing overseas last summer by joining Meat Willan, where national striker Cho Kyu-sung is active.
He won a gold medal at the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games held in September of the same year and received a special military service exemption.
Although Lee Han-beom is only in the rotation in Meat Willan, he is calmly continuing to compete for the starting position.
On the 31st of last month, he experienced his first European match against UE Santa Coloma (Andora) in the second round of the UEFA Champions League (UCL) qualifying round in the 2024-2025 season.
On the 24th of this month, he started in the sixth round of the Danish Superliga in the 2024-2025 season against Sønerwiske and played full time, completely shaking off the regret he had stayed on the bench.
In particular, during the match against Sønerwiske, Lee Han-beom played a more comprehensive defense than captain Mads Beck Sørensen.
According to the soccer statistics site “Sopa Score”, it recorded 11 clearings, two shooting blocks, one intercept, 60% success rate of ground competition (three out of five), and 83% success rate of aerial competition (five out of six).
Lee Han-beom received a 7.2 rating from the site, higher than his captain Sørensen (6.4).
He was also the only Mitwillan player to be included in the best 11 of the 6th round of the Danish Superliga.
Lee Han-beom will join the national soccer team led by head coach Hong Myung-bo after the second round of the UCL playoffs against Slovan Bratislava on the 29th and the 7th round of the league against Silkeborg on the 1st of next month. 먹튀검증
Yang Min-hyuk (Kangwon), Choi Woo-jin (Incheon), and Hwang Moon-ki (Kangwon) were highlighted as the first players to be selected.
At the press conference for the announcement of the list, head coach Hong pointed out about Lee Han-beom, “I don’t know if I can play, but I thought it was important to train together, feel the atmosphere, and play comfortably.”