Asian Cup: Tottenham Heung-min Son To Lead South Korea Squad 

Asian Cup: Tottenham Heung-min Son To Lead South Korea Squad 

Tottenham Hotspur’s Son Heung-min, a prominent player, has been included in South Korea’s Asian Cup squad by coach Jurgen Klinsmann, in the hopes of ending their 64-year title drought in continental competitions.

Hwang Hee-chan, who currently plays as a forward for Wolves and recently scored his 10th goal of the Premier League season against Brentford, has also been selected as part of the 26-man squad for the tournament, scheduled to commence in Qatar on January 12.

As the captain of the squad, Son will lead a team that includes notable players such as Kim Min-jae, a defender from Bayern Munich, and Lee Kang-in, a promising 22-year-old attacking midfielder from Paris Saint-Germain.

South Korea, who last won the Asian Cup in 1960, has set high ambitions for this tournament, with Klinsmann emphasizing that nothing short of winning the title will be satisfactory.

The draw has placed South Korea in Group E, where they will compete against Malaysia, Jordan, and Bahrain in the initial round.

The squad consists of a diverse range of talented players across various positions.

The squad goes thus:

Goalkeepers:

1. Kim Seung-gyu (Al Shabab/KSA)

2. Jo Hyeon-woo (Ulsan)

3. Song Bum-keun (Shonan Bellmare/JPN)

Defenders:

1. Kim Young-gwon (Ulsan)

2. Kim Min-jae (Bayern Munich/GER)

3. Jung Seung-hyun (Ulsan)

4. Kim Ju-sung (FC Seoul)

5. Kim Ji-soo (Brentford/ENG)

6. Seol Young-woo (Ulsan)

7. Kim Tae-hwan (Ulsan)

8. Lee Ki-je (Suwon)

9. Kim Jin-su (Jeonbuk)

Midfielders:

1. Park Yong-woo (Al Ain/UAE)

2. Hwang In-beom (Red Star Belgrade/SRB)

3. Hong Hyun-seok (Gent/BEL)

4. Lee Soon-min (Gwangju)

5. Lee Jae-sung (Mainz/GER)

6. Lee Kang-in (Paris Saint-Germain/FRA)

7. Son Heung-min (Tottenham/ENG)

8. Jeong Woo-yeong (Stuttgart/GER)

9. Hwang Hee-chan (Wolves/ENG)

10. Moon Seon-min (Jeonbuk)

11. Park Jin-seop (Jeonbuk)

12. Yang Hyun-jun (Celtic/SCO)

Strikers:

1. Cho Gue-sung (Midtjylland/DEN),

2. Oh Hyeon-gyu (Celtic/SCO)

With a skilled and well-rounded squad, South Korea is determined to make a strong impact in the Asian Cup and aim for victory in their pursuit of the elusive continental title.