First Taegeuk mark in 30' Pohang GK Hwang In-jae "I'm happy to be rewarded for my efforts"
“I feel like my hard work has been rewarded.”
Kim Do-hoon, the interim coach of the national soccer team preparing for the 5th and 6th matches of Group C of the 2026 North and Central America World Cup Asian region second qualifying round scheduled for June, named as many as seven players from the national team roster announced on the 27th.
‘The first Taegeuk mark in my life’ was granted. https://www.oncasino.site
The seven ‘new Taegeuk warriors’ selected by Coach Kim are Oh Se-hoon (Machida Zelvia), Bae Jun-ho (Stoke City), Hwang Jae-won (Daegu), Choi Jun (Seoul), Hwang In-jae (Pohang), Park Seung-wook (Gimcheon), and Ha Chang-rae (Nagoya). all.
Among them, Hwang In-jae, who guards the goal for the K League 1 Pohang Steelers, was born in April 1994 and is 30 years old this year.
Ha Chang-rae, who was also selected, was born in 1994, but since he was born in October, he is 29 years old, making Hwang In-jae the 'oldest' among the new faces.
The oldest player in history to receive the first Taegeuk mark is goal scorer Joo Min-gyu (Ulsan, 33 years, 333 days), who was selected for the national team in March of last year.
Although he is far from the oldest record, Hwang In-jae also endured many years of hardship on the K League stage and finally received the Taegeuk mark, the dream of every soccer player.
Hwang In-jae, who entered the K-League through Gwangju FC in 2016, has played an active part as Pohang's 'No. 1 goalkeeper' after playing for Ansan Greeners, Seongnam FC, and Gimcheon Sangmu.
Hwang In-jae, who has no experience representing his age group, recorded five clean sheets (no goals conceded) in 14 games in K-League 1 this season and ranked second in this category.
He is one game behind Kim Jun-ho (Gimcheon), who is in first place. https://www.liveinternet.ru/us....ers/casinositewiki/p
Pohang, where Hwang In-jae is holding out, ranks first in the fewest goals conceded among the 12 teams through the 14th round of K League 1.
Hwang In-jae expressed his thoughts through the Pohang club, saying, "I'm a bit confused because it's my first time, but I'm happy that I'm being rewarded for my hard work."