Official: 18-year-old Korean winger Park Seung-soo officially joins Newcastle from Suwon Samsung

July 24th News Newcastle's official website announced that the team signed 18-year-old Korean winger Park Seung-soo from Suwon Samsung.

Newcastle Announcement: After joining the team, Park Seung-soo, who has been selected for the South Korean U20 national team for five times, will join the Newcastle United Youth Training Academy and join the club's U21 echelon.

■About joining Newcastle

Park Seung-soo said: "It is a great honor to join Newcastle United. This is an important leap for me, and I am very grateful to the club for their trust in me. I am looking forward to growing up here, learning from the coach, and being the best self."

■About signing Park Seung-soo

Newcastle United youth training director Steve Harper said: "Park Seung-soo is an exciting young genius with real potential. He has shown beyond his age in the intense competition environment, and we are happy to welcome him Join the club. "

" His signing reflects our commitment to discovering and cultivating top talents worldwide. We also want to thank our recruitment team for their outstanding performance in discovering young players with potential. Our youth training system has cultivated many outstanding success stories in recent seasons, and Park has now joined this group of young people with the opportunity to achieve the future. "

Park Shengxiu is from the Suwon Samsung youth training system and scored a goal against Ansan Green Man FC in June 2024, becoming the youngest goal scorer in the history of Korean professional football. The 18-year-old player represented Suwon Samsung's first team 28 times in various competitions, contributing 1 goal and 3 assists.