Newcastle 18-year-old Korean defender: Instead of being the second Son Heung-min, I want to be the first Park Seung-soo

Sports 3:22pm, 1 August 2025 81

Football Friendly Game, Newcastle lost to the K League All-Star team 0-1. 18-year-old Korean defender Park Seung-soo made a substitute for Newcastle. After the game, he accepted an interview with the media. He said: "I want to complete his Premier League debut as soon as possible."

Regarding becoming the 20th Korean player in history to enter the Premier League, Park Seung-soo said: "It is a great honor to join Newcastle. I will continue to grow in Newcastle, learn more, and strive to be the most. Good player."

Regarding the feeling of playing in the Newcastle jersey for the first game, Park Seung-soo said: "I knew there was a Korean career before the transfer. I thought that if I could join the South Korean career, I would have made my debut in Suwon World Cup, but the coach gave me a chance. The coach did not give me any special instructions before I went on the court. He only told me what to do when defending and where to be when attacking."

When asked how I felt in short-term training after joining Newcastle Park Seung-soo replied: "The first thing I feel is that other players are very physically perfect in terms of physical fitness. I feel that I will also have to do more strength training in the future and do more physical training to make up for the shortcomings."

Park Seung-soo has left a deep impression on people with the scene of breaking through dribbling. He said: "What I am best at is dribbling. After entering the arena, I tried to make fans happy when I see my performance. It feels good to be able to show dribbling many times. I usually can't hear anything after entering the arena, but today I heard the cheers from fans, which allowed me to play more confidently. "

Speaking of Son Heung-min, Park Sheng-soo said: "Of course I am also a fan of Son Heung-min, but instead of being the second person, I want to be the 'first Park Sheng-soo', and I want to be the person who makes others want to imitate."

Park Sheng-soo is expected to stay in Newcastle: "I don't know what will happen in the future, but I will do my best first."