Kim Young-kwon Ulsan's Supporter of '2 Consecutive Losses K League 1 MVP

Veteran defender Kim Young-kwon (33), who led professional soccer team Ulsan Hyundai to achieve its second consecutive K-League 1 title, stands tall as the 'best star' of the 2023 season.

Kim Young-kwon was named the K-League 1 Most Valuable Player (MVP) at the Hana One Q K-League 2023 Awards Ceremony held at Lotte Hotel World in Songpa-gu, Seoul on the 4th.

Kim Young-kwon, who made his professional debut at FC Tokyo (Japan) in 2010 and played in Japan and China before entering the K-League last year wearing an Ulsan uniform, was honored as the league's best player in his second season.

Kim Young-kwon, who played in 103 games for the national team, including three World Cup appearances in Brazil in 2014, Russia in 2018, and Qatar in 2022, won the K-League MVP award two years after Hong Jeong-ho (Jeonbuk) in 2021 as a central defender. In Ulsan, this is the 6th MVP in history, following Kim Hyun-seok in 1996, Lee Cheon-soo in 2005, Kim Shin-wook in 2013, Kim Bo-kyung in 2019, and Lee Chung-yong last year. 

The MVP is selected by a candidate selection committee comprised of technical committee members, investigative reporters, and commentators from the Korea Professional Football League, and selects four candidates, followed by each club's manager (30%, or less combined proportion), captain (30%), and media (40%). It was selected by adding up the voting results. 바카라사이트닷컴

In addition to Kim Young-kwon, Jeka, who led the Pohang Steelers to second place in K League 1 with 12 goals and 7 assists this season, Thiago (Daejeon), who accumulated the most attack points in the league with 17 goals and 7 assists, and Ahn Young-gyu, captain of Gwangju FC, who caused a 'promoted team sensation'. was nominated.

Young-Kwon Kim received 6 votes from the coach, 4 votes from the captain, and 55 votes from the media, ranking first with a converted score of 44.13, followed by Zeka (41.76), Thiago (11.33), and Ahn Young-gyu (2.78).

Kim Young-kwon played a leading role in Ulsan's second consecutive league victory with stable defense, scoring one goal in 32 games this season.

He completed 2,268 passes this season, ranking first in the team and third overall in K League 1. This means that his role in the build-up was that big.

In his MVP acceptance speech, Kim Young-kwon expressed his gratitude to his fans, his family, and Ulsan coach Hong Myung-bo, and then shed tears as he said to his wife, "Thank you for raising my children beautifully, and thank you for making me a great soccer player."

He said, "I will become a player who never stops. One of the last pages of my soccer career is just beginning. I hope to see you here again next year in better form than this year."

The Best Director Award went to Director Hong Myung-bo for the second year in a row since last year.

Coach Hong achieved two consecutive league wins for the first time in the history of the Ulsan club and only the sixth in history in the 40-year history of the K-League.

Ulsan, who continued to lead throughout the season with 6 consecutive wins in rounds 9 to 14 and 5 consecutive wins in rounds 17 to 21, confirmed an early victory with 3 games remaining in the league, 2 games shorter than last year.

Coach Hong received overwhelming support of 9 votes from his fellow coaches in the vote, 4 votes from the captain, and 36 votes from the media, giving him a total converted score of 45.02, followed by Gwangju coach Lee Jeong-hyo (25.52), Pohang coach Kim Ki-dong (20.91), and Incheon United coach Cho Seong-hwan (20.91). 8.54).