FC Seoul embraces Poland's top-rated FW Klimala
FC Seoul embraces Poland's top-rated FW Klimala
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Seoul, which is suffering from empty space on the front lines, quickly took the lead immediately after the opening of the summer transfer market.
FC Seoul said on its official website on the afternoon of the 2nd, "We have recruited a special Polish striker, Patric Klimala."
"Klimala, who will be recorded as the first Polish foreign player in Seoul's 42-year history, was born in 1998 and is a striker resource with abundant real-world experience and competitiveness, playing in various leagues including prestigious Scottish club Celtic, New York Red Bulls of MLS, Hapoel Bersheba FC of Israel, and Sydney FC of Australia," the Seoul club added.
Will Klimala Be the Solver of Seoul
Seoul, which ranked fourth in the league after Kim Ki-dong took office last year and succeeded in returning to the Final A and Asian Champions League stages for the first time in five years, was considered a strong favorite along with Ulsan, Daejeon and Jeonbuk this season.
Coach Kim Ki-dong's soccer was gradually being implemented perfectly, and the squad members were also the best ever. He also displayed excellent reinforcement. He had Kim Jin-soo, Moon Seon-min, and Jung Seung-won, who are national team-class players, as free agents, and successfully transfused Lee Han-do, an all-around defender. However, he had problems. He did not sign a contract renewal with Ilyuchenko, who had become a free agent, and there was no clear reinforcement of the front line.
At the end of the winter transfer market, he urgently recruited a tall striker from the Croatian national team by age, but it was difficult to use it right away because his sense of play was greatly deteriorated. With the opening of the league like that, Seoul succeeded in accumulating points through solid defense that led to Kim Jin-soo, Choi Joon, Yazan and Kim Joo-sung, but the number of wins was quite small.
In fact, Seoul went on a seven-game unbeaten streak after losing the opening game, but won only three times and scored only eight goals in eight games. In addition, after losing to Gwangju in the ninth round, both Pohang and Jeonbuk lost 1-0 without scoring, losing their pride. After that, he seemed to succeed in the turnaround with five undefeated matches (2 wins and 3 draws), but he had to bow down after losing 1-3 against Jeju.
Amid such a sluggish atmosphere, the weakness of the front line (14 goals in 17 games, the minimum number of points) was clearly evident, and manager Kim's struggles deepened. Although it was positive that Banks has been impressive in the recent game, reinforcement in the summer was considered a necessity, not an option. Thus, Seoul quickly entered the recruitment race, and the choice was Klimala.
Klimala, Poland's top striker, has made headlines among K-League fans relatively recently. It was because of her performance in the quarterfinals of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Champions League 2 against Jeonbuk. In March, Klimala visited Korea for Sydney FC, led the team to a win by scoring multiple goals in the first quarterfinal match against Jeonbuk, and added one goal in the second round to lead her team to the semifinals.
Klimala, who made a strong impression at the time, continued to impress in the league afterwards, and appeared in 21 games in the Australian A-League in the 2024-25 season, scoring 11 goals and two assists to show her consistent offense. Klimala, who showed good performance against Jeonbuk, was on Seoul's radar network looking for the right person to solve the emptiness in the front line, and challenged the K-League stage for the first time in her career. 스포츠토토
Seoul has made a winning move through the summer transfer market. Will Klimala be able to resolve the front line issue of Seoul? Attention is focusing on their moves.