Aaron joined Daejeon Hana Citizen
Daejeon Hana Citizen of the K-League 1 professional soccer team announced on the 18th that it had acquired defender Aaron through a trade with Gwangju FC.
Byun Jun-su, central defender representing the U-23 team, wore the Gwangju uniform instead.
Australian center back Aaron joined Gwangju and entered the K-League ahead of the 2022 season.
Aaron, who played in 25 games in 2022 and contributed to Gwangju’s promotion to the top division by recording 3 goals and 1 assist, played in 20 games last year and played a part in Gwangju’s defense that achieved the fewest goals conceded in K League 1.
Ahead of the new season, Daejeon began strengthening its defense by recruiting Hong Jeong-woon, Park Jin-seong, and Aaron to the existing defense line of Anton and Jo Yu-min.
Aaron expressed his aspirations, saying, “I am clear about Daejeon’s goals and the role they want me to play. I will prepare well with my teammates during the preseason to meet expectations and perform my best on the field.”
Byun Jun-su, who joined Gwangju led by coach Lee Jeong-hyo, is a defender who is good at fighting based on his physical condition of 190 cm and 88 kg.
Byun Jun-su, who won the championship and runner-up awards at the Baekrokgi National High School Championship in 2018 and 2019 respectively during his time at Kyunghee High School and received the defense award for two consecutive years, was also recognized for his value by being selected to the national team for each age group.
Byun Jun-su, who was selected as the national team captain by coach Hwang Seon-hong at the U-23 Doha Cup held in Doha, Qatar in March last year, is still a member of Hwang Seon-hong and is training in Turkye in preparation for the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U-23 Asian Cup. there is.
The Gwangju club expressed their expectations, saying, “He has a wide vision and accurate passing ability. He is good at build-up work.”
Byun Jun-su said, “I’m very nervous because it’s my first transfer,” and added, “From the opposing team’s perspective, I thought Gwangju was a team that was very obnoxious and had a lot to learn from.” 19가이드03