Lee Kang-in, who was called up to the national team on Sept. 24, won the Asian Games and was exempted from military service, and scored the first two goals for the Korean national team in a 4-0 friendly win over Tunisia last Friday.’
Lee Kang-in scored the first goal in the 10th minute of the second half with an elaborate freekit off the center from the right as he played as an attacking midfielder supporting Cho Kyu-sung in the match against Tunisia. He touched the Tunisian goalkeeper, but he put the ball perfectly into the top corner of the goal with his left foot.
Lee Kang-in immediately scored multiple goals. In the 12th minute of the second half, Lee Kang-in changed his direction neatly with his left foot and surprised the entire defender with a left-footed shot near the net, but this time the goalkeeper couldn’t even reach out. These two goals smashed the mentality of Tunisia’s defense, and after that, Kim Min-jae and Hwang Ui-jo finished, winning 4-0.
Lee Kang-in joined Paris Saint-Germain in July. Lee Kang-in became the first Asian footballer to be recruited in the history of Paris Saint-Germain, and South Korea became the 47th country to enter PSG. 토토
Lee Kang-in’s first match in the French league was against Lorient. He made his Ligue 1 debut with Marco Asensio and Gonzalo Hamus in the starting lineup. He came out as a right winger and showed a lot of things such as 2-1 passes, crosses, and set piece kickers while actively moving, and was selected as “The Player” (MVP) by the League 1 Secretariat.
The second game was against Toulouse. He also started as a left winger in this game. On the left side, as in the last game, he showed an active performance again with a 2-1 pass and a corner kick kicker. However, midfielder Fabian Lewis did not match well and was replaced by Mbappe in various regrets.
After the match, Lee suffered a left quadriceps injury and returned to team training normally on Sept. 12. He returned from injury against Dortmund, returning to the Champions League after a four-year hiatus. He started on the bench, but he was replaced by Vitinha in the 35th minute of the second half and played in the left mezilla position, showing a lot of physical condition.
According to the media, Lee Kang-in, who played in the first two goals and won all games at the Asian Games, is rapidly growing as a key figure in the national team led by Jurgen Klinsmann. He has scored two goals in 14 games since joining the national team at the age of 22.