Ulsan HD, who finished accompanying Joo Min-kyu, added height to the attack by embracing tall striker Heo Yul.
Heo Yul, a 193-centimeter tall front-line striker, completed his first professional career transfer to Ulsan.
Heo Yul, who has not only the header from his natural height and the ability to provide, but also his foot skills and compliance speed, was listed as a promising player early on.
Heo Yul made his professional debut in the 2021 season after going through a youth team under Gwangju FC and the 2020 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U19 tournament. As a super-long striker, he focused fans' attention from his first appearance and proved his potential by scoring and assisting in the first season.
Since then, he has made a contribution to bringing Gwangju back to K League 1 with six goals, four assists, and double-digit attack points in the 2022 season, and he has already succeeded in establishing himself as a large K-League striker by playing as the team's main striker in the 2023 and 2024 seasons.
Above all, Heo Yul also showed his ability to move between defensive positions depending on the team's situation and environment last season. It was a time to show his new strengths, including dedication to the team and soccer intelligence.
Ulsan decided to recruit Heo Yul, who has a "perfect physique, tenacity for goals and physical strength to play full-time," as a player who will focus on Ulsan's offense in the 2025 season.
Heo Yul's true face as above shone in Gwangju's last game last season. Heo Yul scored the first goal in the first half of the sixth game of the AFC Champions League elite group stage against Shanghai Haigang, the winner of the Chinese Super League. Even when he fell under pressure from two opposing defenders, he dragged the ball into the opponent's penalty box and scored a perfect shot impact in a moment.
Heo Yul's joining in Ulsan is expected to double the destructive power of the second-line line, including attack from the front line, diversification of ball distribution routes, Rubik's Son, Lee Jin-hyun and Um Won-sang, and disperse the opponent's defense focus.
Heo Yul, 메이저사이트 who will now play as the defending champion of the K-League, said, "As I am excited to meet new challenges, people, and fans, it is not easy to leave a team that I have named for a long time. However, I am not soaked in this and know that showing good performance and dedication to soccer on the field is the way to repay all the people who support me. I know what Ulsan's goal for this season is. I will do my best to prepare from the winter training."