You're young even in your 30s! Lee Myung-jae joined Birmingham in England...Paek Seung-ho and Paek Seung-ho → When will they debut?

Feb 04, 2025

 You're young even in your 30s! Lee Myung-jae joined Birmingham in England...Paek Seung-ho and Paek Seung-ho → When will they debut?
사진=버밍엄 SNS



Lee Myung-jae (32), the Korean national soccer team's side defender, has moved to Birmingham City in the English League 1 (third division). Although he is at the end of his career as a soccer player, he is expected to be a model for his juniors by taking on active challenges. Compared to European players such as Jamie Vardy, who are active until their late 30s, 31 years old is still young to challenge.

Birmingham announced the recruitment of Lee Myung-jae on the club's official channel on the 4th (Korea time). Lee Myung-jae will play for Birmingham from 2024 to 2025 season and was given the number 16. Birmingham is well known for the team where Korean national midfielder Baek Seung-ho plays.

The club said, `Left back Lee Myung-jae played in Ulsan HD in K League 1 until recently. "Lee Myung-jae, who played for the Korean national team, will sign a contract by the end of this season and will wear the No. 16 uniform. He will strengthen Chris Davis' defensive options ahead of a busy game schedule until the end of the season."




Lee Myung-jae is a left-sided defender who joined Ulsan in 2014. In nearly 200 games in 10 years, Ulsan has contributed to winning the K-League title for three consecutive seasons (2021-2022, 2022-2023, 2023-2024 season). In the 2023-2024 season, he was listed in the league's best 11 players.

Lee Myung-jae is the third player recruited by Birmingham in the January transfer market. Grant Hanley and Kieran Dowell have previously joined the team.

 You're young even in your 30s! Lee Myung-jae joined Birmingham in England...Paek Seung-ho and Paek Seung-ho → When will they debut?
사진=버밍엄 SNS
Lee Myung-jae was in negotiations with Chinese or Middle Eastern clubs, but he changed his choice to advance to Europe when an offer came from Birmingham. Lee Myung-jae's case of choosing a challenge rather than money is expected to spread a good influence on many junior players.




Lee Myung-jae recently greeted Ulsan fans through his social network service (SNS).

Lee Myung-jae was given a good offer at Birmingham, and it didn't take long to decide on the challenge"Based on the lessons learned and valuable experience I learned in Ulsan, I will try to show a good performance in Birmingham as well" he said.

Fans are expecting when Lee Myung-jae's debut match will take place.




Birmingham will play Stevnage in the quarterfinals of the EFL Trophy (League Cup) on the 5th. Newcastle United will face Newcastle in the fourth round of the FA Cup on the 9th.



This article was translated by Naver AI translator.