This image provided by Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors on Dec. 31, 2024, shows the K League 1 club’s goalkeeper Song Bum-keun. (Image courtesy of Yonhap)
SEOUL, Dec. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — Goalkeeper Song Bum-keun has rejoined his former K League 1 club Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors after two years in Japan.
Jeonbuk announced Tuesday Song, 27, has signed on as a free agent after spending the past two seasons with Shonan Bellmare in Japan’s J1 League.
Song first played for Jeonbuk from 2018 to 2022, helping them to four consecutive K League 1 titles from 2018 to 2021 and to the Korea Cup title in 2020.
Song won the 2018 Asian Games gold medal for the under-23 national team, and has logged one cap for the senior national team.
Jeonbuk conceded a league-worst 59 goals in 38 matches in 2024, while finishing in 10th place among 12 clubs and barely avoiding being relegated to the K League 2.
Bringing back Song is one of several offseason changes for Jeonbuk, who recently named former Sunderland boss Gus Poyet as their new head coach.
“Because I spent my developing years at Jeonbuk, I was able to enjoy a good stint in Japan. I always missed the roar of our supporters at Jeonbuk and I really believed I would get to hear that again,” Song said.
“I can’t wait for the new season to start and I will try to lift the championship trophy once again.”
Jeonbuk will open training camp in Thailand on Thursday.
(Yonhap)
