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10MA TOPICS! [KOREA FA][AFC U20 WOMEN'S ASIAN CUP] Korea Republic’s Kim enjoying new role

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March 12, 2024

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Tashkent: Kim Shin-ji has been playing in an unfamiliar position in the AFC U20 Women’s Asian Cup™ Uzbekistan 2024 but the midfielder has risen to the occasion by emerging as a key player in Korea Republic’s surge into the semi-finals.

Normally an attacking midfielder with her club side Uiduk University, Kim has been thrust into a more defensive role by head coach Park Youn-jeong at Uzbekistan 2024 with the 20-year-old relishing the challenge.

“At the club, I play more as an attacking midfielder but with the national team, I serve more as a defensive midfielder so that is something new for me,” Kim told the-AFC.com. .....


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