This Saturday, the Korean K League will open, the K League still implements the policy of 3 foreign aid and one Asian foreign aid, so do you know which Asian country has the most foreign aid in the K League? The surprising answer turned out to be Japan, a total of 9 Japanese players played in the K League this season, which is also the most season in history, and the following is an introduction to these 9 Japanese players.
Bang ben Yiyu (Jeonbuk Hyundai)
Friends who often watch the K-League must be familiar with him, Bang Ben has been playing in South Korea for 4 years, starting with Gyeongnam FC for 2 years, and only joining Jeonbuk in 2020. He made 25 league appearances last season, scoring four goals and four assists, playing an important role in the team's defending league title.
Jun Amano (Ulsan Hyundai)
Ulsan Hyundai, who came on loan from the Yokohama Mariners this season, is a midfielder who once captained Yokohama. Jun Amano also spent a season in Lockeren in the second division, making one appearance for the national team.
Keita Suzuki (Daegu FC)
He is a left-back and the Japanese media don't know much about him, and Keita Suzuki went to the Montenegrin League after graduating from high school to play for six years, leaving Montenegro this year to join Daegu FC.
Yuki Kobayashi (EBARA FC)
He joined K2 League Seoul Attachment last July, but only made a total of 8 appearances, ending with the team at the end of the season. It was only yesterday that Gangwon FC officially announced the joining of Yuki Kobayashi, and he was able to continue to stay in South Korea. Kobayashi has left footprints in Qatar, Bibli b and Dutch A.
Masatoshi Ishida (Ota City)
He has been with South Korea for 3 years, having previously played for Ansan Green Man, Suwon FC, where he joined Gangwon FC last season and was loaned to K2's Daejeon citizen six months later, where he excelled, scoring 9 goals in 13 games and being shortlisted for the K2 Season's Best Team. This season he also fully transferred to the citizens of Daejeon.
Yuhei Sato (Jeonnam Tenryu)
This season, he moved from Tokyo Green in J2 to Jeonnam Tenryu in K2, and he also became the first Japanese player in the history of The Chonnan club. Since Jeonnam won the FA Cup last season, Yuhei Sato still has the opportunity to participate in the AFC Champions League.
Tsuyoshi Iwase (Andesan Green Man)
He and Masatoshi Ishida are high school classmates, and it was under Ishida's persuasion that Iwase had just arrived at K2's Ansan Green man last season, having been playing in the J2 and J3 leagues and never playing in the J1 league. He also scored the first goal of his career last season.
West Wing (Seoul Attachment)
He joined Daegu FC in July 2018 and made 102 appearances for the club, moving freely to K2's Seoul attachment this season. In fact, West Wing has never played in the Japanese league, and he has been playing in Poland before coming to Korea.
Maruoka Man (Gimpo citizen)
A former talented teenager from Sakura Osaka, he went to Borussia Dortmund at the age of 18, but only made one appearance in the first team, and then returned to the J-League and still did not find the right place. He was idle after the termination of his contract with Thai Super League's Baton United in April last year, until last month when he signed a contract with K2 promotion Ma Gimpo.