FC Seoul, Ji Dong-won Farewell... Kim Ki-dong's system begins to change in earnest

FC Seoul officially announced on the club's official SNS channel on the 2nd, "Ji Dong-won, Bjorn Johnson, Chung Hyeon-cheol, Kang Sang-hee, Kim Jin-sung, Kim Sung-min and Kim Yoon-kyum will leave FC Seoul after their contracts end in 2023. FC Seoul officially announced, "We thank the players who have been with us so far, and we will always wish you all the best in the future."

Ji Dong-won was a promising player with high expectations in the K-League. He started his professional career with the Jeonnam Dragons in 2010. He garnered great attention by scoring 13 goals and seven assists in his debut season.

In the summer of 2011, the second season since his debut, he moved to Sunderland AFC and played in the European leagues. Afterwards, he moved to FC Seoul in 2021 after passing through Augsburg, Darmstadt, Mainz, and Eintracht Braunschweig, before returning to the K-League.

However, the team fell short of expectations. Ji Dong-won failed to receive many opportunities due to frequent injuries and competition to become the starting pitcher. Then, he was given time to play as acting coach Kim Jin-gyu took charge of the team last season.

Ji was desperate. In the end, he scored the finishing goal in a showdown with Gangwon FC in the 34th round. It was his first goal in 805 days, two years and two months since August 8, 2021. At that time, Ji expressed his feelings to his fans by putting his hands together for a ceremony of "sorry."

After the game ended, Ji said, "I felt the most sorry. It was a goal that made me think a lot about myself that I didn't give up. I told him a lot about how to score a goal during training. I hope this goal is not the last one."

"It wasn't an easy time. I joined Seoul with high expectations, and I had high expectations. I didn't get injured continuously for two years and two months, but I couldn't play because I lost in competition with other players in training. I think this goal will be a really important goal in my life," he added.

However, I have to say goodbye to Seoul ahead of the new season. Seoul is making changes by bringing in new coach Kim Ki-dong. As a result, I have chosen to leave some of the existing resources. Ji Dong-won will also leave Seoul when his contract expires.

BY: 안전놀이터