Looking back on the footsteps of Hwang In-beom (28, Feyenoord) this year, the words ‘It’s good not to be hurt’ are naturally said.
According to an analysis by the International Sports Research Institute (CIES) of players from 66 leagues around the world (Trvenazvezda, Feyenoord) and the national team (Korea) from January 1 to 15 this year, Hwang In-beom played a total of 58 games and 4946 minutes.
The participation rates of domestic games (league, cup tournament), international games (champions League, etc.), and national team games were 55.9%, 14.3%, and 29.8%, respectively. You can see how consistently Hwang In-beom, who moved from Zvezda to the Feyenoord club record of 8 million euros in August, has played this year.
Hwang In-beom started the cup competition against MVV on the 18th, the time after CIES released the report, and played 75 minutes. Including this time, it easily exceeds 5,000 minutes. If he plays in the league game against PSV Eindhoven, the last game of the first half, scheduled for 10:30 p.m. on the 22nd, the number of games played this year will reach 60.
Hwang In-beom’s playing time (4946 minutes) is ranked 20th to 30th among 66 league players in the world. William de Acevedo (Cruzeiro), ranked 20th, plays 5074 minutes (60 games). Hwang In-beom did not just sit on the ground for a long time. As of the end of last month, Hwang In-beom finished second in the European Champions League. He ran 59.64 kilometers in five league-phase games. Only Kim Min-jae’s colleague Jojua Kimmich (62.85km) boasted more activities. ‘Jump like a dog’ is a stat in line with public opinion.
Fullback Seol Young-woo (Trvenazvezda), who was a teammate of Hwang In-beom, became the most played player in Serbia’s Super Liga with 52 games and 4,353 minutes.
‘Captain’ Son Heung-min (Tottenham) was not listed in the top 20 of the English Premier League (EPL) players’ playing time.
National defensive midfielder Park Yong-woo (Al Ain) played 47 games and 3,581 minutes, the third highest among UAE professional league players. Center back Jung Seung-hyun (Alwaseul) is the fourth with 38 games and 3,214 minutes.
In the K League 1, Pohang’s veteran fullback Wandelson has been on the ground for the longest time with 49 games and 4,202 minutes. National fullback Lee Myung-jae (Ulsan) is second with 49 games and 4027 minutes, while Pohang midfielder Auberdan is third with 44 games and 3,793 minutes.
