Kuala Lumpur: Bundesliga side FC Augsburg have signed Korea Republic youngster Cheon Seong-hoon from Incheon United.
Cheon, 18, joins compatriots Koo Ja-cheol and Ji Dong-won at Augsburg. The striker will start his career with the Augsburg U-19 side.
Augsburg sporting director Stefan Reuter said: “We are pleased to have secured the signing of a promising talent in Cheon Seong-hoon.
“He will join the club in January and begin his preparations at the club in our U19s, so that we can slowly build him up and integrate him into the first team. We are sure Seong-hoon will quickly settle here in Augsburg with support from Koo Ja-cheol and Ji Dong-won.”
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Cheon said joining Augsburg meant he had fulfilled a childhood dream.
“I am thrilled with my transfer to Germany. It is a dream of mine to play in the Bundesliga and I would like to make this dream come true here in Augsburg."
Photo: FC Augsburg
Source: the-afc.com