South Korean international soccer midfielder Hwang In-beom (28), who plays for Feyenoord, has been named the best player of the eighth round of the league by local Dutch media.
ESPN in the Netherlands announced its Eredivisie Team of the Week for the eighth round of the 2024-2025 season on Sunday.
Hwang was named as a central midfielder in a 4-3-3 formation. He was selected as the player who showed the best performance among the 11 players.
“It is very impressive that he has made his presence felt in the team in such a short period of time,” the media noted. Hwang was previously named to the Team of the Week in Round 6 and was also named Feyenoord’s Player of the Month for September.
Hwang In-beom joined Feyenoord from Serbian side Zvezda earlier this month after joining the Dutch giants from Serbia. He scored his first goal in a home match against Twente in the eighth round on June 6. With his team leading 1-0 in the 43rd minute, he rattled the net with a left-footed mid-range shot. Although Twente pulled one back in the second half, Hwang’s goal proved to be the game-winner as the match ended 2-1.
Hwang In-beom will join Hong Myung-bo’s squad
Hwang In-beom, who is currently in fine form, will join Hong Myung-bo’s squad to face Jordan at the Amman International Stadium in Amman, Jordan, 토토사이트 on Tuesday at 11 p.m. for the third match of the 2026 FIFA World Cup Asia qualifiers.
Meanwhile, Hwang In-beom, the “Son of Daejeon” born in 1996, started playing soccer with the Daejeon Citizen youth team. He made his professional debut with Daejeon Citizen in 2015. In his first season, he scored four goals in 29 appearances. It was during this time that he grew into a promising player.
He was called up to the national team in 2018. Hwang won a gold medal at the Jakarta-Palembang Asian Games. He received military service benefits and began to attract interest from foreign teams. In 2019, he moved to the Vancouver Whitecaps. He played as a starting midfielder for Vancouver.
Hwang In-beom moved to Rubin Kazan in 2021. He played 30 games in Russia, scoring two goals. His contract was suspended due to the Russian-Ukrainian war. He then became a free agent. He signed with Olympiakos in Greece.
In 2023, Hwang moved to Zvezda Zvezda and established himself as a key midfielder for the team. In September, he moved back to Feyenoord. He quickly settled in at Feyenoord, scoring his debut goal, and was named Player of the Month and Best Player of the Round, setting the stage for more to come.