Striker Kim Min-soo (18, Girona), born in 2006, made his debut in Spain's La Liga. It is truly a "surprise debut."

Kim played as a substitute for Real Sociedad in the 10th round home game of Spain's La Liga from 2024 to 25 at 1:30 a.m. on Tuesday (Korea time). The team lost 0-1. 메이저놀이터

Kim Min-soo, a member of Girona B (second division), was on the waiting list for the match against Sociedad. A large number of Girona's main players were out of the team due to injuries, and Kim Min-soo was called up. Local reports poured in before the game, and Girona coach Mitchell Sanchez also hinted at a call-up.
It could have been only included in the replacement list, but Kim Min-soo actually stepped on the pitch. Sanchez used three replacement cards, and the last one was Kim Min-soo.

Kim took the ground in place of center back Alejandro Franses in the 28th minute of the second half, when his team was trailing 0-1. Kim Min-soo was active as a right wing forward.

He had no shots fired. However, he succeeded in all six of his attempts to pass, and displayed calmness in the game. He won once out of two competitions on the ground. The score based on the Sofia score of soccer statistics is 6.5, which means that he displayed an easy performance.

Kim Min-soo will be the eighth Korean to make his La Liga debut. Starting with Lee Chun-soo, several Korean players including Lee Kang-in (Paris Saint-Germain) and Ki Sung-yueng (FC Seoul) knocked on the Spanish stage. Baek Seung-ho (Birmingham City) used to play in La Liga while wearing Girona jerseys.

In addition, Kim Min-soo will inherit the name of the South Korean player in La Liga, which was cut off after Lee Kang-in. Last year, Lee Kang-in, who played in La Liga for Mallorca, moved to PSG, and there were no South Korean players playing in La Liga.

Kim Min-soo, who joined the Girona Youth Team in 2022, is a flanker. He is receiving considerable attention from Girona B. Recently, Spanish media "Sport" described Kim Min-soo as "the pearl of Girona." Analysts say he has that outstanding potential. He is the same age as Yang Min-hyuk (Kangwon FC), who confirmed his transfer to Tottenham last summer.

The club also recognized Kim Min-soo's performance and added his name to the first-team pre-season tour last summer. As a result of his gradual growth, he continued to make his official debut in the first division.