Striker Oh Hyun-gyu (22), who scored his debut goal in 4 games after joining Celtic, a prestigious Scottish professional football team, thanked the coaches and fans.
Oh Hyun-kyu scored the team’s third goal in the 35th minute of the second half in an away game against St. Mirren in the Scottish Cup round of 16 in the 2022-2023 season held at Celtic Park in Glasgow, Scotland on the 12th (Korean time).
Oh Hyun-gyu, who came as a substitute in the 18th minute of the second half, shook the opponent’s defense with brisk movements and even scored his debut goal.
When Callum McGregor’s shot hit the goalkeeper and flowed, he rushed in and cut the net with a right-footed shot.
Celtic won 5-1 with a debut goal by Oh Hyun-gyu and multiple goals by Leo Hatate (Japan).
After the game, Oh Hyun-gyu posted a post-scoring ceremony photo on his Instagram account and said, “I was able to score thanks to the fans, the coach, all the coaches and teammates.”
“I will do my best to score as many goals as possible in the future,” he added.
Oh Hyeon-gyu, who joined Celtic after leaving Suwon Samsung last month, made his debut on January 30th and played in all four of the team’s games as a substitute.
His playing time is gradually increasing.
Oh Hyun-kyu, who played 8 minutes in his debut game, digested 15 and 11 minutes in the next two games. And on this day, he was active for 27 minutes, the most. 메이저놀이터
His influence in the team is also growing. He induced the opponent to leave in the previous game and was responsible for the goal himself on this day.
It received favorable reviews from the locals as well. Glasgow Live gave Oh Hyun-kyu a rating of 7 and praised him, saying, “I was in a position to score a goal, and I seemed to show more with a threatening appearance.”
The BBC also praised him with a rating of 7.73, saying, “He scored his debut goal by reacting quickly in front of the gate.”
The Celtic club also celebrated his debut goal by changing the email screen of the official Twitter account to a picture of Oh Hyun-kyu’s ceremony.
Oh Hyun-kyu, who scored 13 goals (3 assists), the most in the team in Suwon in the K-League 1 last season, was included in the reserve list for the 2022 Qatar World Cup and joined the round of 16 as the 27th player.
Afterwards, he received a love call from Celtic and entered the European stage in the transfer market this winter.