Forward Lee Dong-jun (25), who joined the German professional football Bundesliga Hertha Berlin, made his debut as soon as he joined the team after calling for the national team.
On the 5th (Korean time), Lee Dong-jun appeared as a substitute for Jurgen Ekelenkamp in the 21st round home match of the 2021-2022 Bundesliga against Bochum at the Olympiastadion in Berlin, Germany in the 13th minute of the second half.
Lee Dong-jun, who was active in K League 1 Ulsan Hyundai, joined the European squad at the end of last month when he was called to the national team for the 7th and 8th rounds of the Asian final qualifying for the 2022 Qatar World Cup wearing the Hertha Berlin jersey.
On the 27th of last month, after the 7th game of the final qualifying match against Lebanon, he briefly headed to Germany to complete the medical test and other procedures, and signed a contract until 2025.
After playing up to the 8th match of the final qualifying match against Syria on the 1st, he started his life in Berlin in earnest in Germany. Even though he had only one day to train with the team, he got a chance to play in his first match and played for about 30 minutes. I did.
The team took the lead with Ishak Belfordil's opening goal in the 23rd minute of the first half, then equalized by Sebastian Polter in the third minute of the second half.
The match ended 1-1 as it was, and Hertha Berlin are 12th in the Bundesliga (23 points) with no draws (2 draws, 2 losses) in their last 4 league matches.
Bochum, who shared the points, was ranked 11th (25 points).
Hertha Berlin will play their 22nd round away match against Greuther Fürth on the 12th.
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