Hyundai E&C nominated Kim Joo-hyang as a compensation player for FA Hwang Min-kyung. For Kim Joo-hyang, it is a return to her parent team after 5 years.
On the 26th, Hyundai E&C announced that it had designated Kim Joo-hyang as a compensation player for Hwang Min-kyung, who transferred to Industrial Bank of Korea.
An official from Hyundai E&C explained, “After receiving the list of protected players from IBK, we decided that he would be helpful to the team in terms of defense and offense in the outside heater position, so we chose Kim Joo-hyang.” 메이저놀이터
Kim Joo-hyang, born in 1999, is an outside hitter with a height of 1m80 and power. He joined Hyundai E&C in the 2017-2018 season, 3rd place in the 1st round, and wore a corporate bank uniform as a reward player at the time of signing free agent Go Yerim in 2019. However, this time he returned to Hyundai E&C again as a compensation player for the transfer of Hwang Min-kyung.
Previously, the Korea Expressway Corporation designated Lee Go-eun as a compensation player for Park Jung-ah’s FA transfer. Lee Go-eun returned to her former team a year after transferring to Pepper Savings Bank as a free agent. Expressway Corporation explained, “After careful consideration, we chose Lee Go-eun, whose strengths are fast set plays and defense. The goal is to minimize power leaks due to the departure of key players.”
Lee Go-eun joined Korea Expressway Corporation in the 3rd place in the 1st round in the 2013-2014 season. Afterwards, he returned to Korea Expressway Corporation through Industrial Bank of Korea and GS Caltex, and then transferred to Pepper Savings Bank as a free agent.