Oh Hyun-kyu, who made a snowflake before his Celtic debut, debut goal this time?

Oh Hyun-kyu (22), who left a strong impression despite playing for a short time as a substitute in the second half of his debut game against Celtic, a Scottish professional soccer team, will try again with his debut goal.

▲ Oh Hyun-gyu is holding up his jersey with the number 19 after confirming his transfer to Celtic on the 25th. [셀틱 구단 홈페이지 캡처]

Celtic will play a home game against Livingston in the 24th round of the Scottish Premiership at Celtic Park in Glasgow, Scotland on the 2nd at 4:45 am (Korean time).

On the 30th of last month, Oh Hyun-gyu, who made his debut in the regular league away game against Dundee United (Celtic won 2-0) and was replaced by Japanese player Kyogo Furuhashi in the 37th minute of the second half, aims to play in two consecutive matches.

Since the game will be held in three days, Oh Hyun-kyu, who warmed up as a substitute in the previous game, can expect to make his first start.

Oh Hyun-gyu, wearing a Celtic uniform with the number 19, played less than 10 minutes as a substitute in his debut match, but left a good impression by attempting a sharp cross once and actively competing with the opponent’s defense.

After the game, whoscored.com, a soccer statistics site, gave Oh Hyun-kyu an average score of 6.28, giving him an acceptable evaluation. However, locals such as Sports Mall and Whoscore are predicting that Furuhashi, Jota, and Riel Abada will start a three-top sortie instead of Oh Hyeon-kyu before Livingston.

▲ Oh Hyun-kyu is making his debut match with the number 19 in the Scottish Premiership match against Dundee United on the 29th. [로이터 연합뉴스]

Celtic, who has won 3 consecutive league victories and recently won 5 consecutive victories in the official match, is leading the league with 64 points (21 wins, 1 draw, 1 loss). There is. This opponent, Livingston, is 4th in the league (32 points, 9 wins, 5 draws, 8 losses). In the Scottish league, it is considered the top team this season, but there is a big difference in objective power from Celtic.

Celtic have won all of their last three head-to-head matches. Most recently, at the end of December last year, Celtic also won 2-1 at home.

▲ Oh Hyun-kyu is making his debut match with the number 19 in the Scottish Premiership match against Dundee United on the 29th. [로이터 연합뉴스]

Oh Hyun-kyu, who scored 13 goals, the most in the team, signed a 5-year contract with Celtic on the 25th of last month for Suwon Samsung last season. He is the third Korean player after Ki Sung-yong (Seoul), who played from 2009 to 2012, and Cha Doo-ri, who played from 2010 to 2012.

Oh Hyun-gyu did not make it to the 2022 Qatar World Cup finals entry, but accompanied the national team to the round of 16 as the 27th reserve player. Afterwards, he received a love call from Celtic in the winter transfer market and succeeded in his first overseas expansion.

Reporter Choi Byeong-gyu