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Former Man United star Jesse Lingard has been named captain of FC Seoul ahead of his second season in South Korea.
The K League 1 club announced on Wednesday that the Englishman will be taking the armband with new signing Kim Jin-su to be his vice captain.
Lingard made his shock move to Seoul in February of last year, becoming the biggest name in the history of the league.
The 32-year-old wore the armband on the odd occasion and finished his debut campaign with six goals and three assists in 26 matches.
He suffered a knee injury shortly after joining the club but returned to help the team finish fourth in the table, their best finish in five years.
He succeed another former Premier league player as captain, that being ex-Newcastle midfielder Ki Sung-yueng.
Former Man United star Jesse Lingard has been named the new captain of FC Seoul
Lingard made 26 appearances for FC Seoul in his debut campaign, scoring six goals
Lingard headed to Nottingham Forest on a free transfer in 2022 after 14 years at Manchester United.
A loan move to West Ham a year prior had proved a success, with the Englishman bagging nine goals in 16 matches, but his spell at the City Ground was a struggle and saw him feature just 20 times before being released in summer 2023.
This left Lingard in the wilderness and he remained without a club until he made the shock switch to FC Seoul in February.
Lingard replica No 10 shirts have been flying off the shelves in Seoul, so much so that at one point the club struggled to meet the demand.
A designated ‘Lingard Zone’ was set-up on the stadium concourse for a 0-0 draw against Incheon in March – the 31-year-old’s home debut – enabling fans to buy jerseys.
But even then, supporters were queuing for four hours for the privilege with locals amassing another lengthy line outside the official club shop days later in hope of grabbing any Lingard memorabilia they could get their hands on.
