Napoli’s Kim Min-jae became the first Asian player to be named Serie A’s best defender.
He was also named in the league’s best 11.
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Ahead of the season finale, the Serie A secretariat announced the best players in each category.
Kim Min-jae was named the best defender.메이저놀이터
This is the first time an Asian player has won the award since 2018.
Notably, team-mate and captain Di Lorenzo.
It’s even more significant that he beat out stiff competition from AC Milan’s Theo Hernandez, who was also an offensive force with a string of wonder goals.
The organisers explained that instead of voting, scientific data was used to determine the winner.
Kim Min-jae was also named in the Team of the Year, which is voted for by fans and journalists, making it a double honour for him in his debut season as well as winning the league title.
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