Incheon Recruiting Barlow, 'From EPL'...Complete the construction of a 'triangular formation' for promotion
Incheon Recruiting Barlow, 'From EPL'...Complete the construction of a 'triangular formation' for promotion
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Incheon United has Barlow (32) from the English Premier League.
The Incheon club announced on the 3rd that it has formed the best offensive formation in the K-League by recruiting Barlow, a flanker who has played for Swansea City, Reading FC, and Jeonbuk Hyundai.
A dual Gambia and Swedish national, Barlow played for Sweden's IFK Norsheping, Barberry BoIS, and 외stersund FK after playing for the youth teams of Gambia and Sweden.
Barlow, who played 19 games in the first half of the 2014 season in 외stersund FK and showed off his skills with 10 points and eight assists, moved to Swansea City in the English Premier League that year and played in Europe's best league with two goals and seven assists in 55 games until the 2016/17 season. Later, he moved to England Championship Reading FC and played for six seasons in England, one of the best leagues in the world, with 14 goals and 12 assists in 82 games during the 2017-19 season.
Barlow, who caught the attention of soccer fans with his overwhelming speed that also worked in the Premier League, moved to Jeonbuk Hyundai ahead of the 2022 season, drawing a lot of attention and expectations. He met the expectations by contributing to Jeonbuk's K-League and FA Cup victory with 28 goals and 17 assists in a total of 90 games during the three seasons. Later, he moved to Saudi Arabia's Al Ahli, and after playing as a loan player to Turkiye's Siwaspor, he returned to the Saudi league and played for Abkhazia FC.
In 2015, he made his A-match debut as a member of the Gambia national team and scored two goals in 18 games as a member of the national team.
Barlow is a crack-type winger with tremendous speed and destructive breakthrough power as well as sharp crosses and techniques. With Barlow's joining, Incheon has the best-ever foreign triangular formation in the K-League along with Mugosa and Gervo.
Barlow said, "It's great to be back in Korea. Incheon United was an impressive team. Together with the existing players, I will give all of my strength to promote Incheon." 안전놀이터
Meanwhile, Barlow, who has completed all the procedures for joining the team, including medical tests, will join the second winter training site in the 2025 season, which will be held in the South Sea from February 4th to prepare for the new season.