YONGIN, SOUTH KOREA - OCTOBER 15: Oh Hyeongyu of South Korea celebrates after scoring the team's second goal during the FIFA World Cup Asian Third Qualifier Group B match between South Korea and Iraq at Mireu Stadium on October 15, 2024 in Yongin, South Korea. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)
After breaking his international duck against Jordan last week Oh Hyeon-gyu followed that up with another goal yesterday as South Korea beat Iraq 3-2.
The former Celtic striker came off the bench in the 59th minute of the World Cup qualifier and put his side 2-1 in front in the 74th minute with South Korea topping their group with 10 points from four matches.
After 18 months in Scotland Oh made a low key move from Celtic to Genk in the summer while attention was firmly on the attempts to bring Adam Idah back to Celtic.
In January Oh was a peripheral member of the South Korean squad at the Asian Cup, when he returned to Celtic Idah had taken his place with Oh struggling to make it onto the bench.
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With his international career off and scoring he will be looking to build on that progress at Genk where he was only been used as a substitute.
At Celtic Idah and Kyogo Furuhashi are alternating in attack with all parties appearing happy with the business conducted over the summer.
Transfermarkt reports the fee for Oh at 2.7m euros with a sell on clause likely for a young emerging striker that has a fair bit of experience at the age of 23.
Maybe we should have hung on to him a bit longer,like we’re doing with Mikey Johnstone,Oh did look a decent striker,don’t think he was given enough game time.