"Singer Kim Jung-min's son" Japanese U17 Dani helps equalizer... Team loses penalty shootout
"Singer Kim Jung-min's son" Japanese U17 Dani helps equalizer... Team loses penalty shootout
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Dani Daichi (16, Korean name Kim Do-yoon), son of Korean singer Kim Jung-min, showed impressive performance by giving assist to Japan's tying goal in the quarterfinals of the 2025 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U-17 Asian Cup. However, Japan was eliminated after losing to Saudi Arabia after penalty shootout.
Japan's U-17 national team failed to advance to the semifinals after losing 2-3 in the penalty shootout in the quarterfinals of the tournament at the Ocard Sports Club Stadium in Taip, Saudi Arabia, on the 13th (Korea time).
As the son of singer Kim Jung-min, he chose Japan's U-17 national team following the nationality of his Japanese mother, Rumiko Dani, who played for the youth team Osan Middle School under K League 1 FC Seoul and went to Japan to study.
Dani, who started the tournament for the first time, scored the equalizer in the 27th minute of the second half when his team was trailing 1-2. He poked a sharp through pass toward Hiroto Asada, who was running forward near the center circle. Asada broke down the opponent team's defense line and shook the net with a right footed shot in the penalty area.
Since then, Japan and Saudi Arabia have failed to score additional points and entered a penalty shootout. Japan's first and second kickers scored goals, but all three of them missed and failed to advance to the semifinals. Dani did not play as a kicker. 안전놀이터
Born to a Korean father and a Japanese mother, Dani, who holds both Korean and Japanese nationalities, participated in the U-17 Asian Cup wearing the Japanese national team uniform.
In the final Group B match against Australia on the 11th, he played as a substitute and scored a goal.
Meanwhile, Korea, led by head coach Baek Ki-tae, aims to regain the top spot at the U-17 Asian Cup for the first time in 23 years. Baek Ki-tae aims to advance to the semifinals against Tajikistan at 2:15 a.m. on Tuesday at Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium.