MONZA, NOVEMBER 7th 2023 – MINT Vero Volley Monza is pleased to announce to have reached an agreement with the player Woo-jin Lee, for an annual internship.
Arriving from Gyeongbuk Physical University High School the korean outside hitter, born in 2005, is ready to live a new adventure with the jersey of Consorzio Vero Volley. Physically strong, 195 cm tall, Lee was awarded as Best Spiker at the last U19 World Championship in Argentina.
The player, wanted by all the best team of Korean Volleyball Federation, opted out from the draft selection, in order to come to Italy for taking a further step in his career. Lee will arrive in Italy next week and he will join the team lead by coach Massimo Eccheli.
PLAYER INFO
Woo-jin Lee
Nationality South Korea
Date of birth May 16th, 2005
Role Spiker
Height 195 cm
Weight 91 kg
Spike 345 cm
Block 325 cm
QUOTES
Claudio Bonati (Sports Director Consorzio Vero Volley): “We really wanted Woo-jin, because we believe he is one of the most important talents around the globe. We managed to snatch him from all the best teams in KOVO, and this says a lot about the character of the boy, who chose to live this experience in Italy, in the most beautiful championship in the world. We will evaluate him very carefully and we hope that this internship is just the preview of a fruitful collaboration that we will have over the years”