主办单位:成都体育学院
ISSN 1001-9154 CN 51-1097/G8

Journal of Chengdu Sport University ›› 2023, Vol. 49 ›› Issue (1): 127-134.doi: 10.15942/j.jcsu.2023.01.017

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The Going-Abroad Phenomenon of Japanese and Korean Footballers: Group Characteristics, Dynamic Mechanism, and Implications

CHEN Xunan1, YANG Shuo2, LENG Tangyun3, ZHENG Fang1   

  1. 1. College of Education, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou Zhejiang 310058;
    2. Faculty of Sports Science, Ningbo University, Ningbo Zhejiang 315211;
    3. NingboTech University, Ningbo Zhejiang 315100
  • Received:2022-02-26 Revised:2022-07-08 Online:2023-01-15 Published:2023-02-08

Abstract: By analyzing youth training and career data 2010-2019, this paper portrays the growth patterns and group characteristics of Japanese and Korean professional footballers who have played in top European football leagues. By applying the "push-pull" theory as an explanatory framework, this paper reveals the dynamic mechanism of Japanese and Korean footballers' going abroad phenomenon, which is created jointly by the football culture, the channels of communication between associations and clubs, and the individual player decisions. In Japan and Korea, perfect school soccer systems and various overseas training programs provide a stable talent pool, and clear pathways to stay abroad and targeted policy configurations form an institutionalized talent export environment. From this, this paper puts forward some suggestions for the going abroad of Chinese footballers: building the Chinese league system with a talents development function; broadening the pathway for different types of players to stay abroad; innovating multivariate synergy training mechanisms and guarantee measures.

Key words: Japanese football, Korean football, international footballer, push and pull theory, youth training system

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