JESSE LINGARD FINALLY BREAKS SCORING DROUGHT FOR FC SEOUL DURING HIS 10TH GAME FOR THE SOUTH KOREAN SIDE, AS HE NETS FROM THE SPOT TO REGISTER HIS FIRST COMPETITIVE LEAGUE GOAL SINCE 2021
- Jesse Lingard, 31, scored his first goal for FC Seoul in a 2-0 win over Gangwon
- He had previously gone more than 1,000 days without netting a league goal
- Lingard joined FC Seoul in February and this was his 10th game in South Korea
Former Manchester United midfielder Jesse Lingard scored his first goal for FC Seoul on Wednesday in a 2-0 win over Gangwon in South Korea's K League 1.
The 31-year-old converted a penalty kick to give his side the lead in the 56th minute before team-mate Ryu Jae-moon wrapped up Seoul's second win in four days.
This was Lingard's 10th appearance for Seoul following his arrival on a free transfer in early February.
The 67,000-seater Seoul World Cup Stadium was barely half full but there was plenty of noise inside the ground after Lingard's spot-kick hit the net.
In addition to the sound of cheering fans, multiple fireworks were released behind the goal as Lingard celebrated with the rest of the team.
Prior to Wednesday, Lingard had not scored a competitive league goal since September 2021 when he bagged a late winner for Manchester United away at West Ham.
Lingard - who had previously hit nine goals in 16 Premier League games during a loan spell with the Hammers - then spent the 2022-23 campaign at Nottingham Forest.
He scored two goals for Forest - against Tottenham and Blackburn - but both came in the EFL Cup.
Lingard's first goal for Seoul came almost six years to the day since he scored for England in a 6-1 win over Panama at the 2016 FIFA World Cup.
He represented the Three Lions 32 times between 2016 and 2021, scoring six goals in total.