전임 감독들인 울리 슈틸리케 체제에서 종종 모습을 드러냈으나 인상적인 활약을 보이지 못하고 신태용호에서도 완전히 잊혀지며 2018 러시아 월드컵 최종 명단까지 탈락했다.
He often made appearances under his former coach Uli Stielike, but failed to show impressive performances and was completely forgotten under Coach Shin Tae-yong, as he failed to be on the list of 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.