[2] Shortly after arriving in the United States, he was invited to trial with the LA Galaxy academy, but did not make the program.

[5] In March 2022, he joined another NISA club, AC Syracuse Pulse.

[4] That season, he was named to the NISA Best XI, after having scored four goals and adding an assist.

[11][12] In March 2023, he signed with Vancouver FC in the Canadian Premier League,[13][14] becoming the second Korean-born player to play in the CPL.

[15] With Vancouver, he was converted by head coach Afshin Ghotbi, who was an assistant coach with the South Korea national team at the 2002 and 2006 FIFA World Cups, to play left-back.