The 23-year-old completed the formalities of his transfer before embarking on an arduous trek from Canada to his new home on Thursday, where he will play his club football at the Kazan Arena, a venue made famous during the 2018 FIFA World Cup.

Kazan hosted six games during the tournament, and most significantly for Hwang’s fans in his homeland, it was the site of Korea Republic’s remarkable 2-0 win over Germany which eliminated the defending champions from the competition.

Now the former Daejon Citizen midfielder and 2018 Asian Games gold medallist is hoping he can help restore Rubin Kazan’s glory days and take the club back into European football’s premier competition.

Legends and national heroes have made their impact on the Continental stage, and we close off the AFC Asian Cup Bracket Challenge Round of 32 with four iconic goals from Islamic Republic of Iran's Ali Daei, Sun Ke of China PR, Saudi Arabia's Saeed Al Owairan and Kim Jung-woo of Korea Republic.

Who will move on to the next round? Cast your votes below!

Many players have impressed in the AFC Asian Cup throug the years and four of them – Australia's Tim Cahill, Ismail Abdul Latif of Bahrain, Uzbekistan's Alexander Geynrikh and Pak Kwang-ryong of DPR Korea - are featured in today's Bracket Challenge.

Which goal is your favourite? Cast your votes below!

With the Malaysia Super League set to resume on August 22, we continue our 'most popular' series by focusing on the nation's biggest clubs and ask you to vote for your favourite.

Below we've selected six sides based on their success over the years. Review the candidates and tell us which team you like best at the bottom of the article.

Al Duhail went into their final match against Al Ahli just one point ahead of Al Rayyan and Belgium-born Brazilian forward Edmilson Junior was their hero, scoring off a free-kick in the 24th minute to clinch the win they needed.

There was also disappointment for FC Tractor, whose defeat to Foolad saw them finish fourth, while Sepahan failed to defeat lowly Paykan as their campaign ended in a fifth place finish.

Up against Asia’s finest, the Chongqing native proved an irresistible force at the Continental gathering as she garnered goals and plaudits galore en route to helping her country seal a third-place finish.

Not content with her exemplary displays in Jordan, Li Ying went on to star for China at the following year’s FIFA Women’s World Cup where she appeared three times and found the net in a crucial 1-0 group stage win over South Africa – the wonderful volleyed effort earning her the Player of the Match award.

Join the-AFC.com as we go back in time to relive Li’s AFC Women’s Asian Cup goals. Strikes which made her, quite rightly, an AFC hotshot to remember.