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Suk, who begun his career with Dutch giants Ajax Amsterdam,
last played for his country in a 2010 friendly against Iran but
has impressed the German coach with his displays for Victoria
Setubal having moved in January from domestic rivals Nacional.
Stielike, who led South Korea to the final of the Asian Cup in
January, also gave a first call up to attacker Hwang Ui-jo of
Seongnam FC for the Sept. 3 match at home to Laos and trip to
Lebanon five days later.
South Korea won the East Asian Cup earlier this month but
managed only three goals in three games against China, Japan and
North Korea.
"I selected Suk and Hwang to address our goal-scoring issues,"
Stielike was quoted as saying by Yonhap News on Monday.
"They will be given their playing opportunities depending on how
well they train with the rest of the team.
"We've had an eye on Hwang for a while. He used to be
inconsistent before but he's become a steady player," he said of
the 22-year-old who has notched 10 goals in 24 K-League
appearances this season.
South Korea, who have appeared at the last eight consecutive
World Cups, opened their joint Asian Cup qualifying campaign
with a 2-0 win over Myanmar in June. They need to top a group
also featuring Kuwait to guarantee progression to the next stage
of qualifying for Russia 2018. (Writing by Patrick Johnston in
Singapore; editing by Amlan Chakraborty)
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