Min-jae Kim

All-time FIFA World Cup appearances: 6

All-time FIFA World Cup goals: 0

FIFA World Cup 2026 appearances: 3

FIFA World Cup 2026 goals: 0

International appearances: 82

International goals: 4

International debut: 31 August 2017 vs IR Iran, FIFA World Cup qualifying 2018

Club: FC Bayern München (GER)

*data correct up to the conclusion of the FIFA World Cup 2026

Korea Republic play some nice and intricate football with some real technical quality in the middle of the park, stemming from Feyenoord midfielder Hwang In-beom. They do play quite an open style, though, so there is a lot of importance at the back and the main man in defence is Bayern Munich centre-back Kim Min-jae. Having helped Napoli win the Serie A title in the 2023 before moving to the Bavarians and eventually forming a part of Vincent Kompany’s record-breaking Bayern squad in the Bundesliga.