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Highest paid players from South Korea

Kim Min-Jae is the best paid player from South Korea at AU$376,110 a week. We hold a wage for 51 of the 65 players in the squads we track who give South Korea, and they earn AU$1,764,668 a week between them, across 21 leagues.

COMBINED WEEKLYAU$1.8m

COMBINED YEARLYAU$91.8m

PLAYERS IN SQUADS65

MOST AT ONE CLUB3 FC Machida Zelvia

The best-paid XI from South Korea

The eleven highest-paid players from South Korea that fit a 4-3-3, ranked on club wage alone.

GK Kim Jin Hyeon AU$22,680 Cerezo Osaka
D Kim Min-Jae AU$376,110 FC Bayern München
D Park Jin-Seob AU$47,250 Zhejiang FC
D Kim Ji-Soo AU$15,120 1. FC Kaiserslautern
D Lee Han-Beom AU$13,230 Football Club Midtjylland
M Paik Seung-Ho AU$41,580 Birmingham City
M Hong Hyun-Seok AU$39,690 KAA Gent
M Jens Castrop AU$37,800 Borussia Mönchengladbach
A Heung-Min Son AU$300,510 Los Angeles Football Club
A Kang-In Lee AU$228,690 Atlético Madrid
A Hwang Hee-Chan (Hee-Chan Hwang) AU$124,740 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Combined AU$1,247,400 per week · AU$64,864,800 per year

Highest paid from South Korea

Top 50 by weekly wage, 100% of every South Korea wage we hold. Sortable.

The 50 highest paid footballers from South Korea. Sortable by player, age, weekly and yearly wage.
#	PLAYER	WEEKLY ▼	YEARLY	CLUB	LEAGUE	AGE	POSITION
01	Kim Min-Jae	AU$376,110	AU$19,557,720	FC Bayern München	Bundesliga	28	D C
02	Heung-Min Son	AU$300,510	AU$15,626,520	Los Angeles Football Club	Major League Soccer	33	AM L, ST
03	Kang-In Lee	AU$228,690	AU$11,891,880	Atlético Madrid	La Liga	24	AM RLC
04	Hwang Hee-Chan (Hee-Chan Hwang)	AU$124,740	AU$6,486,480	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Championship	29	AM RL, ST
05	Lee Jae-Sung	AU$56,700	AU$2,948,400	1. FSV Mainz 05	Bundesliga	32	AM C
06	Park Jin-Seob	AU$47,250	AU$2,457,000	Zhejiang FC	Chinese Super League	29	D C, DM
07	Oh Hyeon-Gyu	AU$45,360	AU$2,358,720	Beşiktaş A.Ş.	Süper Lig	24	ST
08	Paik Seung-Ho	AU$41,580	AU$2,162,160	Birmingham City	Championship	28	DM
09	Hong Hyun-Seok	AU$39,690	AU$2,063,880	KAA Gent	Belgian Pro League	26	DM, AM C
10	Jens Castrop	AU$37,800	AU$1,965,600	Borussia Mönchengladbach	Bundesliga	21	DM

11	Bae Jun-Ho	AU$37,800	AU$1,965,600	Stoke City	Championship	21	AM RLC
12	Hwang In-Beom	AU$34,020	AU$1,769,040	Feyenoord Rotterdam	Eredivisie	28	DM, AM C
13	Eom Ji-Sung	AU$32,130	AU$1,670,760	Swansea City	Championship	23	AM RL
14	Woo-Yeong Jeong	AU$30,240	AU$1,572,480	1. FC Union Berlin	Bundesliga	25	AM RLC
15	Cho Gue-Sung	AU$30,240	AU$1,572,480	Football Club Midtjylland	Danish Superliga	27	ST
16	Na Sangho	AU$30,240	AU$1,572,480	FC Machida Zelvia	J1 League	28	AM C
17	Kwon Chang-Hoon (Chang-Hoon Kwon)	AU$22,680	AU$1,179,360	Sport-Club Freiburg	Bundesliga	26	M (C), AM (RC)
18	Kim Jin Hyeon	AU$22,680	AU$1,179,360	Cerezo Osaka	J1 League	38	GK
19	Jun Jin-Woo	AU$20,790	AU$1,081,080	Oxford United	League One	25	AM RL
20	Yang Min-Hyuk	AU$20,790	AU$1,081,080	Coventry City	Premier League	19	AM RL
21	Jeong Sang-Bin	AU$18,900	AU$982,800	St. Louis CITY SC	Major League Soccer	23	AM RLC, F C
22	Kim Ji-Soo	AU$15,120	AU$786,240	1. FC Kaiserslautern	2. Bundesliga	20	D C
23	Lee Han-Beom	AU$13,230	AU$687,960	Football Club Midtjylland	Danish Superliga	23	D C
24	Ko Myung-Suk	AU$13,230	AU$687,960	Buriram United	Thai League	29	D RLC
25	Kwon Hyeok-Kyu	AU$11,340	AU$589,680	Karlsruher SC	2. Bundesliga	24	DM
26	Kim Ju-Sung	AU$11,340	AU$589,680	Sanfrecce	J1 League	24	D C
27	Yang Hyunjun	AU$10,017	AU$520,884	Celtic	Scottish Premiership	23	AM RL
28	Hwang Ui-Jo	AU$9,828	AU$511,056	Alanyaspor	Süper Lig	32	AM/F C
29	Oh Se-Hun (Se-Hun Oh)	AU$9,072	AU$471,744	FC Machida Zelvia	J1 League	26	AM L, ST
30	Park Min-Gyu	AU$9,072	AU$471,744	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	Other clubs	29	D LC
31	Park Seung-Soo	AU$9,072	AU$471,744	Newcastle United	Premier League	18	AM L
32	Kim Tae Hyeon	AU$7,560	AU$393,120	Kashima Antlers	J1 League	24	D LC
33	Park Seung-Uk	AU$7,182	AU$373,464	Shimizu S-Pulse	J1 League	28	D RC, DM
34	Han Ho-Gang	AU$6,048	AU$314,496	Vegalta Sendai	Other clubs	31	D C
35	Lee Seung-Won	AU$5,670	AU$294,840	Chiangrai United	Thai League	28	DM, AM C
36	Lee Tae-Suk	AU$3,780	AU$196,560	Fussballklub Austria Vienna	Austrian Bundesliga	22	D/WB RL, AM L
37	Lee Kang-Hee	AU$3,780	AU$196,560	Fussballklub Austria Vienna	Austrian Bundesliga	23	D C, DM
38	Minsu Kim	AU$3,591	AU$186,732	F.C. Andorra	La Liga 2	19	AM RLC
39	Ji Dong-Won	AU$2,079	AU$108,108	Macarthur Football Club	A-League	34	AM LC, F C
40	Kim Ki-Hee	AU$1,890	AU$98,280	Seattle Sounders FC	Major League Soccer	36	D C
41	Kim Dong-Su	AU$1,890	AU$98,280	Muangthong United	Thai League	30	D C
42	Lee Jung-Hyub	AU$1,890	AU$98,280	Prachuap FC	Thai League	34	ST
43	Myung-jun Kim	AU$1,701	AU$88,452	KRC Jong Genk	Belgian Challenger Pro League	19	ST
44	Cha Je Hoon	AU$1,603	AU$83,341	FC Machida Zelvia	J1 League	19	DM
45	Kim Moon Hyeon	AU$1,179	AU$61,327	Avispa	J1 League	23	D C
46	Min-Kyu Ji	AU$1,096	AU$57,002	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Championship	18	AM RL, ST
47	Isaac Lee	AU$1,077	AU$56,020	Shrewsbury Town	League Two	20	D C, DM
48	Jo Jin-Ho	AU$851	AU$44,226	Konyaspor	Süper Lig	22	DM
49	Le Keun Hyeong	AU$743	AU$38,624	Kawasaki Frontale	J1 League	19	GK
50	Mun Kyung-Gun	AU$473	AU$24,570	Oita Trinita	Other clubs	30	GK

Where South Korea players play

Players we hold a wage for, and what each league pays them

21 leagues in all

J1 League

9 · AU$92k Bundesliga

5 · AU$524k Championship

5 · AU$237k Thai League

4 · AU$23k Other clubs

4 · AU$16k Major League Soccer

3 · AU$321k Süper Lig

3 · AU$56k Danish Superliga

2 · AU$43k Premier League

2 · AU$30k 2. Bundesliga

2 · AU$26k Austrian Bundesliga

2 · AU$8k La Liga

1 · AU$229k

What each position earns

Average weekly wage, and share of the South Korea wage total, across players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for

Goalkeepers

AU$11,576 · 1%

Defenders

AU$35,967 · 29%

Midfielders

AU$21,404 · 8%

Attackers

AU$50,346 · 61%

Peak earning years

Average weekly wage by age band

AU$5k 16-19

AU$16k 20-22

AU$33k 23-25

AU$60k 26-28

AU$29k 29-31

AU$74k 32-34

AU$12k 35+

Clubs with the most South Korea players

Current squads, counting players we hold a wage for

FC Machida Zelvia 3

Football Club Midtjylland 2

Fussballklub Austria Vienna 2

Wolverhampton Wanderers 2

1. FC Kaiserslautern 1

Frequently asked questions

Players from South Korea

Who is the highest paid footballer from South Korea?

Kim Min-Jae of FC Bayern München is the highest paid player from South Korea in our data, on AU$376,110 per week (AU$19,557,720 per year).

How much do players from South Korea earn?

We hold a wage for 51 of the 65 players from South Korea in our data, so an average across them would describe those 51 rather than South Korea as a whole. The 50 highest paid are listed above.

Which league has the most players from South Korea?

J1 League has the most, with 9 players from South Korea on wages we hold, ahead of Bundesliga on 5.

How many players from South Korea do you cover?

65 players in the current squads we track give their nationality as South Korea, and we hold a weekly wage for 51 of them (78%). Figures are club wages: this page is not a national-team squad.

Which club has the most players from South Korea?

FC Machida Zelvia, with 3 players from South Korea in its current squad.

Every player from South Korea

25 with a page of their own, A-Z, including players we hold no current club for

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