Highest paid players from South Korea
Kim Min-Jae is the best paid player from South Korea at $268,650 a week. We hold a salary for 51 of the 65 players in the squads we track who give South Korea, and they earn $1,260,477 a week between them, across 21 leagues.
The best-paid XI from South Korea
The eleven highest-paid players from South Korea that fit a 4-3-3, ranked on club salary alone.
- GK Kim Jin Hyeon $16,200 Cerezo Osaka
- D Kim Min-Jae $268,650 FC Bayern München
- D Park Jin-Seob $33,750 Zhejiang FC
- D Kim Ji-Soo $10,800 1. FC Kaiserslautern
- D Lee Han-Beom $9,450 Football Club Midtjylland
- M Paik Seung-Ho $29,700 Birmingham City
- M Hong Hyun-Seok $28,350 KAA Gent
- M Jens Castrop $27,000 Borussia Mönchengladbach
- A Heung-Min Son $214,650 Los Angeles Football Club
- A Kang-In Lee $163,350 Atlético Madrid
- A Hwang Hee-Chan (Hee-Chan Hwang) $89,100 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Combined $891,000 per week · $46,332,000 per year
Highest paid from South Korea
Top 50 by weekly salary, 100% of every South Korea salary we hold. Sortable.
| # | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | CLUB | LEAGUE | AGE | POSITION |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Kim Min-Jae | $268,650 | $13,969,800 | FC Bayern München | Bundesliga | 28 | D C |
| 02 | Heung-Min Son | $214,650 | $11,161,800 | Los Angeles Football Club | Major League Soccer | 33 | AM L, ST |
| 03 | Kang-In Lee | $163,350 | $8,494,200 | Atlético Madrid | La Liga | 24 | AM RLC |
| 04 | Hwang Hee-Chan (Hee-Chan Hwang) | $89,100 | $4,633,200 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Championship | 29 | AM RL, ST |
| 05 | Lee Jae-Sung | $40,500 | $2,106,000 | 1. FSV Mainz 05 | Bundesliga | 32 | AM C |
| 06 | Park Jin-Seob | $33,750 | $1,755,000 | Zhejiang FC | Chinese Super League | 29 | D C, DM |
| 07 | Oh Hyeon-Gyu | $32,400 | $1,684,800 | Beşiktaş A.Ş. | Süper Lig | 24 | ST |
| 08 | Paik Seung-Ho | $29,700 | $1,544,400 | Birmingham City | Championship | 28 | DM |
| 09 | Hong Hyun-Seok | $28,350 | $1,474,200 | KAA Gent | Belgian Pro League | 26 | DM, AM C |
| 10 | Jens Castrop | $27,000 | $1,404,000 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | Bundesliga | 21 | DM |
| 11 | Bae Jun-Ho | $27,000 | $1,404,000 | Stoke City | Championship | 21 | AM RLC |
| 12 | Hwang In-Beom | $24,300 | $1,263,600 | Feyenoord Rotterdam | Eredivisie | 28 | DM, AM C |
| 13 | Eom Ji-Sung | $22,950 | $1,193,400 | Swansea City | Championship | 23 | AM RL |
| 14 | Woo-Yeong Jeong | $21,600 | $1,123,200 | 1. FC Union Berlin | Bundesliga | 25 | AM RLC |
| 15 | Cho Gue-Sung | $21,600 | $1,123,200 | Football Club Midtjylland | Danish Superliga | 27 | ST |
| 16 | Na Sangho | $21,600 | $1,123,200 | FC Machida Zelvia | J1 League | 28 | AM C |
| 17 | Kwon Chang-Hoon (Chang-Hoon Kwon) | $16,200 | $842,400 | Sport-Club Freiburg | Bundesliga | 26 | M (C), AM (RC) |
| 18 | Kim Jin Hyeon | $16,200 | $842,400 | Cerezo Osaka | J1 League | 38 | GK |
| 19 | Jun Jin-Woo | $14,850 | $772,200 | Oxford United | League One | 25 | AM RL |
| 20 | Yang Min-Hyuk | $14,850 | $772,200 | Coventry City | Premier League | 19 | AM RL |
| 21 | Jeong Sang-Bin | $13,500 | $702,000 | St. Louis CITY SC | Major League Soccer | 23 | AM RLC, F C |
| 22 | Kim Ji-Soo | $10,800 | $561,600 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 2. Bundesliga | 20 | D C |
| 23 | Lee Han-Beom | $9,450 | $491,400 | Football Club Midtjylland | Danish Superliga | 23 | D C |
| 24 | Ko Myung-Suk | $9,450 | $491,400 | Buriram United | Thai League | 29 | D RLC |
| 25 | Kwon Hyeok-Kyu | $8,100 | $421,200 | Karlsruher SC | 2. Bundesliga | 24 | DM |
| 26 | Kim Ju-Sung | $8,100 | $421,200 | Sanfrecce | J1 League | 24 | D C |
| 27 | Yang Hyunjun | $7,155 | $372,060 | Celtic | Scottish Premiership | 23 | AM RL |
| 28 | Hwang Ui-Jo | $7,020 | $365,040 | Alanyaspor | Süper Lig | 32 | AM/F C |
| 29 | Oh Se-Hun (Se-Hun Oh) | $6,480 | $336,960 | FC Machida Zelvia | J1 League | 26 | AM L, ST |
| 30 | Park Min-Gyu | $6,480 | $336,960 | Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo | Other clubs | 29 | D LC |
| 31 | Park Seung-Soo | $6,480 | $336,960 | Newcastle United | Premier League | 18 | AM L |
| 32 | Kim Tae Hyeon | $5,400 | $280,800 | Kashima Antlers | J1 League | 24 | D LC |
| 33 | Park Seung-Uk | $5,130 | $266,760 | Shimizu S-Pulse | J1 League | 28 | D RC, DM |
| 34 | Han Ho-Gang | $4,320 | $224,640 | Vegalta Sendai | Other clubs | 31 | D C |
| 35 | Lee Seung-Won | $4,050 | $210,600 | Chiangrai United | Thai League | 28 | DM, AM C |
| 36 | Lee Tae-Suk | $2,700 | $140,400 | Fussballklub Austria Vienna | Austrian Bundesliga | 22 | D/WB RL, AM L |
| 37 | Lee Kang-Hee | $2,700 | $140,400 | Fussballklub Austria Vienna | Austrian Bundesliga | 23 | D C, DM |
| 38 | Minsu Kim | $2,565 | $133,380 | F.C. Andorra | La Liga 2 | 19 | AM RLC |
| 39 | Ji Dong-Won | $1,485 | $77,220 | Macarthur Football Club | A-League | 34 | AM LC, F C |
| 40 | Kim Ki-Hee | $1,350 | $70,200 | Seattle Sounders FC | Major League Soccer | 36 | D C |
| 41 | Kim Dong-Su | $1,350 | $70,200 | Muangthong United | Thai League | 30 | D C |
| 42 | Lee Jung-Hyub | $1,350 | $70,200 | Prachuap FC | Thai League | 34 | ST |
| 43 | Myung-jun Kim | $1,215 | $63,180 | KRC Jong Genk | Belgian Challenger Pro League | 19 | ST |
| 44 | Cha Je Hoon | $1,145 | $59,530 | FC Machida Zelvia | J1 League | 19 | DM |
| 45 | Kim Moon Hyeon | $842 | $43,805 | Avispa | J1 League | 23 | D C |
| 46 | Min-Kyu Ji | $783 | $40,716 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Championship | 18 | AM RL, ST |
| 47 | Isaac Lee | $770 | $40,014 | Shrewsbury Town | League Two | 20 | D C, DM |
| 48 | Jo Jin-Ho | $608 | $31,590 | Konyaspor | Süper Lig | 22 | DM |
| 49 | Le Keun Hyeong | $531 | $27,589 | Kawasaki Frontale | J1 League | 19 | GK |
| 50 | Mun Kyung-Gun | $338 | $17,550 | Oita Trinita | Other clubs | 30 | GK |
Where South Korea players play
Players we hold a salary for, and what each league pays them
What each position earns
Average weekly salary, and share of the South Korea salary total, across players aged 22 or over that we hold a salary for
Peak earning years
Average weekly salary by age band
Clubs with the most South Korea players
Current squads, counting players we hold a salary for
Frequently asked questions
Players from South Korea
Who is the highest paid soccer player from South Korea?
Kim Min-Jae of FC Bayern München is the highest paid player from South Korea in our data, on $268,650 per week ($13,969,800 per year).
How much do players from South Korea earn?
We hold a salary 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 salaries 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 salary for 51 of them (78%). Figures are club salaries: 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