Highest paid players from South Korea
Kim Min-Jae is the best paid player from South Korea at £199,000 a week. We hold a wage for 51 of the 65 players in the squads we track who give South Korea, and they earn £933,687 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 wage alone.
- GK Kim Jin Hyeon £12,000 Cerezo Osaka
- D Kim Min-Jae £199,000 FC Bayern München
- D Park Jin-Seob £25,000 Zhejiang FC
- D Kim Ji-Soo £8,000 1. FC Kaiserslautern
- D Lee Han-Beom £7,000 Football Club Midtjylland
- M Paik Seung-Ho £22,000 Birmingham City
- M Hong Hyun-Seok £21,000 KAA Gent
- M Jens Castrop £20,000 Borussia Mönchengladbach
- A Heung-Min Son £159,000 Los Angeles Football Club
- A Kang-In Lee £121,000 Atlético Madrid
- A Hwang Hee-Chan (Hee-Chan Hwang) £66,000 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Combined £660,000 per week · £34,320,000 per year
Highest paid from South Korea
Top 50 by weekly wage — 100% of every South Korea wage we hold. Sortable.
| # | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | CLUB | LEAGUE | AGE | POSITION |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Kim Min-Jae | £199,000 | £10,348,000 | FC Bayern München | Bundesliga | 28 | D C |
| 02 | Heung-Min Son | £159,000 | £8,268,000 | Los Angeles Football Club | Major League Soccer | 33 | AM L, ST |
| 03 | Kang-In Lee | £121,000 | £6,292,000 | Atlético Madrid | La Liga | 24 | AM RLC |
| 04 | Hwang Hee-Chan (Hee-Chan Hwang) | £66,000 | £3,432,000 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Championship | 29 | AM RL, ST |
| 05 | Lee Jae-Sung | £30,000 | £1,560,000 | 1. FSV Mainz 05 | Bundesliga | 32 | AM C |
| 06 | Park Jin-Seob | £25,000 | £1,300,000 | Zhejiang FC | Chinese Super League | 29 | D C, DM |
| 07 | Oh Hyeon-Gyu | £24,000 | £1,248,000 | Beşiktaş A.Ş. | Süper Lig | 24 | ST |
| 08 | Paik Seung-Ho | £22,000 | £1,144,000 | Birmingham City | Championship | 28 | DM |
| 09 | Hong Hyun-Seok | £21,000 | £1,092,000 | KAA Gent | Belgian Pro League | 26 | DM, AM C |
| 10 | Jens Castrop | £20,000 | £1,040,000 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | Bundesliga | 21 | DM |
| 11 | Bae Jun-Ho | £20,000 | £1,040,000 | Stoke City | Championship | 21 | AM RLC |
| 12 | Hwang In-Beom | £18,000 | £936,000 | Feyenoord Rotterdam | Eredivisie | 28 | DM, AM C |
| 13 | Eom Ji-Sung | £17,000 | £884,000 | Swansea City | Championship | 23 | AM RL |
| 14 | Woo-Yeong Jeong | £16,000 | £832,000 | 1. FC Union Berlin | Bundesliga | 25 | AM RLC |
| 15 | Cho Gue-Sung | £16,000 | £832,000 | Football Club Midtjylland | Danish Superliga | 27 | ST |
| 16 | Na Sangho | £16,000 | £832,000 | FC Machida Zelvia | J1 League | 28 | AM C |
| 17 | Kwon Chang-Hoon (Chang-Hoon Kwon) | £12,000 | £624,000 | Sport-Club Freiburg | Bundesliga | 26 | M (C), AM (RC) |
| 18 | Kim Jin Hyeon | £12,000 | £624,000 | Cerezo Osaka | J1 League | 38 | GK |
| 19 | Jun Jin-Woo | £11,000 | £572,000 | Oxford United | League One | 25 | AM RL |
| 20 | Yang Min-Hyuk | £11,000 | £572,000 | Coventry City | Premier League | 19 | AM RL |
| 21 | Jeong Sang-Bin | £10,000 | £520,000 | St. Louis CITY SC | Major League Soccer | 23 | AM RLC, F C |
| 22 | Kim Ji-Soo | £8,000 | £416,000 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 2. Bundesliga | 20 | D C |
| 23 | Lee Han-Beom | £7,000 | £364,000 | Football Club Midtjylland | Danish Superliga | 23 | D C |
| 24 | Ko Myung-Suk | £7,000 | £364,000 | Buriram United | Thai League | 29 | D RLC |
| 25 | Kwon Hyeok-Kyu | £6,000 | £312,000 | Karlsruher SC | 2. Bundesliga | 24 | DM |
| 26 | Kim Ju-Sung | £6,000 | £312,000 | Sanfrecce | J1 League | 24 | D C |
| 27 | Yang Hyunjun | £5,300 | £275,600 | Celtic | Scottish Premiership | 23 | AM RL |
| 28 | Hwang Ui-Jo | £5,200 | £270,400 | Alanyaspor | Süper Lig | 32 | AM/F C |
| 29 | Oh Se-Hun (Se-Hun Oh) | £4,800 | £249,600 | FC Machida Zelvia | J1 League | 26 | AM L, ST |
| 30 | Park Min-Gyu | £4,800 | £249,600 | Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo | Other clubs | 29 | D LC |
| 31 | Park Seung-Soo | £4,800 | £249,600 | Newcastle United | Premier League | 18 | AM L |
| 32 | Kim Tae Hyeon | £4,000 | £208,000 | Kashima Antlers | J1 League | 24 | D LC |
| 33 | Park Seung-Uk | £3,800 | £197,600 | Shimizu S-Pulse | J1 League | 28 | D RC, DM |
| 34 | Han Ho-Gang | £3,200 | £166,400 | Vegalta Sendai | Other clubs | 31 | D C |
| 35 | Lee Seung-Won | £3,000 | £156,000 | Chiangrai United | Thai League | 28 | DM, AM C |
| 36 | Lee Tae-Suk | £2,000 | £104,000 | Fussballklub Austria Vienna | Austrian Bundesliga | 22 | D/WB RL, AM L |
| 37 | Lee Kang-Hee | £2,000 | £104,000 | Fussballklub Austria Vienna | Austrian Bundesliga | 23 | D C, DM |
| 38 | Minsu Kim | £1,900 | £98,800 | F.C. Andorra | La Liga 2 | 19 | AM RLC |
| 39 | Ji Dong-Won | £1,100 | £57,200 | Macarthur Football Club | A-League | 34 | AM LC, F C |
| 40 | Kim Ki-Hee | £1,000 | £52,000 | Seattle Sounders FC | Major League Soccer | 36 | D C |
| 41 | Kim Dong-Su | £1,000 | £52,000 | Muangthong United | Thai League | 30 | D C |
| 42 | Lee Jung-Hyub | £1,000 | £52,000 | Prachuap FC | Thai League | 34 | ST |
| 43 | Myung-jun Kim | £900 | £46,800 | KRC Jong Genk | Belgian Challenger Pro League | 19 | ST |
| 44 | Cha Je Hoon | £848 | £44,096 | FC Machida Zelvia | J1 League | 19 | DM |
| 45 | Kim Moon Hyeon | £624 | £32,448 | Avispa | J1 League | 23 | D C |
| 46 | Min-Kyu Ji | £580 | £30,160 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Championship | 18 | AM RL, ST |
| 47 | Isaac Lee | £570 | £29,640 | Shrewsbury Town | League Two | 20 | D C, DM |
| 48 | Jo Jin-Ho | £450 | £23,400 | Konyaspor | Süper Lig | 22 | DM |
| 49 | Le Keun Hyeong | £393 | £20,436 | Kawasaki Frontale | J1 League | 19 | GK |
| 50 | Mun Kyung-Gun | £250 | £13,000 | Oita Trinita | Other clubs | 30 | GK |
Where South Korea players play
Players we hold a wage for, and what each league pays them
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
Peak earning years
Average weekly wage by age band
Clubs with the most South Korea players
Current squads, counting players we hold a wage for
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 £199,000 per week (£10,348,000 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?
The J1 League has the most, with 9 players from South Korea on wages we hold, ahead of the 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
21 with a page of their own, A-Z — including players we hold no current club for