Kim Min-jae

Kim Min-jae is a South Korean footballer, born on 15 November 1996 in Tongyeong, South Korea. Kim plays as a centre-back for Bayern Munich. Kim has scored 15 goals in 432 games for club and country and has won 10 trophies, including 5 league titles.

Kim's career stats

GamesGoals
Clubs, all competitions34711
South Korea854
Total43215

Goals per game: 0.03.

Kim's trophies and awards

  • Trophies with club and country: 10
  • League titles: 5
  • Domestic cups: 3
  • Trophies with South Korea: 1
  • Individual awards: 19

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors

  • K League 1: 2 (2017, 2018)

Napoli

  • Serie A: 1 (2022–23)

Bayern Munich

  • Bundesliga: 2 (2024–25, 2025–26)
  • DFB-Pokal: 1 (2025–26)
  • Franz Beckenbauer Supercup: 2 (2025, 2026)

South Korea U23

  • Asian Games: 1 (2018)

South Korea

  • EAFF Championship: 1 (2019)

Individual

  • IFFHS Men's World Team: 1 (2023)
  • AFC Asian Cup Team of the Tournament: 2 (2019, 2023)
  • AFC Asian International Player of the Year: 1 (2022)
  • IFFHS Asian Men's Team of the Year: 4 (2022, 2023, 2024, 2025)
  • ESM Team of the Season: 1 (2022–23)
  • EAFF Championship Best Defender: 1 (2019)
  • K League 1 Young Player of the Year: 1 (2017)
  • K League 1 Best XI: 2 (2017, 2018)
  • Korean FA Player of the Year: 1 (2023)
  • Serie A Player of the Month: 1 (2022)
  • Serie A Best Defender: 1 (2022–23)
  • Serie A Team of the Season: 1 (2022–23)
  • and 2 more

Clubs

League games and goals at each club.

  1. 2016: Gyeongju KHNP, 17 games, 0 goals
  2. 2017–2018: Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors, 52 games, 3 goals
  3. 2019–2021: Beijing Guoan, 45 games, 0 goals
  4. 2021–2022: Fenerbahçe, 31 games, 1 goal
  5. 2022–2023: Napoli, 35 games, 2 goals
  6. 2023–: Bayern Munich, 82 games, 4 goals

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Club stats as of 31 October 2026.