Kim Moon-Hwan
Korea Republic
Age
30
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0
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About Kim Moon-hwan
Kim Moon-hwan is in Hong Myung-bo's 26-man South Korea squad for the 2026 World Cup, a right-back who plays his club football for Daejeon Hana Citizen in the K League. He goes into the finals at 30, after South Korea qualified by winning their AFC third-round group in June 2025.
An attacking right-back, Kim is strong at crossing and dribbling and likes to get forward on overlapping runs. He has 35 senior caps for South Korea, and this season his club record reads 16 appearances and 1 goal for Daejeon. The draw places South Korea in Group A alongside Mexico, South Africa and the Czech Republic, and they open against the Czech Republic on 11 June, the first of their three group games.
An attacking right-back, Kim is strong at crossing and dribbling and likes to get forward on overlapping runs. He has 35 senior caps for South Korea, and this season his club record reads 16 appearances and 1 goal for Daejeon. The draw places South Korea in Group A alongside Mexico, South Africa and the Czech Republic, and they open against the Czech Republic on 11 June, the first of their three group games.
World Cup 2026 Stats
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Playing Style
An attacking right-back, Kim gets forward on overlapping runs and looks to deliver crosses from wide. He is a dribbler who likes to take players on and play short passes to keep moves going. He is right-footed and stands 1.73 m, and has logged 1,196 club minutes for Daejeon Hana Citizen this season, going into the group stage in Hong Myung-bo's squad at the age of 30.
World Cup History
The 2026 World Cup will be Kim Moon-hwan's second. He played every minute at right-back across South Korea's four matches at the 2022 finals in Qatar, up to the round-of-16 defeat to Brazil. Hong Myung-bo has named him in the 26 once more for 2026. His international career runs to 35 senior caps for South Korea, and he stays among the country's full-back options on the final list.
National Team
Korea Republic
Tier 4
£10m
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Goal Rush Impact
Kim Moon-hwan's work for South Korea is down the right, an attacking full-back who gets forward on overlapping runs and delivers crosses from wide. That width and service is what he brings the side going forward, with 16 club appearances behind him this season. On the Goal Rush card South Korea are a Tier 4 side at £10m, one of the lower bands on the card going into Group A.
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Kim Moon-hwan at the 2026 World Cup
Kim Moon-hwan is a confirmed right-back in Hong Myung-bo's 26-man South Korea squad for the 2026 World Cup. He is in the South Korea side that open their Group A campaign against the Czech Republic in mid-June.
Picking Korea Republic in Goal Rush
South Korea sit in Tier 4 on the Goal Rush card at £10m, one of the lower bands. They open Group A against the Czech Republic on 11 June, and Kim Moon-hwan is among the full-backs in Hong Myung-bo's confirmed 26.
Kim Moon-Hwan World Cup 2026 FAQs
South Korea are a Tier 4 side at £10m on the Goal Rush card, one of the lower bands. Kim Moon-hwan is named in Hong Myung-bo's confirmed 26 as an attacking right-back, so his role is the quick reference at that team price.
Kim Moon-hwan is a right-back for South Korea, an attacking full-back who gets forward with overlapping runs and crosses. He plays his club football for Daejeon Hana Citizen in the K League and is named in Hong Myung-bo's final 26 for the 2026 World Cup.
Yes. He played every minute at right-back across South Korea's four matches at the 2022 World Cup. The 2026 finals will be his second, his place confirmed in Hong Myung-bo's 26-man South Korea squad.
Kim Moon-hwan plays his club football for Daejeon Hana Citizen in the South Korean K League. He is named among South Korea's defenders in Hong Myung-bo's final 26, with South Korea opening against the Czech Republic in mid-June.
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