Seol Young-Woo
Korea Republic
Age
27
Appearances
1
Tackles won
0
About Seol Young-woo
Seol Young-woo 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 Red Star Belgrade in Serbia. He goes into the finals at 27, after South Korea qualified by winning their AFC third-round group in June 2025.
A versatile attacking full-back who can play on either flank, Seol gets forward on overlapping runs, delivers accurate crosses and carries dribbling and pace. He has 34 senior caps for South Korea and was named the country's Young Player of the Year in 2021. This season his club record reads 27 appearances, a goal and five assists in the Serbian Super Liga for Red Star Belgrade. 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.
A versatile attacking full-back who can play on either flank, Seol gets forward on overlapping runs, delivers accurate crosses and carries dribbling and pace. He has 34 senior caps for South Korea and was named the country's Young Player of the Year in 2021. This season his club record reads 27 appearances, a goal and five assists in the Serbian Super Liga for Red Star Belgrade. 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.
World Cup 2026 Stats
Appearances
1
Minutes played
90
Tackles won
0
Interceptions
1
Clearances
1
Blocks
0
Playing Style
A versatile attacking full-back, Seol can play on either flank and likes to get forward on overlapping runs to deliver accurate crosses. He has dribbling and pace to his game, getting up and down the touchline to support the attack. He is right-footed and stands 1.80 m, and has logged 2,314 club minutes for Red Star Belgrade this season, going into the group stage in Hong Myung-bo's squad at the age of 27.
World Cup History
The 2026 World Cup is set to be Seol Young-woo's first at senior level, with no senior World Cup on his record. His international career to date runs to 34 senior caps for South Korea. Hong Myung-bo has named the full-back in his 26-man squad for the finals, and he is part of South Korea's squad for the group stage in 2026. He stays among the country's full-back options on the final list.
National Team
Korea Republic
Tier 4
£10m
📋 Teammates (21)
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Midfielders
Forwards
Goal Rush Impact
Seol Young-woo's work for South Korea is out wide, an attacking full-back who can fill in on either flank and gets forward on overlapping runs to deliver crosses. That width, pace and service is what he offers the side going forward, with 27 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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Seol Young-woo at the 2026 World Cup
Seol Young-woo 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 Seol Young-woo is among the full-backs in Hong Myung-bo's confirmed 26.
Seol Young-Woo World Cup 2026 FAQs
South Korea are a Tier 4 side at £10m on the Goal Rush card, one of the lower bands. Seol Young-woo is named in Hong Myung-bo's confirmed 26 as an attacking full-back, so his role is the quick reference at that team price.
Seol Young-woo is a right-back for South Korea, a versatile attacking full-back who can play on either flank. He plays his club football for Red Star Belgrade in Serbia and is named in Hong Myung-bo's final 26 for the 2026 World Cup.
No. He has no previous senior World Cup appearances. The 2026 World Cup would be his first, with his place confirmed in Hong Myung-bo's 26-man South Korea squad after South Korea won their AFC qualifying group to reach the finals.
Seol Young-woo plays his club football for Red Star Belgrade in the Serbian Super Liga. 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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