Kim Min-jae

South Korean association football player (born 1996)

Kim Min-jae (born 1996) is a South Korean association football player. He was born in Tongyeong on 15 November 1996.

Kim competed in association football as a centre-back. His career took in Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors FC (2017–2018), 52 appearances and 3 goals, the South Korea men's national football team (from 2017), 82 appearances and 4 goals, SSC Napoli (2022–2023), 35 appearances and 2 goals, Fenerbahçe Istanbul (2021–2022), 31 appearances and 1 goal and Beijing Guoan F.C. (2019–2021), 45 appearances. The active career dates from 2016.

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Kim was awarded South Korean Footballer of the Year. He took part in the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors FC was founded in 1994 in Jeonju.

The entry appears in 42 languages, placing Kim Min-jae among the sports names followed well outside South Korea.

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