Bayern Munich center-back Kim Min-jae, 30, led his team to victory with his first goal of the season and a rock-solid defensive performance.
Bayern Munich’s Kim Min-jae, left, battles for the ball with Stuttgart’s Bilal El Khannous during a Bundesliga match at MHP Arena in Stuttgart, Germany, on Dec. 6.
Kim Min-jae showcased his force as Korea’s dominant heavyweight in ssireum (Korean traditional wrestling) once again after beating veteran Kim Jin 3-0 in the Uiseong Cheonhajangsa Ssireum Festival final on Saturday.
It's close to freezing in Seoul as Korea take on Ghana. Has Son Heung-min gone soft under the California sun? Can Lee Kang-in finally make it work? Has Kim Min-jae brought the monster? For all that and more, join us here for live updates.
The Korean national football team will play its final two friendlies of the year in November, facing Bolivia in Daejeon on Nov. 14 and Ghana in Seoul on Nov. 18. The next international window will not come until March 2026.
Korean defender Kim Min-jae of Bayern Munich came out on top in a rare “Korean derby” in the Bundesliga, leading his team to a win over Borussia Mönchengladbach’s Jens Castrop.
Bayern Munich cruised to a 4-0 win over Club Brugge on Wednesday to claim their third straight victory in the 2025-26 UEFA Champions League, extending their perfect start to the season.
Despite featuring all three of Korea’s top football stars — Son Heung-min of LAFC, Lee Kang-in of Paris Saint-Germain and Kim Min-jae of Bayern Munich — Korea’s friendly against Paraguay on Tuesday evening appears unlikely to sell out.
Bayern Munich defender Kim Min-jae featured for the full 90 minutes in a 5-1 win over Pafos in the Champions League on Tuesday, returning to action ahead of the October international break.
After helping Korea shut down the United States 2-0 in the first of two men's football friendly matches in the United States on the weekend, defender Kim Min-jae is bracing himself for a fresh set of challenges against Mexico this week.
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