As of January 2024, center back Kim Min-jae of FC Bayern Munich was the highest-valued football player from South Korea, with a market value of 60 million euros. Estimated market values for football players fluctuate over time depending on the player's recent performance or form.
Market values in Korean football
For years, winger Son Heung-min of Tottenham Hotspurs led the ranking for most valuable Asian footballers in the world. Traditionally, most of the highest valued players hail from South Korea and Japan. Market values are determined via various factors, including the strength of the league or the age of the players. As European leagues dominate international association football, many talented Asian players sign contracts there. The domestic Korean league is thus dominated by international players.
Financial dimensions of international association football
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Transfermarkt. (January 24, 2024). Market value of leading football players from South Korea as of January 2024 (in million euros) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1134849/south-korea-market-value-of-leading-football-players/
Transfermarkt. "Market value of leading football players from South Korea as of January 2024 (in million euros)." Chart. January 24, 2024. Statista. Accessed November 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1134849/south-korea-market-value-of-leading-football-players/
Transfermarkt. (2024). Market value of leading football players from South Korea as of January 2024 (in million euros). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1134849/south-korea-market-value-of-leading-football-players/
Transfermarkt. "Market Value of Leading Football Players from South Korea as of January 2024 (in Million Euros)." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Jan 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1134849/south-korea-market-value-of-leading-football-players/
Transfermarkt, Market value of leading football players from South Korea as of January 2024 (in million euros) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1134849/south-korea-market-value-of-leading-football-players/ (last visited November 03, 2024)
Market value of leading football players from South Korea as of January 2024 (in million euros) [Graph], Transfermarkt, January 24, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1134849/south-korea-market-value-of-leading-football-players/