South Korea unveiled a roaster for the 2018 World Cup. 28 players are from different leagues. Football Tribe would like to introduce players by league.
Total of 14 players, a half of the squad, are currently playing in Korea; among them, four are from the 2017 K League champion Jeonbuk Hyundai.
GK Cho Hyun-woo (Daegu FC) conceded 25 goals in 13 games in 2018.
Birthday: Septebmer 25, 1991
Height: 189cm
Weight: 76kg
DF Yun Young-sun (Seongnam FC) appeared in eight games in 2018.
Birthday: October 4, 1988
Height: 185cm
Weight: 78kg
DF Oh Ban-suk (Jeju United) appeared in 11 games and scored once.
Birthday: May 20, 1988
Height: 189cm
Weight: 79kg
DF Kim Jin-su(Jeonbuk Hyundai) appeared in three games so far.
Birthday: 13 June, 1992
Height: 177cm
Weight: 69kg
DF Lee Yong (Jeonbuk Hyundai) appeared in 9 games and assisted twice.
Birthday: 24 December, 1986
Height: 180cm
Weight: 74kg
MF Lee Jae-sung (Jeonbuk Hyundai) appeared in eleven games, scored once and assisted three times.
Birthday: August 10, 1992
Height: 180cm
Weight: 70kg
FW Kim Shin-wook (Jeonbuk Hyundai) scored three goals in 11 matches he appeared.
Birthday: April 14, 1988
Height: 198cm
Weight: 97kg
DF Kim Min-woo (Sangju Sangmu) appeared in 12 games and scored once.
Birthday: February 25, 1990
Height: 172cm
Weight: 69kg
DF Hong Chul(Sangju Sangmu) scored one goal in 12 games.
Birthday: September 17, 1990
Height: 176cm
Weight: 67kg
DF Park Joo-ho (Ulsan Hyundai) appeared in eleven games so far.
Birthday: January 16, 1987
Height: 176cm
Weight: 73kg
DF Go Yo-han (FC Seoul) scored thrice and assisted once in ten games.
Birthday: March 10, 1988
Height: 170cm
Weight: 65kg
MF Ju Se-jong(Asan Mugunghwa)
Birthday: October 30, 1990
Height: 174cm
Weight: 68kg
FW Moon Seon-min (Incheon United) appeared in six matches and recorded three goals.
Birthday: June 9, 1992
Height: 172cm
Weight: 68kg
FW Lee Keun-ho(Gangwon FC) recorded four assists in 12 games.
Birthday: April 11, 1985
Height: 176cm
Weight: 74kg
Five players are currently playing in J League; Hwang Ui-jo, who has been in a good form so far, was not called up, though.
GK Kim Seung-gyu(Vissel Kobe) appeared in 14 games; his team has conceded 17 goals so far.
Birthday: September 30, 1990
Height: 187cm
Weight: 76kg
MF Jung Woo-young (Vissel Kobe) played in 11 games and recorded two goals and one assist.
Birthday: December 14, 1989
Height: 186cm
Weight: 78kg
GK Kim Jin-hyeon(Cerezo Osaka) conceded 14 goals in 13 games.
Birthday: July 6, 1987
Height: 192cm
Weight: 82kg
DF Jang Hyun-soo (FC Tokyo) appeared in 11 games.
Birthday: September 28, 1991
Height: 187cm
Weight: 77kg
DF Jeong Seung-Hyeon(Sagan Tosu) scored one goal in 12 matches.
Birthday: April 3, 1994
Height: 188cm
Weight: 87kg
Two Chinese Super League players were called up.
DF Kim Young-gwon(Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao) appeared in 12 games.
Birthday: February 27, 1990
Height: 186cm
Weight: 79kg
DF Kwon Kyung-won(Tianjin Quanjian) played in 16 games and made four assists.
Birthday: January 31, 1992
Height: 188cm
Weight: 83kg
Three players from the English Premier League were included in the World Cup squad. One of them has rarely played, which caused controversy.
MF Ki Sung-yueng(Swansea City) recorded two goals and three assists in 32 games in the 2017/18 season.
Birthday: January 24, 1989
Height: 186cm
Weight: 75kg
MF Lee Chung-yong (Crystal Palace) appeared in nine games in the 2017/18 season.
Birthday: July 2, 1988
Height: 180cm
Weight: 69kg
FW Son Heung-min (Tottenham Hotspur) scored 18 goals and assisted 11 times in 53 games.
Birthday: July 8, 1992
Height: 183cm
Weight: 77kg
One player from Bundesliga is in the roaster.
MF Koo Ja-Cheol(Augsburg) scored twice in 29 games.
Birthday: February 27, 1989
Height: 183cm
Weight: 79kg
Shin Tae-yong included one player from Austrian Football Bundesliga.
FW Hwang Hee-chan(Red Bull Salzburg) recorded 13 goals and four assists in 37 matches.
Birthday: January 26, 1996
Height: 177cm
Weight: 77kg
New rising star from League 1 is in the squad.
MF Kwon Chang-hoon(DijonFCO) recorded ten goals and four assists in 34 games.
Birthday: June 30, 1994
Height: 174cm
Weight: 70kg
This player from Serie A has earned his opportunity to play towards the end of the season.
MF Lee Seung-woo (Hellas VeronaFC) scored one goal and made four assists in 14 matches.
