South Korea national football team records and statistics

This article is regarding player records of the South Korea national football team.

Most capped players

As of 30 June 2020

List of South Korean footballers with 100 or more international caps.
Bold names denote a player still playing or available for selection.
Players in  red background  are not members of the FIFA Century Club.

#	Player	Career	Caps
1	Cha Bum-kun	1972–1986	136
1	Hong Myung-bo	1990–2002	136
3	Lee Woon-jae	1994–2010	133
4	Lee Young-pyo	1999–2011	127
5	Kim Ho-kon	1971–1979	124
5	Yoo Sang-chul	1994–2005	124
7	Cho Young-jeung	1975–1986	113
8	Ki Sung-yueng	2008–2019	110
9	Park Sung-hwa	1975–1984	107
10	Kim Tae-young	1992–2004	105
10	Lee Dong-gook	1998–2017	105
12	Huh Jung-moo	1974–1986	103
12	Hwang Sun-hong	1988–2002	103
14	Cho Kwang-rae	1977–1986	100
14	Park Ji-sung	2000–2011	100

Top goalscorers

As of 18 December 2019

List of South Korean footballers with 20 or more international goals.
Bold names denote a player still playing or available for selection.

#	Player	Career	Goals	Caps	Average
1	Cha Bum-kun	1972–1986	58	136	0.43
2	Hwang Sun-hong	1988–2002	50	103	0.49
3	Park Lee-chun	1969–1974	36	89	0.40
4	Kim Jae-han	1972–1979	33	58	0.57
4	Lee Dong-gook	1998–2017	33	105	0.31
6	Kim Do-hoon	1994–2003	30	72	0.42
6	Choi Soon-ho	1980–1991	30	97	0.31
6	Huh Jung-moo	1974–1986	30	103	0.29
9	Choi Yong-soo	1995–2003	27	69	0.39
9	Lee Young-moo	1975–1981	27	85	0.32
9	Kim Jin-kook	1972–1977	27	97	0.28
12	Son Heung-min	2010–present	26	87	0.30
12	Park Sung-hwa	1975–1984	26	107	0.24
14	Cho Yoon-ok	1959–1967	25	55	0.45
15	Park Chu-young	2005–2014	24	68	0.35
15	Lee Tae-ho	1980–1990	24	80	0.30
17	Ha Seok-ju	1991–2001	23	94	0.24
18	Choi Chung-min	1953–1961	22	47	0.47
18	Chung Hae-won	1980–1990	22	66	0.33
20	Kim Ki-bok	1966–1971	21	37	0.57
20	Huh Yoon-jung	1963–1971	21	49	0.43
20	Lee Hoe-taik	1966–1977	21	81	0.26

Youngest players

As of 5 September 2019

#	Player	Date of birth	Date of debut	Age	Opponent
1	Kim Pan-keun	5 March 1966	1 November 1983	17 years, 241 days	Thailand
2	Kim Bong-soo	4 December 1970	11 December 1988	18 years, 7 days	Iran
3	Lee Seung-hee	17 August 1965	1 November 1983	18 years, 76 days	Thailand
4	Ko Jong-soo	30 October 1978	18 January 1997	18 years, 80 days	Norway
5	Son Heung-min	8 July 1992	30 December 2010	18 years, 175 days	Syria
6	Lee Moon-young	5 May 1965	1 November 1983	18 years, 180 days	Thailand
7	Lee Kang-in	19 February 2001	5 September 2019	18 years, 198 days	Georgia
8	Choi Soon-ho	10 January 1962	25 August 1980	18 years, 228 days	Indonesia
9	Lee Chun-soo	9 July 1981	5 April 2000	18 years, 271 days	Laos
10	Kim Jong-boo	13 January 1965	1 November 1983	18 years, 292 days	Thailand
11	Park Byung-chul	25 November 1954	22 September 1973	18 years, 301 days	Khmer Republic
12	Cha Bum-kun	22 May 1953	7 May 1972	18 years, 351 days	Iraq
13	Koo Ja-cheol	27 February 1989	17 February 2008	18 years, 355 days	China

Youngest goalscorers

As of 1 August 2019

#	Player	Date of birth	Date of score	Age	Opponent
1	Ko Jong-soo	30 October 1978	25 January 1997	18 years, 87 days	New Zealand
2	Son Heung-min	8 July 1992	18 January 2011	18 years, 194 days	India
3	Choi Soon-ho	10 January 1962	25 August 1980	18 years, 228 days	Indonesia
4	Lee Chun-soo	9 July 1981	5 April 2000	18 years, 271 days	Laos
5	Kim Jong-boo	13 January 1965	3 November 1983	18 years, 294 days	China
6	Cha Bum-kun	22 May 1953	10 May 1972	18 years, 354 days	Khmer Republic

Other records

As of 17 November 2020

Oldest player

Kim Yong-sik (39 years and 274 days, vs. Hong Kong, 15 April 1950)

Oldest goalscorer

Kim Yong-sik (39 years and 274 days, vs. Hong Kong, 15 April 1950)

Longest career

Lee Dong-gook (19 years and 112 days, from 16 May 1998 to 5 September 2017)

Most goals in a calendar year

Park Lee-chun (16 goals, 1972), Hwang Sun-hong (16 goals, 1994)

Most consecutive matches scored in

Ha Seok-ju (6 matches, 1993)

Fastest goal from kick-off

Hwang Hee-chan (16 seconds, vs. Qatar, 17 November 2020)

Most hat-tricks

Cha Bum-kun, Park Sung-hwa (3 times each)

See also

• Korea Football Association
• South Korea national football team