How many aerial duels South Korea win, and who wins most.
Updated 28 September 2026, after the last game
Min-jae Kim and Han-beom Lee have won the most aerial duels for South Korea in 2026, 14 each, Min-jae Kim in nine appearances and Han-beom Lee in nine, ahead of Gi-hyuk Lee with 12, across all competitions.
South Korea win more aerial duels away from home, 12.7 a game in their last 10 away games against 9.2 in their last 10 at home.
South Korea won 27 aerial duels at home to the Czech Republic on 12 June, their most in a game in 2026, against an average of 11.3 across their nine games, and their fewest was four at home to Trinidad and Tobago on 31 May.
| Player | Apps | Aerials Won | Per game | Games with 1+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Min-jae Kim | 10 | 16 | 1.60 | 8 |
| Han-beom Lee | 9 | 14 | 1.56 | 6 |
| Gi-hyuk Lee | 5 | 12 | 2.40 | 4 |
| Jin-seob Park | 8 | 8 | 1.00 | 3 |
| Tae-seok Lee | 7 | 7 | 1.00 | 5 |
| Hyeon-gyu Oh | 9 | 6 | 0.67 | 4 |
| Gue-sung Cho | 6 | 5 | 0.83 | 5 |
| Jens Castrop | 4 | 4 | 1.00 | 4 |
| Jae-sung Lee | 7 | 4 | 0.57 | 3 |
| Seung-ho Paik | 7 | 4 | 0.57 | 3 |
| Kim Tae-Hyeon | 5 | 3 | 0.60 | 3 |
| Jin-gyu Kim | 6 | 3 | 0.50 | 2 |
| Kang-in Lee | 8 | 3 | 0.38 | 3 |
| Young-woo Seol | 10 | 3 | 0.30 | 3 |
| Heung-min Son | 10 | 3 | 0.30 | 2 |
| Yu-Min Cho | 3 | 2 | 0.67 | 1 |
| Wi-je Cho | 3 | 2 | 0.67 | 2 |
| In-beom Hwang | 5 | 2 | 0.40 | 2 |
| Ji-sung Eom | 6 | 2 | 0.33 | 2 |
| Seung-gyu Kim | 7 | 2 | 0.29 | 2 |
| Min-kyu Song | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| Hyun-seok Hong | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 1 |
| Hyun-taek Cho | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 1 |
| Min-su Kim | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 1 |
| Hee-chan Hwang | 10 | 1 | 0.10 | 1 |
| Ju-sung Kim | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Jun Choi | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Seung-Won Jeong | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Tae-joon Park | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Min-woo Seo | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Se-hun Oh | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Jun-ho Bae | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Hyeon-woo Jo | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Bum-keun Song | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Hyeok-kyu Kwon | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Bong-soo Kim | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Dong-gyeong Lee | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Moon-hwan Kim | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Hyun-jun Yang | 4 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Date | Opponent | Competition | Score | South Korea | Opponent | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sep 2026 | Uruguay (H) | Friendly International | 1-4 | 7 | 4 | 11 |
| 24 Sep 2026 | Ecuador (H) | Friendly International | 3-0 | 6 | 5 | 11 |
| 25 Jun 2026 | South Africa (A) | World Cup | 1-0 | 20 | 16 | 36 |
| 19 Jun 2026 | Mexico (A) | World Cup | 1-0 | 13 | 13 | 26 |
| 12 Jun 2026 | Czech Republic (H) | World Cup | 2-1 | 27 | 16 | 43 |
| 4 Jun 2026 | El Salvador (H) | Friendly International | 1-0 | 13 | 6 | 19 |
| 31 May 2026 | Trinidad and Tobago (H) | Friendly International | 5-0 | 4 | 7 | 11 |
| 31 Mar 2026 | Austria (A) | Friendly International | 1-0 | 7 | 8 | 15 |
| 28 Mar 2026 | Ivory Coast (H) | Friendly International | 0-4 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| 18 Nov 2025 | Ghana (H) | Friendly International | 1-0 | 8 | 9 | 17 |
| Line | Games over | Hit rate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Korea aerials won | Over 6.5 | 7 of 10 | 70% |
| South Korea aerials won | Over 8.5 | 4 of 10 | 40% |
| South Korea aerials won | Over 10.5 | 4 of 10 | 40% |
| South Korea aerials won | Over 12.5 | 4 of 10 | 40% |
| South Korea aerials won | Over 14.5 | 2 of 10 | 20% |
| Opponent aerials won | Over 6.5 | 6 of 10 | 60% |
| Opponent aerials won | Over 8.5 | 4 of 10 | 40% |
| Opponent aerials won | Over 10.5 | 3 of 10 | 30% |
| Opponent aerials won | Over 12.5 | 3 of 10 | 30% |
| Opponent aerials won | Over 14.5 | 2 of 10 | 20% |
| Total aerials won | Over 14.5 | 6 of 10 | 60% |
| Total aerials won | Over 16.5 | 5 of 10 | 50% |
| Total aerials won | Over 18.5 | 4 of 10 | 40% |
| Total aerials won | Over 20.5 | 3 of 10 | 30% |
| Total aerials won | Over 22.5 | 3 of 10 | 30% |