How many ball recoveries South Korea make, and who makes most.
Updated 28 September 2026, after the last game
Seung-gyu Kim has made the most ball recoveries for South Korea in 2026, 59 in seven appearances, 8.43 a game, ahead of Min-jae Kim with 37 and Young-woo Seol with 34, across all competitions.
South Korea make more ball recoveries at home, 37.0 a game in their last 10 home games against 34.5 in their last 10 away.
South Korea made 54 ball recoveries away at Austria on 31 March, their most in a game in 2026, against an average of 43.2 across their nine games, and their fewest was 35 at home to the Czech Republic on 12 June.
| Player | Apps | Ball Recoveries | Per game | Games with 1+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seung-gyu Kim | 7 | 59 | 8.43 | 7 |
| Min-jae Kim | 10 | 38 | 3.80 | 10 |
| Young-woo Seol | 10 | 35 | 3.50 | 10 |
| Jae-sung Lee | 7 | 33 | 4.71 | 7 |
| Han-beom Lee | 9 | 24 | 2.67 | 9 |
| Heung-min Son | 10 | 24 | 2.40 | 9 |
| Kang-in Lee | 8 | 18 | 2.25 | 8 |
| In-beom Hwang | 5 | 15 | 3.00 | 5 |
| Seung-ho Paik | 7 | 14 | 2.00 | 6 |
| Hyeon-gyu Oh | 9 | 14 | 1.56 | 6 |
| Hyeon-woo Jo | 2 | 12 | 6.00 | 2 |
| Gi-hyuk Lee | 5 | 11 | 2.20 | 4 |
| Tae-seok Lee | 7 | 11 | 1.57 | 6 |
| Moon-hwan Kim | 3 | 10 | 3.33 | 3 |
| Kim Tae-Hyeon | 5 | 10 | 2.00 | 4 |
| Jin-seob Park | 8 | 10 | 1.25 | 7 |
| Hee-chan Hwang | 10 | 10 | 1.00 | 7 |
| Jin-gyu Kim | 6 | 9 | 1.50 | 4 |
| Yu-Min Cho | 3 | 8 | 2.67 | 2 |
| Hyun-jun Yang | 4 | 8 | 2.00 | 3 |
| Bum-keun Song | 2 | 7 | 3.50 | 1 |
| Min-su Kim | 2 | 6 | 3.00 | 2 |
| Jens Castrop | 4 | 6 | 1.50 | 3 |
| Min-kyu Song | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 1 |
| Hyeok-kyu Kwon | 2 | 4 | 2.00 | 2 |
| Ji-sung Eom | 6 | 4 | 0.67 | 4 |
| Seung-Won Jeong | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 1 |
| Tae-joon Park | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 1 |
| Bong-soo Kim | 2 | 3 | 1.50 | 2 |
| Dong-gyeong Lee | 3 | 3 | 1.00 | 2 |
| Gue-sung Cho | 6 | 3 | 0.50 | 2 |
| Ju-sung Kim | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 1 |
| Jun Choi | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| Min-woo Seo | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| Jun-ho Bae | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 1 |
| Hyun-taek Cho | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 1 |
| Se-hun Oh | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Hyun-seok Hong | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Wi-je Cho | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Date | Opponent | Competition | Score | South Korea | Opponent | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sep 2026 | Uruguay (H) | Friendly International | 1-4 | 51 | 61 | 112 |
| 24 Sep 2026 | Ecuador (H) | Friendly International | 3-0 | 47 | 43 | 90 |
| 25 Jun 2026 | South Africa (A) | World Cup | 1-0 | 37 | 48 | 85 |
| 19 Jun 2026 | Mexico (A) | World Cup | 1-0 | 52 | 50 | 102 |
| 12 Jun 2026 | Czech Republic (H) | World Cup | 2-1 | 35 | 45 | 80 |
| 4 Jun 2026 | El Salvador (H) | Friendly International | 1-0 | 38 | 32 | 70 |
| 31 May 2026 | Trinidad and Tobago (H) | Friendly International | 5-0 | 37 | 15 | 52 |
| 31 Mar 2026 | Austria (A) | Friendly International | 1-0 | 54 | 56 | 110 |
| 28 Mar 2026 | Ivory Coast (H) | Friendly International | 0-4 | 38 | 54 | 92 |
| 18 Nov 2025 | Ghana (H) | Friendly International | 1-0 | 36 | 30 | 66 |
| Line | Games over | Hit rate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Korea ball recoveries | Over 30.5 | 10 of 10 | 100% |
| South Korea ball recoveries | Over 35.5 | 9 of 10 | 90% |
| South Korea ball recoveries | Over 40.5 | 4 of 10 | 40% |
| South Korea ball recoveries | Over 45.5 | 4 of 10 | 40% |
| South Korea ball recoveries | Over 50.5 | 3 of 10 | 30% |
| Opponent ball recoveries | Over 30.5 | 8 of 10 | 80% |
| Opponent ball recoveries | Over 35.5 | 7 of 10 | 70% |
| Opponent ball recoveries | Over 40.5 | 7 of 10 | 70% |
| Opponent ball recoveries | Over 45.5 | 5 of 10 | 50% |
| Opponent ball recoveries | Over 50.5 | 3 of 10 | 30% |
| Total ball recoveries | Over 60.5 | 9 of 10 | 90% |
| Total ball recoveries | Over 70.5 | 7 of 10 | 70% |
| Total ball recoveries | Over 80.5 | 6 of 10 | 60% |
| Total ball recoveries | Over 90.5 | 4 of 10 | 40% |
| Total ball recoveries | Over 100.5 | 3 of 10 | 30% |