How many long balls South Korea play, and who plays most.
Updated 28 September 2026, after the last game
Seung-gyu Kim has played the most long balls for South Korea in 2026, 97 in seven appearances, 13.86 a game, ahead of Gi-hyuk Lee with 41 and Min-jae Kim with 40, across all competitions.
South Korea play more long balls away from home, 48.5 a game in their last 10 away games against 44.8 in their last 10 at home.
South Korea played 71 long balls away at Mexico on 19 June, their most in a game in 2026, against an average of 44.7 across their nine games, and their fewest was 25 at home to Ecuador on 24 September.
| Player | Apps | Long Balls | Per game | Games with 1+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seung-gyu Kim | 7 | 97 | 13.86 | 7 |
| Min-jae Kim | 10 | 49 | 4.90 | 10 |
| Gi-hyuk Lee | 5 | 41 | 8.20 | 5 |
| Kang-in Lee | 8 | 38 | 4.75 | 8 |
| Han-beom Lee | 9 | 35 | 3.89 | 8 |
| In-beom Hwang | 5 | 25 | 5.00 | 5 |
| Tae-seok Lee | 7 | 18 | 2.57 | 5 |
| Young-woo Seol | 10 | 17 | 1.70 | 9 |
| Seung-ho Paik | 7 | 14 | 2.00 | 6 |
| Jae-sung Lee | 7 | 13 | 1.86 | 5 |
| Jens Castrop | 4 | 12 | 3.00 | 4 |
| Bum-keun Song | 2 | 11 | 5.50 | 2 |
| Yu-Min Cho | 3 | 11 | 3.67 | 3 |
| Jin-gyu Kim | 6 | 11 | 1.83 | 4 |
| Jin-seob Park | 8 | 10 | 1.25 | 4 |
| Kim Tae-Hyeon | 5 | 9 | 1.80 | 5 |
| Moon-hwan Kim | 3 | 6 | 2.00 | 3 |
| Heung-min Son | 10 | 6 | 0.60 | 6 |
| Hyeon-woo Jo | 2 | 5 | 2.50 | 2 |
| Ji-sung Eom | 6 | 4 | 0.67 | 3 |
| Hee-chan Hwang | 10 | 4 | 0.40 | 4 |
| Hyun-taek Cho | 2 | 3 | 1.50 | 2 |
| Wi-je Cho | 3 | 3 | 1.00 | 2 |
| Hyun-jun Yang | 4 | 3 | 0.75 | 2 |
| Hyeok-kyu Kwon | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 2 |
| Min-su Kim | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 1 |
| Gue-sung Cho | 6 | 2 | 0.33 | 2 |
| Hyeon-gyu Oh | 9 | 2 | 0.22 | 2 |
| Min-kyu Song | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| Min-woo Seo | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 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 |
| Jun-ho Bae | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Hyun-seok Hong | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Se-hun Oh | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Bong-soo Kim | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Dong-gyeong Lee | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Date | Opponent | Competition | Score | South Korea | Opponent | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sep 2026 | Uruguay (H) | Friendly International | 1-4 | 39 | 50 | 89 |
| 24 Sep 2026 | Ecuador (H) | Friendly International | 3-0 | 25 | 49 | 74 |
| 25 Jun 2026 | South Africa (A) | World Cup | 1-0 | 51 | 55 | 106 |
| 19 Jun 2026 | Mexico (A) | World Cup | 1-0 | 71 | 59 | 130 |
| 12 Jun 2026 | Czech Republic (H) | World Cup | 2-1 | 61 | 69 | 130 |
| 4 Jun 2026 | El Salvador (H) | Friendly International | 1-0 | 37 | 46 | 83 |
| 31 May 2026 | Trinidad and Tobago (H) | Friendly International | 5-0 | 35 | 41 | 76 |
| 31 Mar 2026 | Austria (A) | Friendly International | 1-0 | 57 | 50 | 107 |
| 28 Mar 2026 | Ivory Coast (H) | Friendly International | 0-4 | 26 | 31 | 57 |
| 18 Nov 2025 | Ghana (H) | Friendly International | 1-0 | 53 | 37 | 90 |
| Line | Games over | Hit rate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Korea long balls | Over 35.5 | 7 of 10 | 70% |
| South Korea long balls | Over 40.5 | 5 of 10 | 50% |
| South Korea long balls | Over 45.5 | 5 of 10 | 50% |
| South Korea long balls | Over 50.5 | 5 of 10 | 50% |
| South Korea long balls | Over 55.5 | 3 of 10 | 30% |
| Opponent long balls | Over 35.5 | 9 of 10 | 90% |
| Opponent long balls | Over 40.5 | 8 of 10 | 80% |
| Opponent long balls | Over 45.5 | 7 of 10 | 70% |
| Opponent long balls | Over 50.5 | 3 of 10 | 30% |
| Opponent long balls | Over 55.5 | 2 of 10 | 20% |
| Total long balls | Over 70.5 | 9 of 10 | 90% |
| Total long balls | Over 80.5 | 7 of 10 | 70% |
| Total long balls | Over 90.5 | 4 of 10 | 40% |
| Total long balls | Over 100.5 | 4 of 10 | 40% |
| Total long balls | Over 110.5 | 2 of 10 | 20% |