How many long balls South Korea complete, and who completes most.
Updated 28 September 2026, after the last game
Seung-gyu Kim has completed the most long balls for South Korea in 2026, 32 in seven appearances, 4.57 a game, ahead of Min-jae Kim with 22 and Gi-hyuk Lee with 21, across all competitions.
South Korea complete more long balls away from home, 24.8 a game in their last 10 away games against 24.0 in their last 10 at home.
South Korea completed 30 long balls at home to the Czech Republic on 12 June, their most in a game in 2026, against an average of 21.6 across their nine games, and their fewest was 10 at home to Ivory Coast on 28 March.
| Player | Apps | Accurate Long Balls | Per game | Games with 1+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seung-gyu Kim | 7 | 32 | 4.57 | 7 |
| Min-jae Kim | 10 | 27 | 2.70 | 10 |
| Kang-in Lee | 8 | 24 | 3.00 | 7 |
| Gi-hyuk Lee | 5 | 21 | 4.20 | 5 |
| Han-beom Lee | 9 | 19 | 2.11 | 7 |
| In-beom Hwang | 5 | 17 | 3.40 | 5 |
| Tae-seok Lee | 7 | 13 | 1.86 | 5 |
| Yu-Min Cho | 3 | 9 | 3.00 | 3 |
| Young-woo Seol | 10 | 8 | 0.80 | 5 |
| Jae-sung Lee | 7 | 7 | 1.00 | 4 |
| Kim Tae-Hyeon | 5 | 6 | 1.20 | 4 |
| Jin-gyu Kim | 6 | 6 | 1.00 | 3 |
| Jens Castrop | 4 | 4 | 1.00 | 3 |
| Seung-ho Paik | 7 | 4 | 0.57 | 4 |
| Heung-min Son | 10 | 4 | 0.40 | 4 |
| Hyeon-woo Jo | 2 | 3 | 1.50 | 2 |
| Bum-keun Song | 2 | 3 | 1.50 | 2 |
| Hee-chan Hwang | 10 | 3 | 0.30 | 3 |
| Moon-hwan Kim | 3 | 2 | 0.67 | 2 |
| Wi-je Cho | 3 | 2 | 0.67 | 1 |
| Hyun-jun Yang | 4 | 2 | 0.50 | 1 |
| Jin-seob Park | 8 | 2 | 0.25 | 2 |
| Hyeon-gyu Oh | 9 | 2 | 0.22 | 2 |
| Hyun-taek Cho | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 1 |
| Min-su Kim | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 1 |
| Ji-sung Eom | 6 | 1 | 0.17 | 1 |
| Gue-sung Cho | 6 | 1 | 0.17 | 1 |
| Ju-sung Kim | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Jun Choi | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Seung-Won Jeong | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Min-kyu Song | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Tae-joon Park | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Min-woo Seo | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Jun-ho Bae | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Se-hun Oh | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Hyun-seok Hong | 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 |
| Date | Opponent | Competition | Score | South Korea | Opponent | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sep 2026 | Uruguay (H) | Friendly International | 1-4 | 20 | 29 | 49 |
| 24 Sep 2026 | Ecuador (H) | Friendly International | 3-0 | 12 | 27 | 39 |
| 25 Jun 2026 | South Africa (A) | World Cup | 1-0 | 28 | 19 | 47 |
| 19 Jun 2026 | Mexico (A) | World Cup | 1-0 | 25 | 17 | 42 |
| 12 Jun 2026 | Czech Republic (H) | World Cup | 2-1 | 30 | 23 | 53 |
| 4 Jun 2026 | El Salvador (H) | Friendly International | 1-0 | 23 | 18 | 41 |
| 31 May 2026 | Trinidad and Tobago (H) | Friendly International | 5-0 | 22 | 16 | 38 |
| 31 Mar 2026 | Austria (A) | Friendly International | 1-0 | 24 | 26 | 50 |
| 28 Mar 2026 | Ivory Coast (H) | Friendly International | 0-4 | 10 | 14 | 24 |
| 18 Nov 2025 | Ghana (H) | Friendly International | 1-0 | 30 | 14 | 44 |
| Line | Games over | Hit rate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Korea accurate long balls | Over 18.5 | 8 of 10 | 80% |
| South Korea accurate long balls | Over 20.5 | 7 of 10 | 70% |
| South Korea accurate long balls | Over 22.5 | 6 of 10 | 60% |
| South Korea accurate long balls | Over 24.5 | 4 of 10 | 40% |
| South Korea accurate long balls | Over 26.5 | 3 of 10 | 30% |
| Opponent accurate long balls | Over 18.5 | 5 of 10 | 50% |
| Opponent accurate long balls | Over 20.5 | 4 of 10 | 40% |
| Opponent accurate long balls | Over 22.5 | 4 of 10 | 40% |
| Opponent accurate long balls | Over 24.5 | 3 of 10 | 30% |
| Opponent accurate long balls | Over 26.5 | 2 of 10 | 20% |
| Total accurate long balls | Over 30.5 | 9 of 10 | 90% |
| Total accurate long balls | Over 35.5 | 9 of 10 | 90% |
| Total accurate long balls | Over 40.5 | 7 of 10 | 70% |
| Total accurate long balls | Over 45.5 | 4 of 10 | 40% |
| Total accurate long balls | Over 50.5 | 1 of 10 | 10% |