Kim Moon-hwan

In this Korean name, the family name is Kim.

Kim Moon-hwan
Kim in 2019
Personal information
Full name Kim Moon-hwan[1]
Date of birth (1995-08-01) 1 August 1995
Place of birth Hwaseong, South Korea
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position Right-back
Team information
Current team
 Daejeon Hana Citizen
Number 33
Youth career
2011–2013 Suwon High School
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2016 Chung-Ang University
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2020 Busan IPark 102 (8)
2021–2022 Los Angeles FC 28 (1)
2022–2023 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 39 (1)
2023–2024 Al-Duhail 18 (0)
2024– Daejeon Hana Citizen 49 (0)
International career‡
2018 South Korea U23 12 (0)
2018– South Korea 34 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  South Korea
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Jakarta-Palembang
EAFF Championship
Winner 2019 South Korea
Runner-up 2022 Japan
Runner-up 2025 South Korea
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 26 April 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 28 March 2026
Kim Moon-hwan
Hangul
김문환
Hanja
金紋奐
RRGim Munhwan
MRKim Munhwan

Kim Moon-hwan (Korean: 김문환; born 1 August 1995) is a South Korean professional footballer who plays as a right-back for K League 1 club Daejeon Hana Citizen and the South Korea national team.[2]

Club career

After attending Chung-Ang University for three years,[3] Kim signed for K League 2 club Busan IPark on 3 January 2017.[4] He played as a forward until his university days, whereas starting to play as a right-back at Busan.[5] In his first professional season, the club reached the finals at both the promotion play-offs and the Korean FA Cup, but lost the two finals.[6]

In 2018 and 2019, Kim was evaluated as the best right-back of the K League 2, being named in the league's Best XI. He became a K League 1 player in 2020 after helping Busan win the promotion play-offs.[7]

After Busan finished bottom of the K League 1, Kim joined Major League Soccer club Los Angeles FC on 11 January 2021.[8] He played four matches as a substitute during LAFC's first eight matches due to an aftereffect of knee injury.[9] On 24 June, he made his first MLS start in a 2–0 win over FC Dallas, where he was named the Man of the Match.[10] He made 28 appearances including 20 starts for about a year at LAFC.[2]

On 18 March 2022, Kim transferred to K League 1 side Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors.[11] He judged that playing for Jeonbuk was more likely to be selected for the South Korean squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.[12] After winning the 2022 Korean FA Cup with Jeonbuk, he was called up to the national team for the World Cup.[13]

International career

Kim played for the South Korea under-23 team at both the 2018 AFC U-23 Championship and the 2018 Asian Games.[14] Kim and his teammates won a gold at the latter, earning their exemption from military service.[15]

On 7 September 2018, Kim made his senior international debut as a substitute in a 2–0 win over Costa Rica.[14] On 16 January 2019, he played as a starter for the national team for the first time in an AFC Asian Cup match against China, which ended in a 2–0 win.[16]

At the 2022 FIFA World Cup, Kim played all 360 minutes for South Korea until the round of 16.[17]

Career statistics

As of match played 26 April 2026
Club Season League National cup[a] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Busan IPark 2017 K League 2 29 4 7 0 — 3[b] 0 39 4
2018 K League 2 23 3 1 1 — 3[b] 0 27 4
2019 K League 2 26 0 0 0 — 3[b] 0 29 0
2020 K League 1 24 1 1 0 — — 25 1
Total 102 8 9 1 — 9 0 120 9
Los Angeles FC 2021 Major League Soccer 27 1 0 0 — — 27 1
2022 Major League Soccer 1 0 0 0 — — 1 0
Total 28 1 0 0 — — 28 1
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 2022 K League 1 28 1 5 0 6[c] 0 — 39 1
2023 K League 1 11 0 1 0 0 0 — 12 0
Total 39 1 6 0 6 0 — 51 1
Al-Duhail 2023–24 Qatar Stars League 18 0 0 0 6[c] 0 2[d] 0 26 0
Daejeon Hana Citizen 2024 K League 1 15 0 — — — 15 0
2025 K League 1 24 0 2 0 — — 26 0
2026 K League 1 10 0 0 0 0 0 1[e] 0 11 0
Total 49 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 52 0
Career total 236 10 17 1 12 0 12 0 277 11
  1. ^ Includes Korean FA Cup
  2. ^ a b c Appearances in K League 2 promotion play-offs
  3. ^ a b Appearances in AFC Champions League
  4. ^ Appearances in Qatari Stars Cup
  5. ^ Appearance in K League Super Cup

International

As of match played 28 March 2026[14]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
South Korea 2018 4 0
2019 7 0
2021 3 0
2022 12 0
2024 2 0
2025 5 0
2026 1 0
Total 34 0

Honours

Busan IPark

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors

South Korea U23

South Korea

Individual

References

  1. ^ "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Squad list: Korea Republic (KOR)" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 17. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Kim Moon-hwan at Soccerway (archived)
  3. ^ Seo, Hyung-wook (11 September 2017). 부산의 특급 신인, '그 분' 닮은 김문환의 꿈. Naver. Archived from the original on 14 April 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2026.
  4. ^ 부산의 미래를 책임질 신인 김정호, 김문환 영입. Naver. Busan IPark. 3 January 2017. Archived from the original on 22 June 2018. Retrieved 14 April 2026.
  5. ^ "故 조진호 감독님이 떠올랐어요" WC 만든 김문환의 포지션 변경 (in Korean). No Cut News. 18 November 2022. Retrieved 14 April 2026.
  6. ^ 승격 실패에 FA컵 준우승까지…또다시 '눈물' 흘린 부산 (in Korean). Yonhap News Agency. 3 December 2017. Retrieved 14 April 2026.
  7. ^ 부산 김문환 "故조진호 감독 향한 기도, 드디어 이루어졌다" (in Korean). Sports-G. 8 December 2019. Retrieved 14 April 2026.
  8. ^ "LAFC Signs Korean International Kim Moon-Hwan". Los Angeles FC. 12 January 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2026.
  9. ^ "Kim Moon-Hwan, Match Log". Major League Soccer. Retrieved 14 April 2026.
  10. ^ Los Angeles FC [@LAFC] (24 June 2021). "Your @LAFC3252 Man of the Match, Kim Moon-Hwan!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  11. ^ "LAFC Transfers Kim Moon-Hwan To K-League Club Jeonbuk Hyundai". Los Angeles FC. 18 March 2022. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
  12. ^ K리그1 전북, 국가대표급 풀백 김문환 영입 임박…"메디컬 남아" (in Korean). Yonhap News Agency. 19 March 2022. Retrieved 14 April 2026.
  13. ^ 송종국 잇는 '우측면의 신형 엔진' 김문환, ‘첫 월드컵’서 선발 꿰찰까[월드컵 태극전사 소개 15] (in Korean). Sports Hankook. 18 November 2022. Retrieved 14 April 2026.
  14. ^ a b c "Kim Moon-hwan" (in Korean). Korea Football Association. Retrieved 14 October 2025.
  15. ^ 아시안게임 군면제 20명, 한국 축구 날개 달았다 (in Korean). Sports Q. 8 October 2023. Retrieved 14 April 2026.
  16. ^ 이용 그늘에 가린 김문환…중국전 빛 볼까 (in Korean). The Kookje Daily News. 15 January 2019. Retrieved 14 April 2026.
  17. ^ "Kim Moonhwan 2022 Match Logs". FBref. Retrieved 14 April 2026.
  18. ^ 나상호, K리그2 가장 빛난 별…MVP·득점왕·베스트11 3관왕(종합) (in Korean). Yonhap News Agency. 3 December 2018. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
  19. ^ K리그2 '가장 빛난 별'은 부산 이동준…MVP·베스트 11 석권 (in Korean). Yonhap News Agency. 2 December 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
  20. ^ [K리그 시상식] 울산 이동경, K리그 최고의 별로 우뚝…감독상은 전북 포옛 (종합). Naver (in Korean). STN Sports. 1 December 2025. Retrieved 1 December 2025.
  21. ^ "EAFF E-1 Football Championship 2025 Final Korea". EAFF. Retrieved 15 April 2026.
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