The annual salary king of Korea and Japan was twice as high as Kim Min-jae and Japan…Lee Kang-in, Hwang Hee-chan Ranked 67th, Most Japanese Players

Oct 25, 2025

The annual salary king of Korea and Japan was twice as high as Kim Min-jae and Japan…Lee Kang-in, Hwang Hee-chan Ranked 67th, Most Japanese Players



The annual salary king of Korea and Japan was twice as high as Kim Min-jae and Japan…Lee Kang-in, Hwang Hee-chan Ranked 67th, Most Japanese Players
A warm-up match between the national soccer team and Paraguay at Seoul World Cup Stadium on the 14th. Kim Min-jae wearing the captain's armband in the second half. Sangam = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.10.14/
Bayern Munich Kim Min-jae is receiving the highest salary among Korean and Japanese European players, according to a survey.

On the 25th, the Japanese soccer media 『Football Channel』['The era of Asian soccer players playing in the world's top clubs has arrived. Among them, Japanese and Korean players are especially attracting attention, and they announced their own estimated rankings, saying, "'Introducing the latest estimated annual salary rankings of Japanese and Korean players playing in the top five European leagues by ranking.'

The media reported that the annual salary of the players was referred to 'Capology', and that data such as participation records were based on the 21st. 'Capology' is a famous soccer website that provides financial information such as annual salary, weekly salary, contract period, and transfer fees for soccer players around the world.




According to the tally of the 'Football Channel', a Korean-Japanese European player?Play 'Yeonbong King' is Kim Min-jae and has an annual salary of 12 million euros (about 20 billion won).

The annual salary king of Korea and Japan was twice as high as Kim Min-jae and Japan…Lee Kang-in, Hwang Hee-chan Ranked 67th, Most Japanese Players
A warm-up match between the national soccer team and Paraguay at Seoul World Cup Stadium on the 14th. South Korea won 2-0 against Paraguay. Lee Kang-in of the national team greets his fans after the game. Sangam = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.10.14/
The annual salary king of Korea and Japan was twice as high as Kim Min-jae and Japan…Lee Kang-in, Hwang Hee-chan Ranked 67th, Most Japanese Players
The `football channel' is an exceptional treatment for Kim Min-jae's annual salary as an Asian player. Kim Min-jae, who joined Munich in 2023 after playing for Italy's Napoli, said, 'He immediately raised his assessment of himself by contributing to the Serie A championship with his solid interpersonal defense ability in Naples.

He also predicted that if Kim Min-jae's return to Italy is realized, the salary reduction will be inevitable, citing the recent Italian media reports that Juventus and AC Milan are showing interest.




Following Kim Min-jae, Daichi Kamada (Crystal Palace) ranked second in the salary rankings. His estimated annual salary is 6,332,000 euros (about 10.6 billion won), which is half that of Kim Min-jae.

Japan's national team's leading midfielder Doan Rich (SC Freiburg) ranked third with an annual salary of 5.66 million euros (about 9.5 billion won), and Japanese players ranked second to fifth.

Lee Kang-in (Paris Saint-Germain) ranked sixth with 4.55 million euros (about 7.6 billion won), and Hwang Hee-chan (Wolverhampton) ranked seventh with 4.221 million euros (about 7 billion won). The rest of 'top 10' were all taken by Japanese players.






This article was translated by Naver AI translator.