Kang Min-woo (footballer, born 2006)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 2 March 2007 | ||
| Place of birth | Ulsan, South Korea | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Jong Genk | ||
| Number | 85 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2024 | Ulsan HD FC | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024– | Ulsan HD FC | 11 | (0) |
| 2025– | → Jong Genk (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022 | South Korea U16 | 5 | (1) |
| 2023 | South Korea U17 | 16 | (1) |
| 2024 | South Korea U19 | 2 | (0) |
| 2024– | South Korea U20 | 4 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 9 December 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 10 June 2025 | |||
Kang Min-woo (Korean: 강민우; born 2 March 2006) is a South Korean footballer who plays as a defender for Jong Genk on loan from Ulsan HD FC.
Club career
As a youth player, Kang joined the youth academy of South Korean side Ulsan HD FC and was promoted to the club's senior team in 2024, helping the club win the league title. Subsequently, he was sent on loan to Belgian side Jong Genk in 2025.[1]
International career
Kang is a South Korea youth international. During the summer of 2023, he played for the South Korea national under-17 football team at the 2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup.[2]
Style of play
Kang plays as a defender. South Korean news website Nate wrote in 2024 that "his quick feet, aggressive defense, aerial prowess, and build-up prowess solidified the defense".[3]
References
- ^ Kang Min-woo at WorldFootball.net
- ^ "K리그1 울산, U-17 대표팀 센터백 강민우와 구단 첫 준프로 계약" [K League 1 Ulsan signs U-17 national team center back Kang Min-woo as the club's first semi-professional contract] (in Korean). Yonhap News Agency. 27 January 2024. Retrieved 10 December 2025.
- ^ "벼랑 끝 울산 구한 '고3 센터백'...드라마틱했던 강민우의 ACL 데뷔전" [Kang Min-woo's dramatic ACL debut was a dramatic departure for the high school senior center back who saved Ulsan from the brink] (in Korean). Nate. 6 December 2024. Retrieved 10 December 2025.
External links
- Kang Min-woo at WorldFootball.net