Korea Republic announced squad for Asian Cup 2023

Korea Republic national team has announced 26 players in the squad for AFC Asian Cup 2023 Final Round from 12 January - 10 February 2024 at Doha, Qatar.

The team, under the management of Jurgen Klinsmann, a German coach who is attempting to win the Asian Cup for the first time in 64 years, has summoned all the elite members. A large number of overseas players were called up, including captain Son Heung-Min, Kim Min-Jae, Lee Kang-In, Hwang Hee-chan, Lee Jae-Seong, Cho Gyu-Sung, and Hwang In-Beom and Domestic players who had been called up to the national team were also called up.

The list of 26 players is as follows.

Goalkeeper

Kim Seung-gyu (Al Shabab)
Jo Hyun-woo (Ulsan HD)
Song Beom-geun (Shonan Belmare)

Defender

Kim Young-kwon (Ulsan HD)
Kim Tae-hwan (Ulsan HD)
Seol Young-woo (Ulsan HD)
Jeong Seung-hyeon (Ulsan HD)
Kim Min-jae (Bayern Munich)
Kim Joo-seong (FC Seoul)
Kim Ji-soo (Brentford)
Kim Jin-soo (Jeonbuk Hyundai)
Lee Ki-je (Suwon Samsung)

Midfielder

Moon Seon-min (Jeonbuk Hyundai)
Park Jin-seop (Jeonbuk Hyundai)
Park Yong-woo (Al Ain)
Son Heung-min (Tottenham)
Yang Hyun-jun (Celtic)
Lee Kang-in (Paris Saint-Germain)
Lee Soon-min (Gwangju FC)
Lee Jae-seong (Mainz 05)
Jeong Woo-young (Stuttgart)
Hwang In-beom (Zvezda)
Hwang Hee-chan (Wolverhampton)
Hong Hyun-seok (KAA Gent)

Forward

Oh Hyun-gyu (Celtic)
Cho Gyu-seong (Midtjylland)

Korea Republic national team will travel to Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, before entering the AFC Asian Cup and playing the final friendly match against Iraq on 6 January 2024 at 9pm (Malaysian time).

Credit Photo : JUNG YEON-JE/AFP