Minjae

Kim

Minjae Kim history

Minjae Kim was born on 15 November 1996 in Tongyeong, Gyeongnam and plays for FC Bayern München. He played for Dooryong Elementary School from 2006-2006, for Gimhae Gaya Elementary School from 2007-2008, for Namhae Haesung Middle School from 2009-2010, for Yeoncho Middle School from 2010-2011, for Suwon Technical High School from 2012-2014, for Yonsei University from 2015-2016, for Gyeongju KHNP FC from 2016-2016, for Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors FC from 2017-2019, for Beijing Guoan FC from 2019-2021, for Fenerbahce SK Istanbul from 2021-2022, for SSC Neapel from 2022-2023 and has played for FC Bayern München since 2023.

Current season 2024/25

In the ongoing season, the 1.9m-tall defender has scored one goal and takes fifth place within his squad. He shares this rank with Thomas Müller, Kingsley Coman, Dayot Upamecano and Aleksandar Pavlović. The player with the shirt number 3 was in the starting line-up in all previous seven games of the season. Of these, he won five games with his club.

His pass success rate amounts to 93.97 per cent. This result enables Minjae Kim to occupy fifth place in the league ranking for this category. He has a tackle success rate of 65.14 per cent, which results in him leading the team-internal statistics for this category.

Last game

Minjae Kim played his last game on the seventh matchday of the 2024/25 season (19 October 2024). He was victorious over VfB Stuttgart while playing for FC Bayern München with a score of 4-0. He played as a defender throughout this entire game. In terms of total touches, Minjae Kim had 109 individual ball possessions, which is the highest amount of any player in the game. Furthermore, he had eight tackle challenges in the last match. Of these, he was able to win seven. The 27-year-old was additionally able to make 89 successful passes – the best performance in the game. He covered a distance of 10.9 km during his total playing time in this game. In doing so, he had a total of 16 sprints.

Bundesliga career and records

Minjae Kim has played 32 matches in the course of his career in the Bundesliga. Of these, he has won 22. He has played all the matches of his career in the Bundesliga as a member of FC Bayern München. Here, he has put a total of two balls in the net.