| Kim Min-woo | |
| Full Name: | Kim Min-woo[1] |
| Birth Date: | 25 February 1990 |
| Birth Place: | Jinju, South Gyeongsang, South Korea |
| Height: | 1.72 m[2] |
| Currentclub: | Ulsan HD |
| Clubnumber: | 10 |
| Position: | Midfielder, Full-back |
| Youthyears1: | 2005–2008 |
| Youthclubs1: | Eonnam High School |
| Youthyears2: | 2008–2009 |
| Youthclubs2: | Yonsei University |
| Years1: | 2010–2016 |
| Clubs1: | Sagan Tosu[3] |
| Caps1: | 213 |
| Goals1: | 31 |
| Years2: | 2017–2021 |
| Caps2: | 96 |
| Goals2: | 17 |
| Years3: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs3: | → Sangju Sangmu (army) |
| Caps3: | 56 |
| Goals3: | 4 |
| Years4: | 2022–2023 |
| Caps4: | 58 |
| Goals4: | 10 |
| Years5: | 2024– |
| Caps5: | 1 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2006–2007 |
| Nationalteam1: | South Korea U17 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 18 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2009 |
| Nationalteam2: | South Korea U20 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 10 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 5 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2009–2012 |
| Nationalteam3: | South Korea U23 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 13 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Nationalyears4: | 2009[4] |
| Nationalteam4: | South Korea Universiade |
| Nationalcaps4: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals4: | 0 |
| Nationalyears5: | 2013– |
| Nationalteam5: | South Korea |
| Nationalcaps5: | 22 |
| Nationalgoals5: | 1 |
| Ntupdate: | 8 January 2023 |
| Kim Min-woo | |
| Hangul: | 김민우 |
| Hanja: | 金民友 |
| Rr: | Gim Min-U |
| Mr: | Kim Min-U |
Kim Min-woo (; born 25 February 1990) is a South Korean football player who is currently playing for K League 1 club Ulsan HD.
Kim attended Yonsei University in Seoul. When he was a member of Yonsei University, he scored 3 goals in 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup as a member of South Korea under 20 team and team achieved quarterfinals. Encouraged by his great plays in U-20 World Cup, he made trials in PSV Eindhoven, but failed to pass the trials.[5] The trials were conducted without the knowledge of Yonsei University and he was expelled from university football team.
Unable to continue his career in Korea following the PSV episode, Kim was recruited by compatriot Yoon Jung-Hwan to join J. League Division 2 side Sagan Tosu. Kim signed a three-year contract with Sagan Tosu.[6]
On 21 April 2022, Kim signed with Chinese Super League club Chengdu Rongcheng.[7]
On 23 January 2024, Kim returned to his home country to join Ulsan HD.[8]
He was member of South Korea U-20 team in 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[9] Kim was called up to the South Korea squad for friendly match against Nigeria for the first time in 2010[10]
In May 2018 he was named in South Korea's preliminary 28 man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.[11]
Updated to 8 January 2023.[12]
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Club | Season | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |
| Sagan Tosu | 2010 | J2 League | 24 | 4 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | colspan="2" | - | 25 | 4 | |
| 2011 | 28 | 7 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | colspan="2" | - | 29 | 7 | |||
| 2012 | J1 League | 31 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | 36 | 2 | ||
| 2013 | 33 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | 41 | 5 | |||
| 2014 | 34 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | 40 | 6 | |||
| 2015 | 33 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | 36 | 2 | |||
| 2016 | 30 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | 36 | 5 | |||
| Total | 213 | 31 | 16 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 243 | 31 | |||
| Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 2017 | K League 1 | 30 | 6 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | 6 | 0 | 39 | 6 | |
| 2019 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | colspan="2" | - | colspan="2" | - | 8 | 2 | |||
| 2020 | 27 | 4 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | 7 | 1 | 36 | 5 | |||
| 2021 | 33 | 6 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | colspan="2" | - | 33 | 6 | |||
| Total | 96 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 116 | 19 | |||
| Sangju Sangmu (army) | 2018 | K League 1 | 36 | 2 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | colspan="2" | - | 36 | 2 | |
| 2019 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | colspan="2" | - | 20 | 2 | |||
| Total | 56 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 4 | |||
| Chengdu Rongcheng | 2022 | Chinese Super League | 34 | 4 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | colspan="2" | - | 34 | 4 | |
| Career total | 399 | 56 | 23 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 449 | 58 | |||
Results list South Korea's goal tally first.