Kim Min-jae 27 returned safely to Bayern Munich.

We welcome Kim Min-jae back. Kim Min-jae, who participated in the Asian Cup as a member of the Korean national soccer team, will return to Munich on Wednesday afternoon from Qatar, Munich said on its official website on the 7th. South Korea lost 0-2 to Jordan in the semifinals of the Asian Cup. Kim Min-jae, who started every match, failed to play only the match on the day due to accumulated warnings. After returning to Munich, Kim Min-jae trained individually at the Sevenor Strat training site.

Kim then posted his return to the club's official social networking site. In the video, Kim is starting his training by cycling at the Munich training site. A team official greeted Kim with a smile, saying, Nice to meet you, Minjae. Then, Kim replied with a smile, Yes, I'm back. See you on Saturday.

An important match will be held on Saturday, which Kim Min-jae mentioned. It is a big match between Munich and Bayer Leverkusen. Munich will play Leverkusen at 2:30 a.m. on the 11th in the 21st round away match of the Bundesliga. Leverkusen is the only team that is undefeated in the top five European leagues. Currently, Leverkusen leads the league with 52 points 16 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses, while Munich ranks second with 50 points 16 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses. If Munich beats Leverkusen in a showdown between the first and second places, it can rise to the top of the league.

Ahead of this season's most important match, Munich earned a great deal of defense, Kim Min-jae. Kim Min-jae is a key defender who played in 21 official matches in Munich before going to the Asian Cup. Currently, with center back Dayo Upamecano out due to injury, Matthijs de Ligt and Eric Dier, who was urgently recruited in the winter transfer window, are forming a central defensive line. With Kim's return, Munich has built a stronger defense capability.

Kim Min-jae played 120 minutes in the quarterfinals of the Asian Cup against Australia on the 3rd until extra time, but he rested in the semifinals against Jordan on the 5th. Since he took a break for more than a week, he is expected to start as a Leverkusen starter. Kim Min-jae himself predicted his participation, saying, See you on Saturday.

Kim then has to deal with tight schedule. After the match against Leverkusen, the away matches of Lazio in the UEFA Champions League on June 15 and Bochum on June 19 will continue every four days.

Munich has played five league games since Kim Min-jae was away at the Asian Cup. In the last two games, transfer student Dyer started, but he was anxious. In particular, Dyer played full-time in the 19th round away to Augsburg, where he received the team's only 6-point rating and the lowest 6.7 rating from the soccer statistics media Sopascore.

Kim Min-jae's Asian Cup challenge ended somewhat in vain. The Korean national soccer team, led by coach Jurgen Klinsmann, lost 0-2 in the semifinals of the tournament against Jordan at Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium in Alayyan, Qatar, on the 7th Korea time. Kim Min-jae, who was warned in the first group match against Bahrain, was warned again in the quarterfinals against Australia and missed the day due to accumulated warnings. I had no choice but to look at the defeat more bitterly on the bench.

Without Kim Min-jae, Korea's defense was the worst. Jordan thoroughly targeted vulnerable Korean defense. He put pressure on the midfield and continued to rush into the wide back space, creating chances for shooting. Jordan, who shot 17 times, scored consecutive goals in the second half to secure a 2-0 full victory. Korea was frustrated not only in defense but also in attack. While Jordan hit five shots on goal, Korea never recorded a single one. It was regrettable that Coach Klinsmann also failed to make the most of Asia's top strikers, including Son Heung-min, Lee Kang-in and Hwang Hee-chan.

Kim Min-jae's story was also told at the Asian Cup. According to an official of the Korea Football Association, Kim Min-jae was selected as a doping test subject after the match against Australia, but after the test, he voluntarily cleaned the doping room. AFC selects two people per team as subjects for the doping test after the match. Kim Min-jae and Lee Kang-in were selected for Korea on the same day. The doping test, which is conducted through urine and blood tests, is conducted over time as the players who played the game exhausted their body moisture. It takes a long time. It can take more than two hours if it takes longer. At that time, he suffered tremendous physical exhaustion due to playing two consecutive extra games, but Kim Min-jae cleaned the doping room with the national team staff, saying, You can think that the people who clean up this place did not clean up after the Koreans were confused.

Kim Min-jae, who moved to Munich this season, is doing his best. He was also proudly included in the best 11 in the first half of the German Bundesliga by fans.

Early last month, the Bundesliga secretariat unveiled its best 11 players for the first half of the 2023-2024 season, and in the 4-3-3 formation, Kim Min-jae was named the left center-back. Kim Min-jae was selected as the best defender in Italy's Serie A last year. After coming to the Bundesliga, he started all 15 matches, and quickly adapted to the situation, the secretariat said. He ranked first in touch 113 times per 90 minutes and second in pass count 1402 times. He then used the term monster. The monster was named the Korean soccer player of the year.

Kim Min-jae was remarkable in the first half. He started all 15 games and scored a goal. With coach Thomas Tuchel's unlimited trust, he played in all official games this season except for one DFB Pokal and one UCL. He is playing in more games than Dayo Upamecano and Matthijs de Ligt, two top-rated center backs in the league. He has overcome concerns over possible abuse amid constant tightening in the early days of this season.

The best 11 players included Harry Kane Munich, Seru Girassie Stuttgart, and Leroy Zane Munich. The second line was composed of Xavi Simmons Levechich, Granit Xhaka, and Florian Birz Leberkusen. Four-back players included Alex Grimaldo, Jeremy Frimpong Leberkusen, and Mats Humels Dortmund along with Kim Min-jae. The top spider hand was Gregor Kobel Dortmund. Leverkusen had the most players with four, followed by Munich with three, Dortmund with two, and Stuttgart and Leipzig with one each.

Kane, who came to Munich last summer with Kim Min-jae, was listed as the front-line striker. Kane scored 21 goals five assists in 15 matches in this season's league, ranking No. 1 in scoring. The combined goals of all competitions, including the UEFA Champions League, amounted to 25 goals. While doing so, Kane is aiming for the position of the best striker in Munich. He is aiming to set the record of scoring the most goals in a single season in the Bundesliga by Roberto Lewandowski. Lewandowski scored a total of 48 goals in the 2020-2021 season.

Since coming to Germany, Kane has set several new records. He is the first player in Bundesliga history to score 21 goals in 15 matches. He has scored far more goals than expected 14.9. He is also the leader in the European Golden Boot race. Of course, Kane is the best player in the league this season, the secretariat said. You were the only player in the top five European leagues to score eight goals and eight assists at the end of the first half. You were the only player in the top five European leagues to score eight goals and eight assists at the end of the first half of the season, the secretariat said. You became the No. 1 player in the Key Pass League 45 times, and your eight goals in the first half of this season are the best personal records. Most of all, you and Kane were in good harmony.

At the end of the first half, Kim Min-jae's various awards continued. In January, he was selected for the World Team selected by the International Federation of Football History Statistics IFFHS. Kim Min-jae was named as the center back in the 3-4-3 formation.

The Best 11 was full of world-class players. Kylian Mbappe PSG, Erling Holland Man City, and Harry Kane Munich made the front three top teams, while Kevin De Bruyne Man City and Jude Bellingham Real Madrid made the midfielders. Side midfielders Lionel Messi Inter Miami and Rodri Man City made the list. The three-back players included Kim Min-jae, Alfonso Davis Munich, and Huveng Dias Man City. The honor for the top goalkeeper was Ederson Man City.

Manchester City had the largest number of players who achieved the treble EPL with five during the last season. Three Munich players also made the list, including Kim Min-jae, Kane, and Davis. It is also noteworthy that Messi, the soccer emperor, and Mbappe, who is reborn as the next-generation emperor, were named. Kim Min-jae confidently won the title among the prominent Walkel. The IFFHS selected the best 11 players based on their performance in 2023. In particular, the selection is based on statistics, which make the criteria even trickier. Kim Min-jae is recognized for his performance not only by fans but also by statistics.

Kim Min-jae displayed stellar performance not only in Munich but also in his former team Napoli in 2023. Last season, Napoli lifted the Scudetto in 33 years by banking on Kim's robust defense. It was his first season in Korea and his first experience in a big league, but he displayed his best performance from the beginning to the end without even having to adjust to the situation. He played in 35 league games and ranked at the top in almost all defense indexes, including 91 percent pass accuracy, 122 kickbacks, 55 tackles attempts, and 41 interceptions. He also actively participated in attacks in set piece situations, and scored two goals and two assists. Kim Min-jae, who has emerged as the Serie A's best defender, became the first Asian player to be named the Defender of the Year and Team of the Year.

Kim Min-jae was recently selected as the 2023 best 10 defenders by the Korea Football Association Score 90. The media selected Kim Min-jae as the sixth. The rankings included not only center back but also full-back positions, which made the competition even fiercer. It is a remarkable achievement that Kim Min-jae was listed in the top 10 among all defensive positions.

Players from the English Premier League EPL ranked first to fourth. The top-ranked players were William Saliba Asnal, Kyle Walker Man City, Huweng Dias Man City, third-ranked Virgil van Dijk Liverpool and Federico DiMarco Inter Milan. Sixth-ranked were Kim Min-jae, seventh-ranked Archraf Hakimi PSG, eighth-ranked Trent Alexander Arnold Liverpool, ninth-ranked Alfonso Davies Bayern Munich and 10th-ranked Ronald Araujo Barcelona. Among the 10 players selected, five center-backs including Kim Min-jae and five full-backs. By league, there were five EPL players, two Bundesliga players, one Serie A player, one La Liga player and one Ligue 1 player.

Kim Min-jae was recently named as one of the best 11 players in the first half of the Bundesliga, which was selected by HUSCOARD. He posted the highest rating among center backs with an average rating of 7.14. This time, many of the top-ranked Munich and Leverkusen players were named as the best 11. Four players were selected for Munich, Jamal Musiala, Leroy Sane, and Kim Min-jae, while five players were selected for Leverkusen, including Victor Boniface, Alex Grimaldo, Florian Birz, Jonatanta, and Odilong Kosonu. Seru Girassi Stuttgart and goalkeeper Oliver Baumann TSG 1899 Hoffenheim took the remaining two spots.

Kim Min-jae was ranked 22nd in the final rankings of this year's Ballon d'Or. French Football, the host of the Ballon d'Or, held an award ceremony at the Châtele Theater in Paris last October. Kim was ranked 22nd, the highest among defense players. Joschko Gvardiol, who was also nominated together, was ranked 25th and Juvenile Díaz was ranked 30th. In other words, the best defender of this year was Kim Min-jae. In the lower rankings than Kim were Manchester United goalkeeper Andre Onana 23rd, Arsenal ace Bukayo Saka 24th, and French national striker Langdal Colo Muani 28th. Regarding Kim's selection as a candidate, France's Requipe said, He showed great athletic ability and build-up performance in Naples, making me completely forget about Kalidou Koulibaly.

In addition, Kim became the first Asian player to be nominated for the Ballon d'Or. Kim is the fourth Korean player to be nominated for the Ballon d'Or. Starting with Seol Ki-hyun in 2002, Park Ji-sung in 2005 and Son Heung-min in 2019 and 2022. Last year, Son ranked 11th, the highest ever in Asia.

For Asian players, Ballon d'Or was only allowed for strikers and midfielders. Hidetoshi Nakata Japan in 1998 and 1999, Seol Ki-hyun in 2002, Park Ji-sung in 2005, Eunice Mahmoud Iraq in 2007, and Son Heung-min in 2019 and 2022 have all been shortlisted for Ballon d'Or unless they are strikers and midfielders. However, Kim Min-jae was listed as a candidate due to his enormous presence as a defender. 토토사이트 순위

The celebration continued. Kim even swept the AFC International Medal of the Year award. The AFC presented Kim with the 2022 AFC Awards, which was held on Oct. 31 at the Qatar National Convention Center in Doha, Qatar.

The award was given to players from AFC member countries who have left their own leagues and are playing on overseas stages in 2013. So far, all Korean players have won the award three times, in 2017, 2019 and 2023. Kim Min-jae won the award for the second time as a Korean player and the first as a defender, rewriting the history of Korean soccer. He is the second defender following Yuto Nagatomo Japan, the first winner.

Kim Min-jae played a big role in Napoli's advance to the quarterfinals of the UEFA Champions League for the first time in the club's history. In the Serie A league, he had 16 clean sheets, two goals and two assists, contributing to Napoli's winning the Scudetto title for the first time in 33 years, AFC said on its official website. The award came as a result of his stellar performance during his time with Napoli.

In the 15th round match against Stuttgart, Germany, he was selected as the best 11 in the round for the first time since entering the Bundesliga. The Bundesliga secretariat selected the best 11 in the 15th round of the 2023-2024 Bundesliga on Jan. 19. Kim Min-jae was named the center-back in a 3-5-2 formation. This marked Kim's first time being selected as the best 11 in the round since he entered the Bundesliga. His Munich colleague Harry Kane hit the front two-top striker, and Alfonso Davies was placed at the left center-back.

The Bundesliga secretariat described Kim Min-jae as the Monster. Kim Min-jae showed overwhelming performance in the match against Stuttgart, both in and out of the ground. He was the best performer since Munich. He added, I scored a goal with a header in the first half, but was canceled offside and finally scored in the second half. I also helped Kane score a goal before this.