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Lee Kang-in
Photo: Republic of Korea from Seoul, Republic of Korea · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
South Korea · 2011–26

Lee Kang-in

Stalwart CAM Right-footed
Rating
83
Caps
29
Goals
10
Life
2001
Clubs
Valencia CF, RCD Mallorca, Paris Saint-Germain
#16
Editorial rank of 33 for South Korea
The people's rank, live from duel votes

Valencia took him into their academy in July 2011, aged ten, and eight years later he left Poland with the Under-20 World Cup Golden Ball, two goals and four assists as Korea reached the final. Two Champions League titles followed with Paris Saint-Germain in 2025 and 2026, making him the second Korean to win it after Park Ji-sung, with three Ligue 1 crowns, two Coupes de France, the 2019 Copa del Rey and Asian Games gold in 2023. Career record: 29 caps and 10 goals for South Korea; club career at Valencia CF, RCD Mallorca, Paris Saint-Germain.

Career record

2012–2018Valencian Community autonomous football team
2017–2019Valencia CF Mestalla
2019–2021Valencia CF
2021–2023RCD Mallorca
2023–2026Paris Saint-Germain
2026–todayAtlético Madrid
South Korea29 caps, 10 goals

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Around Kang-in in the almanac

One rank above: Lee Dong-gook at #15.

One rank below: Choi Jin-cheul at #17.

South Korea's editorial top five: Son Heung-min · Cha Bum-kun · Park Ji-sung · Hong Myung-bo · Kim Min-jae.