Tallest: 2 · Year
By quarter-hour; stoppage time counts as the 45th or 90th minute.
Tallest: 1 · Minute
South Korea's matches with known line-ups from their first recorded cap to their last.
| With them | 79 | 43 | 23 | 13 | 133 | 65 | 54.4% |
| Without them | 34 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 60 | 41 | 47.1% |
| Aymen Hussein | Iraq | 4 |
| Ibrahim Bayesh | Iraq | 4 |
| Vahid Amiri | Iran | 4 |
| Abdullah Al-Khaibari | Saudi Arabia | 3 |
| Abdulrahman Ghareeb | Saudi Arabia | 3 |
| Ahmad Noorollahi | Iran | 3 |
| Ali Adnan Kadhim | Iraq | 3 |
| Ali Al-Bulayhi | Saudi Arabia | 3 |
| Alireza Beiranvand | Iran | 3 |
| Alireza Jahanbakhsh | Iran | 3 |
Finals and qualifying campaigns alike.
| 17 Oct 2023 | v Vietnam | 6–0 | 5′ | — | Winning goal | 1–0 | Friendly |
| 16 Jan 2019 | v China PR | 2–0 | 51′ | — | Extended lead | 2–0 | AFC Asian Cup 2019 · Group stage |
| 11 Jan 2019 | v Kyrgyzstan | 1–0 | 41′ | — | Winning goal | 1–0 | AFC Asian Cup 2019 · Group stage |
| 24 Mar 2018 | v Northern Ireland | 1–2 | 20′ | own goal | Equaliser | 1–1 | Friendly |
In a recorded line-up, on the scoresheet or booked. “—” where the line-up isn't known.
| 24 Jun 2026 | v South Africa | 0–1 | started, off 65′ | 65 | — | — | FIFA World Cup 2026 · Group stage |
| 18 Jun 2026 | v Mexico | 0–1 | started | 90 | — | — | FIFA World Cup 2026 · Group stage |
| 11 Jun 2026 | v Czech Republic | 2–1 | started | 90 | — | — | FIFA World Cup 2026 · Group stage |
| 3 Jun 2026 | v El Salvador | 1–0 | started, off 62′ | 62 | — | — | Friendly |
| 30 May 2026 | v Trinidad and Tobago | 5–0 | came on 62′ | 28 | — | — | Friendly |
| 31 Mar 2026 | v Austria | 0–1 | started | 90 | — | — | Friendly |
| 28 Mar 2026 | v Ivory Coast | 0–4 | started | 90 | — | — | Friendly |
| 18 Nov 2025 | v Ghana | 1–0 | started | 90 | — | — | Friendly |
| 14 Nov 2025 | v Bolivia | 2–0 | started | 90 | — | — | Friendly |
| 14 Oct 2025 | v Paraguay | 2–0 | started | 90 | — | — | Friendly |
| 10 Oct 2025 | v Brazil | 0–5 | started, off 63′ | 63 | — | Yellow | Friendly |
| 9 Sep 2025 | v Mexico | 2–2 | started | 90 | — | — | Friendly |
| 6 Sep 2025 | v United States | 2–0 | started | 90 | — | — | Friendly |
| 19 Nov 2024 | v Palestine | 1–1 | started | 90 | — | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2024 |
| 14 Nov 2024 | v Kuwait | 3–1 | started | 90 | — | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2024 |
| 15 Oct 2024 | v Iraq | 3–2 | started | 90 | — | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2024 |
| 10 Oct 2024 | v Jordan | 2–0 | started | 90 | — | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2024 |
| 10 Sep 2024 | v Oman | 3–1 | started | 90 | — | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2024 |
| 5 Sep 2024 | v Palestine | 0–0 | started | 90 | — | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2024 |
| 26 Mar 2024 | v Thailand | 3–0 | started | 90 | — | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2024 |
| 21 Mar 2024 | v Thailand | 1–1 | started | 90 | — | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2024 |
| 2 Feb 2024 | v Australia | 2–1 | started | 120 | — | Yellow | AFC Asian Cup 2024 · Quarter-final |
| 30 Jan 2024 | v Saudi Arabia | 1–1 | started, off 117′ | 117 | — | — | AFC Asian Cup 2024 · Round of 16 |
| 25 Jan 2024 | v Malaysia | 3–3 | started | 90 | — | — | AFC Asian Cup 2024 · Group stage |
| 20 Jan 2024 | v Jordan | 2–2 | started | 90 | — | — | AFC Asian Cup 2024 · Group stage |
| 15 Jan 2024 | v Bahrain | 3–1 | started, off 72′ | 72 | — | Yellow | AFC Asian Cup 2024 · Group stage |
| 6 Jan 2024 | v Iraq | 1–0 | came on 45′ | 45 | — | — | Friendly |
| 21 Nov 2023 | v China PR | 3–0 | started | 90 | — | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2023 |
| 16 Nov 2023 | v Singapore | 5–0 | started | 90 | — | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2023 |
| 17 Oct 2023 | v Vietnam | 6–0 | started, off 76′ | 76 | 1 | — | Friendly |
| 13 Oct 2023 | v Tunisia | 4–0 | started | 90 | — | Yellow | Friendly |
| 12 Sep 2023 | v Saudi Arabia | 1–0 | started | 90 | — | — | Friendly |
| 7 Sep 2023 | v Wales | 0–0 | started | 90 | — | — | Friendly |
| 28 Mar 2023 | v Uruguay | 1–2 | started | 90 | — | — | Friendly |
| 24 Mar 2023 | v Colombia | 2–2 | started | 90 | — | — | Friendly |
| 5 Dec 2022 | v Brazil | 1–4 | started | 90 | — | — | FIFA World Cup 2022 · Round of 16 |
| 28 Nov 2022 | v Ghana | 2–3 | started, off 90′ | 90 | — | — | FIFA World Cup 2022 · Group stage |
| 24 Nov 2022 | v Uruguay | 0–0 | started | 90 | — | — | FIFA World Cup 2022 · Group stage |
| 27 Sep 2022 | v Cameroon | 1–0 | started | 90 | — | Yellow | Friendly |
| 23 Sep 2022 | v Costa Rica | 2–2 | started | 90 | — | — | Friendly |
Caps, goals and cards count what the sources record: line-ups from about 2003 (World Cups from 1970, friendlies from about 2016), and few scorers in older friendlies — so career totals run low.