Tallest: 1 · 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 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 16 | 64.3% |
| Without them | 21 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 39 | 17 | 52.4% |
| Abdallah Nasib | Jordan | 1 |
| Abdullah Al-Khaibari | Saudi Arabia | 1 |
| Abdullah Duaij | Bahrain | 1 |
| Abdullah Radif | Saudi Arabia | 1 |
| Abdullah Yusuf | Bahrain | 1 |
| Abdulrahman Ghareeb | Saudi Arabia | 1 |
| Adam Hlozek | Czech Republic | 1 |
| Ahmed Al-Kassar | Saudi Arabia | 1 |
| Aiden O'Neill | Australia | 1 |
| Alan Benítez | Paraguay | 1 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1 |
Finals and qualifying campaigns alike.
| 26 Mar 2024 | v Thailand | 3–0 | 82′ | — | Extended lead | 3–0 | FIFA World Cup qualification 2024 |
| 31 Jul 2004 | v Iran | 3–4 | 51′ | own goal | Go-ahead goal | 2–3 | AFC Asian Cup 2004 · Quarter-final |
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 | came on 65′ | 25 | — | — | FIFA World Cup 2026 · Group stage |
| 11 Jun 2026 | v Czech Republic | 2–1 | came on 84′ | 6 | — | — | FIFA World Cup 2026 · Group stage |
| 3 Jun 2026 | v El Salvador | 1–0 | came on 62′ | 28 | — | — | Friendly |
| 30 May 2026 | v Trinidad and Tobago | 5–0 | came on 54′ | 36 | — | — | Friendly |
| 28 Mar 2026 | v Ivory Coast | 0–4 | started, off 45′ | 45 | — | — | Friendly |
| 18 Nov 2025 | v Ghana | 1–0 | started, off 76′ | 76 | — | — | Friendly |
| 14 Oct 2025 | v Paraguay | 2–0 | started | 90 | — | — | Friendly |
| 10 Oct 2025 | v Brazil | 0–5 | came on 63′ | 27 | — | — | Friendly |
| 26 Mar 2024 | v Thailand | 3–0 | came on 45′ | 45 | 1 | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2024 |
| 2 Feb 2024 | v Australia | 2–1 | came on 105′ | 15 | — | — | AFC Asian Cup 2024 · Quarter-final |
| 30 Jan 2024 | v Saudi Arabia | 1–1 | came on 117′ | 3 | — | — | AFC Asian Cup 2024 · Round of 16 |
| 20 Jan 2024 | v Jordan | 2–2 | came on 90′ | 1 | — | — | AFC Asian Cup 2024 · Group stage |
| 15 Jan 2024 | v Bahrain | 3–1 | came on 82′ | 8 | — | — | AFC Asian Cup 2024 · Group stage |
| 21 Nov 2023 | v China PR | 3–0 | came on 90′ | 1 | — | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2023 |
| 31 Jul 2004 | v Iran | 3–4 | — | — | — | — | AFC Asian Cup 2004 · Quarter-final |
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.