Lee Kang-in

South Korea · MF

2026 World Cup squad profile

Position
MF
Squad role
Projected starter
Position rank
#3
Intl caps
46
Intl goals
11
Intl assists
13
0.87(model rating, 0–1)
5.3%

See Lee Kang-in on the full South Korea scoring list →

Recent form

Cooling

2025/26 club form vs the player's multi-season baseline (0.26 vs 0.30).

Major tournament stats

TournamentMPMinGAxGShKPPrgPPrgCTklInt
World Cup 20224168010.153201520
Event data from StatsBomb open data, covering the World Cup, Euro, Copa América and AFCON finals. Small per-tournament samples. Totals shown, not per-90 rates.
▸How to read this table— 11 columns explained
MP
Matches played in the tournament.
Min
Total minutes on the pitch.
G
Goals scored (penalties in normal play included; shootouts excluded).
A
Assists: passes that directly led to a goal.
xG
Expected goals: summed per-shot quality (StatsBomb's model).
Sh
Shots taken.
KP
Key passes: passes that led to a shot.
PrgP
Progressive passes: completed passes moving the ball ≥10m toward goal.
PrgC
Progressive carries: carries advancing ≥5m toward goal.
Tkl
Tackles won.
Int
Interceptions.

Tournament scouting radar

Limited sample

Defending

Tackles won / 90
1.07
51
Interceptions / 90
0.00
6
Ball recoveries / 90
4.82
70
Blocks / 90
1.07
15
Clearances / 90
0.54
33
Pressures / 90
18.21
66

Passing & progression

Prog. passes / 90
10.71
69
Key passes / 90
1.61
88
Prog. carries / 90
8.04
56
Pass completion %
79.2%
26

Possession

Carries / 90
33.75
43
Dribbles / 90
0.54
50

Per-90 rates from major-tournament event data (StatsBomb), ranked vs 103 midfielders with ≥270 minutes in the same finals. Higher = better. This player is below the 270-minute bar, so their own rates rest on a small sample: read the percentiles as indicative.

International profile

Lee Kang-in has 46 caps and 11 international goals for South Korea, a MF projected to start. Big-5 European league career stats aren't available for this player, but the model still rates their 2026 outlook.

Scoring outlook: South Korea →South Korea squad & model →

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