Moon Seon-min

Quick Facts

Full Name	Moon Seon-min
Occupation	Association Football Player
Date Of Birth	Jun 9, 1992(1992-06-09)
Age	32
Birthplace	Seoul
Country	South Korea
Birth City	Seoul
Horoscope	Cancer

Moon Seon-min Biography

Moon Seon-min is one of the most popular and richest Association Football Player who was born on June 9, 1992 in Seoul, Seoul, South Korea. Moon Seon-min (Hangul: 문선민; Hanja: 文宣民; born 9 June 1992) is a South Korean footballer who plays as a midfielder for Sangju Sangmu. He became the first football player from South Korea to play in Allsvenskan, the highest league in Sweden.

Moon was signed by third tier Swedish club Östersunds FK on 26 January 2012, after their English manager Graham Potter spotted him while he was in his homeland to scout Ghanaian David Accam, who also was training with the Nike Academy at the time.

Moon started the 2014 season when he scored his first goal of the season, in a 3–0 win against Varbergs BoIS on 3 May 2014 and scored his second goal of the season seven days later on 10 May 2014, in a 3–2 win against Landskrona. Having started the season on the substitute bench, Moon soon regained his first team place in the starting line-up. A month later on 25 June 2014, he scored his third goal of the season, in a 2–1 loss against Ängelholms. Moon later scored two more goals in the 2014 season. Moon also contributed in assisting goals to six later in the 2014 season. Despite being sidelined on two occasions during the 2014 season, he went on to make twenty–five appearances and scoring five times in all competitions. For his performance, Moon received a player of the year award for his performances.

Having appeared on the substitute bench for two matches, Moon made his Djurgårdens IF debut on 10 August 2015, where he played 71 minutes before being substituted, in a 1–0 loss against AIK. He then scored his first Djurgårdens IF goal, in a 4–2 win against Halmstads on 29 August 2015. Moon found his first team opportunities, as he appeared coming on from the substitute bench and made ten appearances and scoring once in all competitions. Nevertheless, the club were impressed with his performance and signed a permanent basis, signing a three–year contract.

Moon made Östersunds FK debut, where he started the whole game, in a 1–1 draw against IK Sirius in the opening game of the season. He appeared in two more matches before being sidelined for a month with a toe injury. It wasn’t until on 16 June 2012 when Moon made his return from injury, coming on as a 62nd minutes substitute, in a 1–0 loss against IK Frej. In a follow–up match against BK Forward, he scored his first goal for the club, in a 2–1 loss. Moon then scored his second goal of the season on 14 July 2012, in a 1–1 draw against Västerås SK. Since returning to the first team from injury, he regained his first team place and helped the side win the Division 1 Norra and promoted to the second tier Superettan in the 2012 season. At the end of the 2012 season, Moon went on to make twenty–five appearances and scoring two times in all competitions.

Moon Seon-min Net Worth

Moon Seon-min is one of the richest Association Football Player from South Korea. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Moon Seon-min 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Born in Seoul, South Korea, Moon began his football career at Janghoon High School in 2008 and spent two years there. After graduating high school in 2010, Moon’s football career suffered a setback when there was no K League clubs offered him a contract and there wasn’t an opportunity to join a college squad either. Moon had to pursued elsewhere when he took part in the Nike, Inc. sponsored competition “The Chance” in early 2011 and were among 100 players (later 32) to be selected for the next stage. He became one of the eight winners who got to move to England and join the Nike Academy that summer. While at the Nike Academy, Moon experienced training in a cold weather in England; opposite of the weather in South Korea.

In March 2009, Moon was called up to the South Korea U-17 for the first time. He made his South Korea U17 debut, coming on as a 57th minutes substitute, in a 2–0 win against Nigeria U17 on 9 April 2009. Moon later made two more appearances for South Korea U17.

At the start of the 2013 season, Moon found himself competing for the first team place, appearing from the substitute bench. It wasn’t until on 15 June 2013 when he scored his first goal of the season, in a 2–1 win against Ljungskile. His second goal of the season then came on 10 August 2013, in a 1–0 win against IK Brage. Following this, Moon regained his first team place in the starting line-up for the rest of the 2013 season. He went on to make twenty–five appearances and scoring two times in all competitions. Following the end of the 2013 season, Moon decided to move back home to South Korea due to homesickness. However, halfway into the preseason of 2014, he returned to Östersund and signed with the club again.

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Moon made his Incheon United debut on 18 March 2017 against Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors and played 81 minutes, as they drew 0–0. His debut performance was praised by the Korean media. In a follow–up match against Suwon Samsung Bluewings, he scored his first goals for the club, in a 3–3 draw. For his performance, Moon was named MVP Round Four of the 2017 season. Moon became a first team regular for the side, playing in the midfield position and quickly making an impact. Since the start of the season, Moon started in every matches until he was dropped for one match against Gangwon on 16 July 2017, due to poor performance. His poor performance continued for the next two months, which saw him placed on the substitute bench. Despite this, Moon continued to regain his first team place and later helped the club avoid relegation. His goals against Jeonnam Dragons and Sangju Sangmu contributed Incheon United’s stay in the K–League for another season.

Facts & Trivia

Moon Ranked on the list of most popular Association Football Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in South Korea. Moon Seon- min celebrates birthday on June 9 of every year.

Two months later in late–August, Moon was called up to the national squad once again. He made an appearance for the side, playing 22 minutes, in a 2–0 win against Costa Rica on 7 September 2018. Two months later on 20 November 2018, Moon scored his second goal for the national side, in a 4–0 win against Uzbekistan. A month later, however, he was cut from the 23-man squad ahead of the Asian Cup in Qatar. A year later, Moon was called up to the national team for the EAFF E-1 Football Championship as South Korea was the tournament host. He appeared in every matches for the national side in the tournament, as South Korea won the EAFF E-1 Football Championship after winning all three matches.