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4th Korean Player of All Time

French football media France Football announced the final 30 candidates for the 2023 Ballon d'Or on the 7th (Korea Standard Time).

The Ballon d'Or, which is given to the best soccer player, began in 1956 and has been awarded by world-class star players such as Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Luka Modric and Karim Benzema.

It is noteworthy that Kim Min-jae was selected because he is a Ballon d'Or with high entry barriers for defenders.

There are only three candidates for this 30 candidates, including Hubin Diaz and Joschko Gvardiol (Manchester City). No defender has won the Ballon d'Or in 16 years since Fabio Cannavaro in 2006.

In particular, it is notable that Kim Min-jae became the first Asian defender to be in the 30 Ballon d'Or.

Seol Ki-hyun, Park Ji-sung, and Son Heung-min, who were nominated as Korean players, as well as Nakata of Japan and Mahboud of Iraq, were all midfielders and strikers. As such, Kim Min-jae's performance is unique because it is difficult for Asian players, who lag behind Western players in physical, to be recognized as world-class players.

It is a good proof that he played for Serie A Napoli in Italy last season and led the team to the championship for the first time in 33 years since Maradona. Most of them did not expect Kim Min-jae to successfully fill the gap as the main center back Coulibaly moved to Chelsea, but as soon as he moved, he won the Player of the Month award and became a key player of the team. Napoli, who brought Kim Min-jae, won the Scudetto by winning the league and advanced to the quarterfinals of the Champions League. Kim Min-jae was named Serie A Defender of the Year for the first time as an Asian player.

Based on this performance, Kim Min-jae's ransom soared, and he ended up wearing the Bayern Munich uniform, one of the world's most prestigious clubs.

Lionel Messi, the world's best player and winner of the 2022 World Cup, Elling Holan, the main player in achieving the Manchester City treble last season, and Kylian Mbappe, who finished second in the World Cup, are expected to compete for the 30 Ballon d'Or candidates.

The 2023 Ballon d'Or winner will be decided in October.
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