Afterwards, he led Jeonbuk's defense to six consecutive clean sheets. Kim scored his first goal of the 2018 season with a header as well as showing strong defense in a K League 1 match against FC Seoul on 18 March, and was named the MVP of the week. Kim made his first AFC Champions League debut in a 3–2 victory over Kashiwa Reysol on 13 February 2018. With his performance, he was named the K League Young Player of the Year and nominated for a part of the K League Best XI, although he was shown nine yellow cards and one red card during 29 appearances. On 15 October, it turned out that Kim suffered a semilunar valve injury and for this reason Kim had to have surgery in Japan, being unable to play remaining games of the season. He was ousted from the game against Sangju Sangmu for warnings accumulated on 20 September. He scored his second goal for Jeonbuk against Gwangju FC with a mid-range volley on 19 August. Kim made his debut goal for his career in a K League 1 match against Daegu FC on 25 June 2017. Jeonbuk manager Choi Kang-hee expressed his expectancy about him during the pre-season training camps in Dubai, and used him as a key player from the beginning. On 22 December 2016, Kim joined K League club Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors on a free transfer.
On 5 November, however, he failed to help KHNP advance to the final despite playing as a full-time player in the semi-final game against Hyundai Mipo Dockyard.
On 2 November, Kim played the quarter-final game of the play-offs for 78 minutes, contributing to a 2–0 victory over Changwon City. Kim played 15 matches for KHNP until the end of the regular season, leading his team to the play-offs. Kim joined semi-professional club Gyeongju KHNP on 1 July 2016, and participated in the Korea National League from the middle of the 2016 season. In July 2016, when he was sophomore, he dropped out of school to fulfill his dream of making his professional debut, although Yonsei University tried to dissuade him. Īfter he graduated from high school in 2015, he went on to Yonsei University. He entered Yeoncho Middle School and Suwon Technical High School which has produced many international footballers such as Park Ji-sung and Kim Sun-min. He later transferred to Gaya Elementary School in Haman and graduated from there. Kim started his youth football career with the football club of Tongyeong Elementary School. Both of his parents are former athletes and his brother was also a footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Myongji University. He is known for his strength, aggressive defending and ability to read opponents. Kim Minjae ( Korean: 김민재 born 15 November 1996) is a South Korean professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Serie A club Napoli and the South Korea national team.
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