In 2022, the highest paid foreign football player in K League 1 was Gerso Fernandes of Jeju United with an annual salary of around 1.7 billion South Korean won. The second best-paid player was Daegu FC's Cesinha, who earned around 1.6 billion won. This list excludes South Korean players active in K League 1.
Highest paid foreign football players in K League 1 in 2022
(in billion South Korean won)
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Yonhap. (December 30, 2022). Highest paid foreign football players in K League 1 in 2022 (in billion South Korean won) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1116707/south-korea-highest-paid-foreign-k-league-players/
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Yonhap. (2022). Highest paid foreign football players in K League 1 in 2022 (in billion South Korean won). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1116707/south-korea-highest-paid-foreign-k-league-players/
Yonhap. "Highest Paid Foreign Football Players in K League 1 in 2022 (in Billion South Korean Won)." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Dec 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1116707/south-korea-highest-paid-foreign-k-league-players/
Yonhap, Highest paid foreign football players in K League 1 in 2022 (in billion South Korean won) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1116707/south-korea-highest-paid-foreign-k-league-players/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Highest paid foreign football players in K League 1 in 2022 (in billion South Korean won) [Graph], Yonhap, December 30, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1116707/south-korea-highest-paid-foreign-k-league-players/