'Korea's Key Midfielder' Portugal's Top Club Calls, FC Porto 'Loves Call for Hwang In-beom'

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Local reports indicate that Hwang In-beom (30, Feyenoord), a key midfielder for the South Korean national football team who delivered one goal and one assist in the 2026 FIFA World Cup North America match against Czechia, is attracting attention from FC Porto, Portugal's top club.

Portuguese media Record reported on the 11th (Korean time) that "FC Porto is monitoring South Korean midfielder Hwang In-beom as a candidate to strengthen its squad for next season," adding that "Hwang impressed during the recent North America World Cup and has emerged as a target for Porto." This content also appeared on the newspaper's front page.

Porto is considered one of Portugal's top clubs, having won the Portuguese Primeira Liga a record 31 times (second place), alongside Benfica and Sporting CP. Last season, it topped the league with an overwhelming record of 28 wins, 4 draws, and 2 losses (88 points).

According to local reports, Hwang In-beom has been spotted on Porto's radar as the club seeks to bolster its midfield ahead of the new season. Despite playing only 17 matches in the Dutch league last season due to injuries, Hwang continues to attract Porto's attention thanks to his performance at the World Cup.

In fact, Hwang In-beom started in the first Group A match against Czechia during the North America World Cup group stage, delivering one goal and one assist to lead South Korea to a 2-1 comeback victory. He then started and played the full duration in the second and third group stage matches against Mexico and South Africa, fulfilling his core role in midfield.

Ultimately, South Korea finished with one win and two losses, placing third in Group A and was eliminated from the group stage. However, he is praised for his strong performance at this tournament, as his name was included in Asia's Best 11 selected by football content platform MadFootball.

Of course, Porto is currently only at a stage of positively evaluating Hwang In-beom and monitoring his situation; it has not yet taken concrete steps to pursue his transfer. Therefore, the situation requires further observation. From Feyenoord's perspective, it would be difficult to easily allow the departure of Hwang In-beom, who is a key midfielder for the team.

However, Hwang In-beom's age and frequent injuries may now increase the possibility of Feyenoord allowing his transfer. The fact that only two years remain on his contract also contributes to this. According to transfer market site Transfermarkt, his market value is 7 million euros (approximately 12.1 billion won).

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