[Official] Finally revealed! 'Korean midfield core' Hwang In-beom moves to FC Porto... Transfer fee up to 8.5 billion won

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Hwang In-beom (30), the core midfielder of the South Korean national football team, has left Feyenoord (Netherlands) to join FC Porto (Portugal), one of Portugal's most prestigious clubs.

On the 21st (Korean time), FC Porto announced: "We have reached an agreement with Feyenoord for Hwang In-beom's transfer. The base transfer fee is 4.5 million euros (approximately 7.6 billion won), plus an option of 500,000 euros (approximately 0.9 billion won), bringing the maximum total to 5 million euros (approximately 8.5 billion won)." The contract runs for three years until June 2029. FC Porto holds an option to extend the contract by one additional year.

Rumors of Hwang In-beom's move to FC Porto began gaining attention after the 2026 FIFA North American World Cup. Reports emerged that FC Porto was interested in acquiring him, and negotiations between the clubs were reportedly underway, as conveyed by various Portuguese local media outlets. While the two clubs engaged in a tug-of-war over the transfer fee, they ultimately reached an agreement at a maximum of 5 million euros. His annual salary is estimated to be 1.5 million euros after tax (approximately 2.6 billion won).

Hwang In-beom made his professional debut with Daejeon Hana Citizen in the K League 1 in 2015. He was discharged early from military service in 2018 after winning a gold medal at the Jakarta-Palembang Asian Games while playing for Asan Mugunghwa (National Police Agency football team). He then immediately moved abroad, playing for Vancouver Whitecaps, Rubin Kazan, Olympiacos, and Crvena Zvezda.

After spending most of his career in peripheral European leagues following his time with Vancouver (Canada) in Major League Soccer (MLS), he finally shifted his focus to central Europe when he joined the prestigious Dutch club Feyenoord in 2024. During two seasons at Feyenoord, he made 54 appearances, scoring four goals and providing seven assists, establishing his presence. In the recent World Cup, he started all matches, contributing one goal and one assist in the Group Stage opener against the Czech Republic, further solidifying his role as a core midfielder for Korean football.

Thanks to these performances, FC Porto, one of Portugal's top clubs, showed interest in acquiring Hwang In-beom and successfully secured his signing after intense negotiations. FC Porto is the second-most successful team in the history of the Portuguese Primeira Liga with 31 titles and finished last season at the top with an overwhelming record of 28 wins, 4 draws, and 2 losses (88 points). Hwang In-beom becomes only the second Korean player to represent FC Porto since Seok Hyun-jun (35, Yongin FC) in the 2015–2016 season.

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