Moon Seon-min

Early career

Born in Seoul, South Korea, Moon began his football career at Janghoon High School in 2008 and spent two years there. After graduating high school in 2010, Moon's football career suffered a setback when there was no K League clubs offered him a contract and there wasn't an opportunity to join a college squad either. Moon had to pursued elsewhere when he took part in the Nike, Inc. sponsored competition "The Chance" in early 2011 and were among 100 players (later 32) to be selected for the next stage. He became one of the eight winners who got to move to England and join the Nike Academy that summer. While at the Nike Academy, Moon experienced training in a cold weather in England; opposite of the weather in South Korea.

Östersunds FK

Moon was signed by third tier Swedish club Östersunds FK on 26 January 2012, after their English manager Graham Potter spotted him while he was in his homeland to scout Ghanaian David Accam, who also was training with the Nike Academy at the time. Moon made Östersunds FK debut, where he started the whole game, in a 1–1 draw against IK Sirius in the opening game of the season. He appeared in two more matches before being sidelined for a month with a toe injury. It wasn't until on 16 June 2012 when Moon made his return from injury, coming on as a 62nd-minute substitute, in a 1–0 loss against IK Frej. In a follow–up match against BK Forward, he scored his first goal for the club, in a 2–1 loss. Moon then scored his…

In March 2009, Moon was called up to the South Korea U-17 for the first time. He made his South Korea U17 debut, coming on as a 57th-minute substitute, in a 2–0 win against Nigeria U17 on 9 April 2009. Moon later made two more appearances for South Korea U17. In May 2018, Moon was named in South Korea's preliminary 28 man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. This was due to his impressive performance at Incheon United at the start of the 2018 season. He made his South Korea's debut against Honduras on 28 May 2018, coming on in the 56th minute and scoring the national side's second goal of the game, in a 2–0 win. Moon appeared in the next two matches, both coming on as a substitute. He eventually made to the 23 man squad. After missing two matches due to an injury and saw him placed on the substitute bench, Moon made his World Cup debut against Mexico on 23 June 2018, and played 77 minutes before being substituted, as South Korea lost 2–1. Following the match, Osen gave Moon's performance a 6.5 points, due to being actively involved in the frontline counterattack situation. He made another World Cup appearance, coming against Germany and played 69 minutes before being substituted, in a 2–0 win on 27 June 2018, but South Korea was eliminated in the group stage tournament, finishing third place and made two appearances. Following the tournament, Best Eleven evaluated Moon's performance, especially against Germany.

Two months later in late–August, Moon was called up…

Club

As of match played 26 July 2026

International

Scores and results list South Korea's goal tally first.

Since playing in South Korea, Moon earned a nickname: 'Wolmido Azar'. Growing up, he cited FIFA World Cup In South Korea and Japan as the reason that made him want to be a footballer. During his time abroad, Moon is fluent in English and understand some Swedish. In June 2018, Moon announced his marriage to Oh Hye-ji, a long time supporter of Incheon United. Together, they have a daughter. Moon said the birth of his daughter made him feel more responsible.