Hwang In-beom joins FC Porto from Feyenoord in 4.5 million euro transfer
The Korean midfielder has completed a move from Feyenoord to FC Porto on a three-year deal after impressing at the FIFA World Cup 2026.
Korean midfielder Hwang In-beom poses in FC Porto's shirt after signing with the Portuguese club, in this photo captured from FC Porto's website on July 21.
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Hwang In-beom, the midfield anchor of Korea's national football team, has left Dutch club Feyenoord for FC Porto. The Portuguese team announced Tuesdsay that the 29-year-old signed a three-year contract with a one-year option, for a transfer fee of 4.5 million euros ($5.1 million).
He arrived in Porto on Sunday, underwent a medical and held his official signing ceremony the same day. He will wear number 16.
Hwang is only the second Korean player to join Porto, following Suk Hyun-jun, who signed with the club in January 2016.
Porto's interest was reportedly sparked by Hwang's performance at the 2026 World Cup in North and Central America, where he scored a goal and provided an assist in Korea's 2-1 win over the Czech Republic in the team's Group A opener.
Porto has won Portugal's top league 31 times and has claimed the UEFA Champions League twice, in the 1986-87 and 2003-04 seasons, along with two UEFA Europa League titles, in 2002-2003 and 2010-2011.
According to Portuguese media, Hwang's transfer fee could rise by an additional 500,000 euros, depending on performance.
Born in Daejeon in 1996, Hwang made his professional debut with Daejeon Hana Citizen FC in the K League in 2015. He emerged as a key midfielder for Korea's national team after helping the country win gold at the 2018 Jakarta-Palembang Asian Games.
Hwang moved abroad in 2019, joining Major League Soccer's Vancouver Whitecaps. He went on to build his international experience across several clubs, transferring to Rubin Kazan in Russia in 2020, then Olympiacos in Greece, before joining Serbia's Crvena Zvezda in 2023. At Crvena Zvezda, he won the domestic league title and played in the UEFA Champions League, further proving his ability before joining Feyenoord in 2024.
BY PIH JU-YOUNG [[email protected]]
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