Overview

• Ji-soo Kim has joined 1. FC Kaiserslautern on a season-long loan from FC Brentford, where he is under contract until 2027.
• The South Korean centre-back made just five first-team appearances for Brentford since his 2023 arrival, prompting the loan for regular playing time.
• Kaiserslautern has already invested €2.5 million in six summer signings, including fellow defender Maxwell Gyamfi.
• Sporting director Marcel Klos highlighted Kim’s two-footed ability, physicality and technical upside as key to the club’s defensive plans.
• The club is also pursuing a loan move for Hamburger SV midfielder Lukasz Poreba to reinforce its central midfield options.