JejuSK goalkeeper Heo Jae-won has been selected for FC Bayern World Squad 2026, giving the 18-year-old Jeju youth player a rare international stage that begins in South Korea next week and runs into Germany in July.

Heo, who plays for the Jeju U-18 team, will start training on June 15 with the World Squad in Jeju, making the selection immediate news for fans searching for South Korea FC developments tied to a player from the island club. The program is Bayern Munich’s international youth development project for promising players under 19, and it will keep Heo in a schedule that also includes a practice match against the Jeju U-18 team on June 19 before the group moves to Paju the next day.

The selection carries weight because it is the first time a player from a Jeju youth club has been chosen for the program, which began in 2021 and takes selected players into training, friendly matches and cultural exchange abroad. Heo is also not starting from zero: he was named to the final roster of the Nam Ja team for the 2025 FIFA U-17 World Cup and signed a semi-professional contract with JejuSK ahead of the 2026 season.

That is also what gives the story its edge. Heo is now in an international Bayern program that has helped many participants move on to professional contracts, but he is still at the Jeju U-18 level and has yet to establish himself as a first-team player. The next few weeks will show whether he can turn a promising call-up into something larger than exposure.

Heo said he was honored to join Bayern Munich’s World Squad and hoped to learn a lot while showing his strengths on a journey that starts in Jeju and extends to Germany. The squad is due to leave for Germany on June 28 and continue training and friendly matches at the Munich Campus until July 10, giving the teenager one of the most consequential stretches of his young career.