Kim Bong-Soo
ratings updated 20 Aug 2026
Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Daejeon Citizen.
Also this season
Earlier this season at South Korea — EAFF E-1 Football Championship: 2 apps, 0g 0a, 98 min
The headline Season rating covers his time at Daejeon Citizen; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 K League 1 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 716 | 7.21 |
Scout report
Kim Bong-Soo is a 26-year-old central midfielder at Daejeon Citizen, rated 38.6 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 20th of 83 on scout potential in the K League 1. In his prime years, he has been a rotation option this season (35.8% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.57 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Bong-Soo.
Judged on this season alone, Bong-Soo graded 13 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 9th of 19 of the 19 central midfielders in the K League 1, on 0 goals, 1 assist and 2.568 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 10 → 13). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2023/24.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 39, top 32% of the 19 central midfielders in the K League 1. At 26 Bong-Soo is in his prime years, and a market index of 9.4 reflects that trajectory.
Below his 2023/24 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · Daejeon Citizen finished 10th of 12 · a relegation-threatened side
2.57 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 23 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (10th of 12) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight. Going forward he chipped in 0 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 35.8% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 38.6, Bong-Soo carries the 6th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the K League 1 of 19 — though on just 23 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.57 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). In the prime window — at or near peak market value, so the next two seasons are the ones to cash in or build around.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among central midfielders in the K League 1 with 600+ minutes this season.
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Transfer news
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