Following his move to Daegu FC, Chi-In's current-season form is up 38% on last season (Season 8→11), while his Rating eased 39→31. That makes this his strongest season for form to date.

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Incheon United	14	0	6.53	—	—
2025/26	Daegu FC · 3rd	31	2	6.75	31	11
2024/25	Daegu FC	14	3	6.76	—	—
2024/25	Gimcheon Sangmu FC · 3rd	15	2	6.76	39	8
2023/24	Gimcheon Sangmu FC	27	5	—	—	—
2022/23	Daegu FC · 3rd	16	0	6.62	40	0

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 4 earlier seasons in the full career.

Scout report

Squad depthCentral midfielder

Jeong Chi-In is a 28-year-old central midfielder at Daegu FC, rated 30.5 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 57th of 148 on scout potential in the K League 1. An experienced operator, he has been a fringe squad member this season (22.8% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 1.62 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Chi-In.

Judged on this season alone, Chi-In graded 11 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 31st of 48 of the 48 central midfielders in the K League 1, on 2 goals, 0 assists and 1.615 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 8 → 11). Across the 5 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 31, 20th of 48 of the 48 central midfielders in the K League 1. At 28 Chi-In is in his prime years, and a market index of 4.5 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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A career still climbing — Chi-In is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.

Peak: 2025/26Trending upRemarkably consistent

Current potential20th of 48 central midfielders · K League 1 · 31 apps Current season31st of 48 central midfielders · K League 1 · 31 apps31st-best central midfielder in the K League 157th in the K League 1 · potential20th-highest potential central midfielder in the K League 1

30.5

Ratingi

20th of 48 central midfielders

10.5

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

22.8%

Minutes

limited game time

1.62

Def. actions / 90

light defensive volume

Output in context · Daegu FC finished 3rd of 6 · a mid-table side

1.62

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

1.62 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume across 31 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 2 goals and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.23 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central midfielder.

Watch points

Game time. Only 22.8% 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 30.5, Chi-In carries the 20th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the K League 1 of 48 — though on just 31 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as light defensive volume (1.62 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.2× now → 0.9× projected in three years).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %22.8%

Available fixtures38 of 38

Goals / 900.231

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900.231

Defensive actions / 901.615

Player flow

Goal involvements2

Shot conversion %33.3

Shot accuracy %75

Dribble success %45.5

Cards / 900.346

Foul involvement / 902.308

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~8), then tapers with age. At 28, Chi-In sits on 4.5, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Chi-In's projected Rating — 30.5 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.