based on the 2025 season · updated 20 Aug 2026
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Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Gangwon FC.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 K League 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 6.3 |
Scout report
Hong Chul is a 35-year-old central defender at Gangwon FC, rated 8.5 overall by Field Insider's model. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (10.7% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.95 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Chul.
On the season, Chul graded 8 for current form (age-blind), on 2 clean sheets and 3.945 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 8 → 8). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2021/22.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 9. At 35 Chul is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 1 reflects that trajectory.
Below his 2021/22 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · Gangwon FC finished 3rd of 13 · an upper-table side
3.95 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 21 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (3rd of 13) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.25 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central defender.
- Defensive volume. 3.95 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 10.7% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Age curve. At 35, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
Rated 8.5 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.95 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.6× and falling).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the K League 1 with 600+ minutes this season.
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Transfer news
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