Hong Chul

Following his move to Gangwon FC, Chul's current-season form is down 27% on last season (Season 11→8), while his Rating eased 18→8. His peak season for form remains 2021/22 (Season 24).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	Gangwon FC · 5th	21	1	0	7.06	8	8
2024/25	Daegu FC · 3rd	31	1	1	6.99	18	11
2023/24	Daegu FC · 3rd	17	0	2	6.75	17	14
2022/23	Daegu FC · 3rd	28	0	1	6.65	24	18
2021/22	Ulsan Hyundai FC · 2nd	21	1	1	6.94	26	24
2020/21	Ulsan Hyundai FC · 2nd	13	0	0	6.75	29	15

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.

Scout report

Experienced headFull-back

Hong Chul is a 35-year-old full-back at Gangwon FC, rated 7.8 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 11 → 8). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2021/22.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 8. At 35 Chul is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 1.6 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Below his 2021/22 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2021/22Holding levelRemarkably consistent

7.8

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

8.1

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

10.7%

Minutes

limited game time

3.95

Def. actions / 90

solid defensive volume

Output in context · Gangwon FC finished 5th of 6 · a relegation-threatened side

3.95

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

3.95 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 21 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (5th of 6) 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 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 full-back.
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 7.8 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.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %10.7%

Available fixtures38 of 38

Goals / 900.247

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900.247

Defensive actions / 903.945

Player flow

Goal involvements1

Shot conversion %100

Shot accuracy %25

Dribble success %50

Cards / 900.74

Foul involvement / 901.479

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 (~5), then tapers with age. At 35, Chul sits on 1.6, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Chul's projected Rating — 7.8 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.