Lee Chung-Yong
based on the 2025 season · updated 8 Aug 2026
Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Incheon United.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 K League 1 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 599 | 6.94 |
Scout report
Lee Chung-Yong is a 38-year-old central midfielder at Ulsan Hyundai FC, enjoying a standout season — 2 goals and 1 assists in 24 appearances, a Season grade of 9. On long-term scout potential he's rated 4.2. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member (11.2% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 1.88 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Chung-Yong.
On the season, Chung-Yong graded 9 for current form (age-blind), on 2 goals, 1 assist and 1.875 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 2022/23.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 4. At 38 Chung-Yong is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 0.4 reflects that trajectory.
Below his 2022/23 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · Ulsan Hyundai FC finished 2nd of 13 · a title-challenging side
1.88 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 24 appearances. Behind a title-challenging side (2nd 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 2 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.7 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central midfielder.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 11.2% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Age curve. At 38, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
Rated 4.2 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as light defensive volume (1.88 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90), with a bit more on the ball than most in the role. Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.5× and falling).
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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